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Make the Learning Process More Accessible
Do you have a master’s degree in special education and want to become an educational diagnostician? Our 21-hour certificate program may be your answer. It prepares you to analyze assessments, design a plan based on testing results and implement a variety of learning modalities to meet the individual needs of your students. As an educational diagnostician, your job may include consulting with your colleagues and students’ parents as you develop and execute your plan for each student, including the use of learner-friendly language or developing an interactive study guide.
Where It Is Offered
Commerce, Mesquite, Online
Duration1-2 years
Foreign LanguageNo foreign language credits required
Education Diagnostician Graduate Certificate :: Program Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
If you are a degree-seeking student pursuing educational diagnostician certification, you must hold a valid teaching certificate. You may complete your required three years of teaching while completing your coursework.
If you are seeking educational diagnostician certification only, you must hold a master’s degree in special education or a closely related field, a valid teaching certificate and three years of teaching experience prior to admission.
Select “Create a new graduate school admissions application.”
Select “Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce)” as your “Target University.”
Select “Educational Diagnostician Certification” as your “Major.”
Pay the $50 application fee.
Wait to receive an application confirmation email before proceeding to the next step.
After you submit your application, the Graduate School will send a confirmation email within two business days to the personal email account you used for ApplyTexas.
Submit Documents
Submit the following documents after you receive an application confirmation email.
Once your application to the Graduate School is complete, you can submit your Educational Diagnostician Certification Program Application right away using TK20. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].
You will need to have the following documents ready for upload in order to submit the application:
Certification fee receipt
TEA Assessment fee receipt
Teaching service record
A minimum of three years of creditable classroom teaching experience is required for admission to the educational diagnostician certification-only program.
Standard Texas Teaching Certificate
Note: Candidates on emergency permits, intern or probationary certificates will not be admitted.
Official transcripts from the Graduate Office will be reviewed by the certification office.
Official transcripts from all institutions must be submitted to the Graduate School in order to satisfy TEA certification admission requirements.
For a certification-only program, applicants must hold a master’s degree.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a conferred master’s degree or a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a conferred bachelor’s degree is required for certification admission. Please note that certification admission requirements may differ from those of the Graduate School and are separate requirements.
If applicable:
TEA Transfers
If you have previously been admitted to another educator preparation program for educational diagnostician certification.
Contact the certification office for any questions about TEA requirements for transcripts from outside the United States.
If your official transcripts are from institutions outside the United States and the country of origin is not exempt by TEA, send the following documentation to the A&M-Commerce certification office:
Minimum scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT). Please note that TOEFL scores are only valid for a period of two years. Required minimum scores are 24 for Speaking, 22 for Listening, 22 for Reading and 21 for Writing.
As of 3/4/2022, a valid standard Texas educator certificate will be accepted in lieu of TOEFL iBT scores.
Upload documents by clicking on the “+ Select File(s)” button for the item you are uploading.
Once you have completed all fields in the application, click the “Submit” button.
Look for an email from TK20 confirming your submission.
Check Your Application Status
To check your application status:
Log in to your TK20 Student Admissions account
On the “Home” tab, locate your application under “Recent Messages”
Click on the application.
If you are admitted, the message will indicate your application was “Admitted”
If you lack admission requirements, the message will indicate “Denied.”
Click on “Review Document” to view your deficiencies and reason(s) for denial.
Interview
Once both the Graduate School and Certification Program Applications are complete, the Educational Diagnostician Program Director will reach out to schedule an interview. Interview days are typically scheduled on a monthly basis.
Sign the Letter of Invitation
Once accepted, please sign and return the “letter of invitation.”
