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Overview

The Educational Diagnostician program prepares students for professional certification by the State Board for Educator Certification. Educational Diagnosticians are employed in school districts, hospitals, early intervention centers and contract privately.

Educational Diagnosticians use psychometric testing and other means of evaluation to determine eligibility for special education services. Educational Diagnosticians administer individual standardized test batteries, including intelligence, vocational, achievement, language, and behavioral tests.  They also make recommend specific evidence-based interventions to develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

 

Program Highlights

  • 100% online
  • Low tuition
  • Intensive courses
  • Accelerated 18-month completion
  • Small teacher to student ratio
  • Personalized Program Experience
  • No GRE required
  • Apply at any Time!

 

Contact
Dr. Lisa Sousa
lisa.sousa@sulross.edu
432.837.8173

Program Info

Master of Education with Educational Diagnostician Certification

Duration: as low as 18 months

Credit hours: 30

Tuition: Approximately $9,500*

 

This is a 30-hour graduate program resulting in a Master of Education with Education Diagnostician certification. Students will be responsible for completing all required coursework, including a 160 clock-hour practicum in a TEA accredited school, comprehensive portfolio examination, university required practice examination, and state-mandated certification examination.  Students may be TEACH Grant* eligible that could lower the amount of tuition.

 

*contact financial aid for latest cost of attendance and grants that would apply to you

Educational Diagnostician Certification

Duration: as low as 18 months

Credit hours: 21

Tuition: Approximately $6,243*

 

This option is for students already holding a master’s degree in education or related field from an accredited university. All coursework leading to certification must be taken at Sul Ross State University and transfer credit will not be awarded for courses taken at another university. The typical Certification Only student can expect to complete a minimum of 21 hours towards certification. The student must apply to the university and meet the admission criteria. Upon acceptance, a transcript review will be performed by the major advisor to determine proficiency. Additional coursework may be required if an acceptable level of proficiency is not demonstrated by previous coursework and experience.

*contact financial aid for latest cost of attendance and grants that would apply to you

Faculty

Dr. Lisa Thompson Sousa is an Assistant Professor and the Program Coordinator for the Educational Diagnostician Graduate Program for Sul Ross State University. Dr. Thompson Sousa is recently published with National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) regarding learning disabilities and assistive technology.  She holds a B.A. in Communicative Disorders (Speech & Language Pathology) and an M.A. in both Special Education and Educational Therapy from California State University, Northridge.  Her Ph.D. is from Texas Woman’s University in Special Education.   She has 19 years of assessment experience for children of all ages and ability levels.  Her research interests include early childhood assessment, assistive technology and the effects of trauma on learning.

Heidi Wassermann is an adjunct instructor at Sul Ross State University since Fall, 2014.  Among other courses taught, Professor Wassermann currently teaches Assessment of Individual Intelligence (ED 5306).  It is a course that continues to hold her interest due to the fact that, “It is a finite course about an infinite subject.”

She obtained a B.A. in Communication in 1987 from Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI) and went on to spend 20 years in radio broadcasting.  She then obtained teaching certification from the Region 2 Education Service Center in 2005 and worked as a Special Education teacher for OSO Creek ISD (Corpus Christi, TX) and Alpine ISD.  She transferred to the 588 Educational Cooperative in 2008 and started working as an intern Educational Diagnostician, completing her M.Ed. at Sul Ross State University in 2010.

M.Ed. + Cert

Fall Start Date M.ED.

Fall

Spring

ED 5307

3 credit hours

ED 6308

3 credit hours

ED 5323

3 credit hours

ED 5306

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Summer 1

Summer 2

ED 5321

3 credit hours

ED 5325

3 credit hours

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 5320

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Fall

_

ED 6314

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 7318

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Spring Start Date M.ED.

Spring

_

ED 5307

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 5323

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Summer I

Summer II

ED 5321

3 credit hours

ED 5325

3 credit hours

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 5320

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Fall

Spring

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 6314

3 credit hours

ED 6308

3 credit hours

ED 7318

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Summer I Start Date M.ED.

Summer I

Summer II

ED 5321

3 credit hours

ED 5320

3 credit hours

ED 5307

3 credit hours

ED 5325

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Fall

Spring

ED 5323

3 credit hours

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 6308

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Fall

_

ED 6314

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 7318

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Summer II Start Date M.ED.

_

Summer II

_

_

ED 5320

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 5325

3 credit hours

_

Total: 6 sch

Fall

Spring

ED 5307

3 credit hours

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 5323

3 credit hours

ED 6308

3 credit hours

Total: 6 sch

Total: 6 sch

Summer 1

_

ED 5321

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 5312

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Fall

_

ED 6314

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 7318

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Total Credit Hours Required for Master of Education in Special Education with Educational Diagnostician Certification:  30

Cert Only

Fall Start – Certification Only

Fall

Spring

ED 5323

3 credit hours

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 5320

3 credit hours

Total: 3 sch

Total: 3 sch

Summer I

Summer II

ED 5321

3 credit hours

ED 5325

3 credit hours

Total: 3 sch

Total: 3 sch

Fall

_

ED 7318

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 3 sch

_

Spring Start – Certification Only

Spring

_

ED 5323

3 credit hours

_

_

ED 5320

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Summer 1

Summer 2

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 5325

3 credit hours

ED 5321

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

Total: 3 sch

Fall

Spring

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 7318

3 credit hours

Total: 3 sch

Total: 3 sch

Summer I Start – Certification Only

Summer I

Summer II

ED 5321

3 credit hours

ED 5320

3 credit hours

Total: 3 sch

Total: 3 sch

Fall

Spring

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 5323

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

Total: 3 sch

_

Summer 2

_

_

ED 5325

3 credit hours

_

Total: 3 sch

Fall

_

ED 7318

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

_

Summer II Start – Certification Only

_

Summer 2

_

_

ED 5320

3 credit hours

_

Total: 6 sch

Fall

Spring

ED 5312

3 credit hours

ED 5306

3 credit hours

ED 5323

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 6 sch

Total: 3 sch

Summer 1

Summer 2

ED 5321

3 credit hours

ED 5325

3 credit hours

Total: 3 sch

Total: 3 sch

Fall

_

ED 7318

3 credit hours

_

_

Total: 3 sch

_

Total Credit Hours Required for Educational Diagnostician Certification Only:  21