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Special Education
Educational Diagnostician Certification
For students to obtain an Educational Diagnostician Certification they must
- Hold a valid Texas teacher certificate
- Have a Master’s Degree
- Have taught a minimum of two years in an accredited school
- Be admitted to graduate study within the School of Education and Human Development
- Complete course work toward the Educational Diagnostician Certification
- Pass the TExES # 153
Master's in Education and Diagnostician Certification
Students seeking certification as an Educational Diagnostician who do not have a Master’s degree can obtain the Master’s of Education in Special Education and take nine additional hours beyond the Master’s degree in order to qualify for the Educational Diagnostician Certification. The following course work is required.
Degree Requirements
| Course | Rotation | Course Info | Notes |
| CORE | |||
| C&I 6321 Principles of Curriculum Dev OR C&I 6322 Principles of Curriculum Organization |
Fall, Spring, Summer | ||
| C&I 6332 Education in a Multicultural Society | Fall | ||
| FED 6321 Foundations of Ed. Research | Fall, Spring, Summer | ||
| FED 6331 Human Growth and Development | Fall, Spring, Summer | ||
| Major Concentration | |||
| SPE 6321 Intro to Special Education | Summer | ||
| SPE 6325 Applied Behavior Analysis | Spring | ||
| SPE 6326 Programming and Collaboration | Spring | ||
| SPE 6327 Appraisal and Collaboration | Fall | ||
| SPE 6343 Transitions for Students with Disabilities | Summer | ||
| Additional Requirements | |||
| FED 6333 Principles of Human Learning | Fall | ||
| SPE 6331 Behavioral Adjustment of Exceptional Children and Youth |
Summer | ||
| SPE 6334 Diagnostic Teaching and Instructional Strategies |
Summer | ||
| Educational Diagnostician Requirements | |||
| SPE 6345 Intellectual Assessment | Fall | * | |
| SPE 6344 Educational Assessment | Spring | *Prereq | |
| SPE 6305 Educational Diagnostician Practicum | Fall, Spring | ||
*SPE 6345 and SPE 6344 are delivered face-to-face in Victoria and transmitted via ITV (Instructional Television) to the Cinco Ranch and Sugar Land Campuses.
Educational Diagnostician Certification Only
Students who have a Master’s Degree can obtain Educational Diagnostician Certification through the Special Education Department. A Certification Plan is developed for students. Students must contact faculty of the Special Education Department to determine course work. Students must take a minimum of 12 hours through the Special Education Program in order to take the certification exam. The total number of hours required for a Certification Plan will vary on a case by case basis depending on the students’ course work in their Master’s Degree as well as professional experience within the field.