| Work Environment |
| Colleges and universities |
| Home health agencies |
| Hospitals |
| Physicians' offices |
| Public health departments |
| Rehabilitation centers |
| Research centers |
| Schools |
| Self-employed |
| Speech and hearing
centers |
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| Academic Requirements |
| A college preparatory
diploma is |
| recommended. A Doctor of Audiology |
| (Au.D.) degree is
considered the entry- |
| level degree for this
profession. Most |
| audiologists enter
doctoral programs after |
| earning a bachelor’s or
master’s degree in |
| communication sciences
and disorders or |
| one of the scientific
disciplines. |
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| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| A license is
required in Georgia through the |
| State Board of
Examiners for Speech- |
|
Language Pathology and Audiology. |
| A national credential for
practice in |
| audiology is the
Certificate of Clinical |
| Competence (CCC) from the |
| American
Speech-Language-Hearing |
| Association. To be
certified, |
| Audiologists must
complete an |
| Au.D. degree that
includes a year |
| long externship and pass
a written |
| examination. |
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| Professional Organizations |
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American Academy of Audiology |
|
(800) AAA-2336 |
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www.audiology.org
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American Speech-Language-Hearing |
|
Association |
|
(800) 638-8255 |
|
www.asha.org |
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Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing |
|
Association |
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(800) 226-4742 |
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www.gsha.org |
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Georgia State Board of Examiners |
|
for Speech-Language Pathology |
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and Audiology |
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(478) 207-2440 |
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www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/speech |
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