Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate Online
Add diagnostician knowledge and credentials to your skillset to enhance your gift for delivering effective and inspiring special education.
Program Overview
Give your dreams momentum with our online educational diagnostician program
Become a stronger advocate for your school's exceptional students with the Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate online program. This certificate builds on your critical thinking, communication and mediation skills to help you determine and implement strategic approaches for assisting special-needs learners.
Accessible, 100% online coursework aligns with TExES Educational Diagnostician (253) exam. You will explore topics including diagnostic assessment instruments that help identify students with disabilities, the administration and interpretation of intelligence and ability tests, and academic achievement assessment procedures. Curriculum includes embedded field experience and training in youth mental health, substance abuse, youth suicide and dyslexia. Before starting this educational diagnostician certification online program, your transcripts will be examined to determine if you have already met some of the requirements, which can reduce your cost and time to completion.
Supportive TAMIU faculty are experienced in all aspects of special education, and they have served as practitioners in K-12 and/or as members of state boards of education. One-on-one attention helps facilitate your success and results in a 95% pass rate on the TExES Educational Diagnostician Certification exam.
Graduates of this Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate online program will be able to:
- Use assessment to make educational decisions for individuals with exceptionalities
- Integrate scholarly inquiry to select evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of individuals with exceptionalities
- Demonstrate leadership skills by advocating for individuals with exceptionalities
- Use assessment to make educational decisions for individuals with exceptionalities
- Integrate scholarly inquiry to select evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of individuals with exceptionalities
- Demonstrate leadership skills by advocating for individuals with exceptionalities
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Accreditation
The Texas A&M International University College of Education is accredited by the Texas State Board for Educator Certification.
Also available:
Texas A&M International University offers a variety of in-demand online education programs. Explore all of our online education programs.
Tuition
Pay-as-you-go tuition helps make this online Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate program affordable
Tuition for the Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate online program is affordable and can be paid by the course. All fees are included.
In-State Tuition:
The following tuition applies only to Texas residents.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate | $367 | $ | $8,808 |
Out-of-State Tuition:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate | $1,030 | $24,720 |
*Tuition subject to change.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
First step to success: Pick your apply and start dates
The Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate program is delivered online, featuring 7-week courses and six start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
| Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring II | 3/18/24 | 3/4/24 | 3/11/24 | 3/16/24 | 5/3/24 |
| Summer I | 5/13/24 | 4/29/24 | 5/6/24 | 5/10/24 | 7/2/24 |
| Summer II | 7/8/24 | 6/24/24 | 7/1/24 | 7/5/24 | 8/23/24 |
| Fall I | 8/26/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/19/24 | 8/23/24 | 10/11/24 |
| Fall II | 10/21/24 | 10/7/24 | 10/14/24 | 10/18/24 | 12/10/24 |
| Spring I | 1/21/25 | 1/6/25 | 1/13/25 | 1/17/25 | 3/8/25 |
| Spring II | 3/24/25 | 3/10/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/21/25 | 5/9/25 |
| Summer I | 5/19/25 | 5/5/25 | 5/12/25 | 5/16/25 | 7/5/25 |
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Ready to take the next steps toward earning your next degree?
Admissions
Key steps for admission to our online certificate program
Applying for the Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate online program is a simple process. Learn more about the admission requirements below.
Admission Requirements:
- Master's degree in a related field
- Texas teacher certification
- Minimum of three years of teaching experience
Official transcripts from all institutions attended can be sent to:
Texas A&M International University
Graduate School
Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, Suite 223
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041
OR
Electronically to [email protected]
Former TAMIU students do not need to submit TAMIU transcripts.
Upload the following documents to your application portal Click Here.
- FERPA consent found here
- Code of Ethics Form Teacher Candidate found here
- College of Education application found here
- Copy of your valid Texas teaching certificate
- Service record showing three years of teaching experience
- Complete the TAMIU College of Education On-line Screening Survey
- (If Required) Submit verification of minimum scaled scores on the (a) Test of English as a Foreign Language internet- Based Test (TOEFL iBT) of 24 for speaking, 22 for listening, 22 for reading, and 21 for writing or (b) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to evidence English language proficiency if your undergraduate or graduate degree was not earned at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or at an institution of higher education in a country outside of the United States as listed https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/laws-and-rules/sbec-rules-tac/texas-administrative-code-title-19-part-7
If transcripts are uploaded to the portal, you will be asked to resend all official transcripts by mail or email and will delay the application process.
Have a question? Call us at 844-872-8712.
International Transcript Evaluation:
TAMIU does their own foreign credential evaluations. Graduate School does not require third party evaluations nor are obligated to accept the results, or GPA calculations, if an evaluation is submitted. If an applicant submits an official evaluation, the evaluation does not replace official transcripts or certificates of graduation.
Courses
What you will study in our innovative online Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate courses
Curriculum for the Educational Diagnostics Professional Certificate online program is comprised of eight courses (24 credit hours), including a practicum.
