Special Education M.Ed.

Special Education M.Ed.

Total Semester Credit Hours = 36

The School of Education offers the Master of Education degree in Special Education. The Master of Education degree program is designed to fulfill academic requirements for certification as an educational diagnostician. 

Emphasis in educational diagnosis provides the student with the opportunity to assess the competencies of individuals in language, sociological, physical, and behavioral/emotional areas, intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior, and educational performance using informal and formal measures, and prescribe individualized education plans based on test results. The educational diagnostician certificate requires three years of classroom teaching experience as defined by the Texas Administrative Code, an earned master’s degree, and successful completion of the TExES examination for certification.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the graduate program in special education, the individual must:

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. 
2. Hold a Texas teacher certification (any field). 
3. Submit Texas teaching service record and any other documents required by Texas governing units.
4. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended. 
5. Submit official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores obtained within the last five years. GRE will be waived if the applicant has a GPA of 3.25 (overall degree or last 60 hours of coursework) or higher. 
6. Complete admissions interview.
7. Have an appropriate GPA as set by Texas Administrative Code and other administrative units.
8. Submit a Student Information Sheet (SIS) which includes a Statement of Purpose.
9. Submit three (3) recommendation forms. 
10. Admission is determined based on GPA and, if necessary, satisfactory scores on the GRE in combination with the GPA, successful admission interview, recommendations, successful completion of the Statement of Purpose, and the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study.
11. Upon admission, students must:
    1. Sign and submit an acknowledgement of admission and departmental agreements.
    2. Pay the Graduate Program fee of $250 which will be added to the first tuition bill. This program fee is used for supervision during field work and is a one-time fee that will not be added to the tuition beyond the first semester. 

NOTE: In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, all applicants must be fully admitted prior to taking any coursework in the area in which they are seeking certification. Therefore, no provisional admission is allowed.