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Educational Diagnostician

Master of Education in Special Education

Educational Diagnostician Concentration

The Department of Educational Psychology offers a Master's (MEd) concentration in Educational Diagnostician. This concentration is designed for students who want to be employed as an Educational Diagnostician or for teachers who are interested in assessment issues in the classroom. A focus of this concentration is on  Curriculum Based Assessment and the implications it holds for teachers in making curricular decisions. In addition, upon completion of the degree requirements, students will be certified to administer standardized tests including the WISC-IV, Stanford Binet V and various other individual measurements.

See Education Psychology Admissions for application procedures.

Faculty Contact: Dr. Pamela Peak (pamela.peak@unt.edu)

Master of Education in Special Education
Educational Diagnostician Concentration
(UNT Graduate Catalog Listing)

Degree Requirements (Minimum 36 hours)
(see also the attached Degree Plan which must be filed by student's Academic Advisor before the end of the second semester)

1. Educational Psychology Required Core (9 hours)

EPSY 5000 - Introduction to Educational Psychology (3 hours)
EPSY 5050 - Foundations of Educational Research (3 hours)
EPSY 5350 - Foundations of PsychoEducational Measurement (3 hours)

2. Special Education Common Core (9 hours)

The selections should be made based only upon approval by program advisor. Students who register for one of these courses without advisor approval may be required to take the other offered course if the first does not meet requirement for their specific concentration area.

EDSP 5240 - Collaboration with Parents, Para-educators, and Professionals (3 hours)

EDSP 5710 - Special Education Programs and Practices (3 hours)

or EDSP 5520 - Special Education Law (3 hours)

EDSP 5330 - Classroom and Behavioral Management Strategies for Exceptional Learners (3 hours)

or EDSP 5320 - Introduction to Functional Assessment (3 hours)

3) Educational Diagnostician Courses (minimum 18 hours)

EDSP 5510 - Educational Appraisal of Exceptional Learners (3 hours)
EDSP 5520 - Special Education Law (3 hours)
EDSP 5530 - Individualized Diagnostic Assessment I: Practicum (3 hours)
EDSP 5540 - Individualized Diagnostic Assessment II: Practicum (3 hours)
EDSP 5560 - Assistive Technology (3 hours)
EPSY 5210 - Educational Statistics (3 hours)

Note:

Each student also needs a valid Texas teaching certificate in Special Education or a related area, and two years teaching experience.

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