Educational Diagnostician M.Ed.

Major in Educational Diagnostician (36 SCH)

(Standard Professional Certificate) (Major Code: 5460)

Admission Requirements

A candidate must:

Complete a formal application and mandatory interview;
Meet University Graduate School admission requirements;
Have a 2.75 undergraduate grade point average;
Hold a valid teaching certificate; and
Secure an educational diagnostician mentor prior to enrolling in assessment courses.

Leveling Courses

The following 9 hours of leveling courses are required for students who do not have an undergraduate special education background or whose special education course work (with a minimum of 3.0 GPA) was not taken within 6 years of admission to the diagnostician program:

Completion 36 semester hours: plus leveling courses if applicable

Required Diagnostician Courses (27 hours):

EPSY 6322 - Individual Mental Testing I 3 Must be taken with Interpretation of Assessment Data for Instruction (EDSP 6376)
EPSY 6374 - Individual Mental Testing II 3
EDSP 6354 - Theories of Learning Disabilities and Emotional/Behavioral Disorders 3
EDSP 6356 - Advanced Remediation Techniques 3
EDSP 6358 - Seminar in Students with Multiple Impairments 3
EDSP 6359 - Management of Classroom Behaviors-Exceptional Learners 3
EDSP 6364 - Legal Issues in Special Education 3
EDSP 6376 - Interpretation of Assessment Data for Instruction 3 Must be taken with Mental Testing I (EPSY 6322)
EDSP 6377 - Practicum in Diagnosis of Exceptional Students 3 Must have completed all course work prior to enrolling into the Practicum course. The Practicum course cannot be taken concurrently with another course.

Note:

All assessment courses:

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must be taken at West Texas A&M University, assessment course work from other universities will not be accepted. Experience in the field of Special Education will not be considered in lieu of course work.

Required Education Graduate Core Courses (9 hours):

Note:

Candidates seeking the M.,Ed. with certification as well as those seeking certification only are required to pass a comprehensive exam during the last semester of course work. Two creditable years of teaching experience as a classroom teacher and successful completion of the educational diagnostician certification exam are also required for certification.

Program Fee: A candidate who is hired by a school district and requests recommendation for internship on a probationary certificate will be assessed an annual fee of $300 plus mileage (i.e., the total miles a supervisor must travel to supervise interns) to offset the expense of supervision required by the Texas Administrative Code.