1. Individuals seeking the Professional Certification in the area of Educational Diagnostician must have the following:

• (a) a valid Texas teaching certificate
• (b) hold the minimum of a generic special education teaching endorsement earned through coursework or pass the departmental qualifying exam in special education with an   80 percent score or better.
• (d) have three years appropriate teaching experience in special education by completion of the program. Appropriate experience is determined through a review of work records by the faculty in special education.

2. Individuals seeking the Professional Certification in the area of Educational Diagnostician must possess a Master's Degree and have satisfactorily met all the requirements of the UNT Educational Diagnostician program.

3. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SEEKING RECOMMENDATION FOR A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION IN EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN BY UNT, MUST COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 12 CREDIT HOURS AT UNT. THIS IS A UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT.

4. During your first semester of enrollment, you must file a deficiency plan with the Student Advising Office, Matthews Hall, Room 105. In preparation for obtaining the deficiency plan, the student must meet with a faculty advisor who will complete an Educational Diagnostician Deficiency Plan Worksheet. This worksheet along with a copies of your teaching certificate, teaching service record, and official transcripts for all college/university credit completed will be required by the Student Advising Office. HAVING A DEFICIENCY PLAN ON FILE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN PROGRAM.

5. Once the official deficiency plan is completed by the Student Advising Office, the student must provide a copy to the Special Education Office for his/her official student file.

6. Courses Required:

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS (18 hours)
EDSP 5710 Special Education Programs and Practices
EDSP 5560 Assistive Technology
EDSP 5321 Authentic Assessment
EDSP 5330 Discipline and Management Strategies: Classroom Approaches for Exceptional Learners
EDSP 5520 Legal Aspects of Educational Assessment
EPSY 5210 Educational Statistics

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES (12 hours)
EDSP 5510 Educational Appraisal of Exceptional Learners (no transfer of credits allowed)
EDSP 5530 Individualized Diagnostic Assessment 1: Practicum (no transfer of credits allowed)
EDSP 5540 Individualized Diagnostic Assessment 2: Practicum (no transfer of credits allowed)
EDSP 5320 Functional Assessment (no transfer of credits allowed)

LEARNING THEORY (6 hours)
EPSY 5550 Theories of Learning as Applied to Exceptional Populations
DFST 5321 Human Growth and Development

Deficiency Plan Worksheet

Prior to your first semester of enrollment, you must file a deficiency plan with the Student Advising Office, Matthews Hall, Room 105. HAVING A DEFICIENCY PLAN ON FILE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE YOUR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSTICIAN PROGRAM.

Student Name:
Student Identification Number:
Do you have a valid Texas teaching certificate with generic special education endorsement? Yes No
If yes, how was it obtained? University coursework Alternative certification
(If you hold a valid teaching certificate, append a copy to this deficiency worksheet.)
Do you have three years successful teaching experience in special education? Yes No
If no, when will you have three years completed?
(Please append a copy of your teaching service record to this deficiency worksheet.)
Do you have a Master's degree?: Yes No

Institution Major Dates

(Please append a copy of all transcripts.)

Transfer courses must have been taken within the last 6 years; no more than 6 credit hours may be transferred.
Required Substitute/Transfer
(Note course, institution, semester hours and grade)

SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS (18 hours)

EDSP 5710
EDSP 5321
EDSP 5560
EDSP 5520
EDSP 5330

EPSY 5210

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES (12 hours)

EDSP 5510 (No transfer of credits allowed)
EDSP 5530 (No transfer of credits allowed)
EDSP 5540 (No transfer of credits allowed)
EDSP 5321 (No transfer of credits allowed)

LEARNING THEORY (6 hours)

EPSU 5550
DFST Human Development

Total Courses Required (Hrs.)
Total Courses Substituted/Transferred (Hrs.)

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