Educational Diagnostician M.Ed.

Major in Educational Diagnostician (36 SCH)

(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:

Required Education Graduate Core Courses (9 hours)

Completion 36 semester hours: plus leveling courses if applicable

Required Diagnostician Courses (27 hours):

EPSY 6322 - Individual Mental Testing I 3
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 EPSY 6374 Mental Testing II)
and, for students seeking certification in Texas:
EDSP 6377 - Practicum in Diagnosis of Exceptional Students 3 Must have completed all course work prior to enrolling in the Practicum course. The Practicum course cannot be taken concurrently with another course. The practicum is required for Texas certification and must be completed in a school accredited or approved by the Texas Education Agency and approved by WTAMU.
or, for students not seeking certification in Texas, the following course:
EDSP 6360 - Assistive Technology 3

Note:

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Note:

Candidates seeking the M.Ed. with or without certification as well as those seeking certification only are required to pass a comprehensive exam during the last semester of course work. Also, two 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.