2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

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EDUC 5306 Educational Applications of Technology
EDUC 6304 Children, Adolescents, and Learning
EDRE 5351 Emergent Literacy
EDSP 5306 Language and Concept Development in Young Children
EDSP 5302 Survey of Exceptional Children
EDSP 5311 Diagnostic and Prescriptive Teaching for Exceptional Children
EDSP 5319 Teaching Strategies in Special Education
EDSP 5335 Growth, Abnormalities, Identification, and Evaluation of Early Childhood
EDSP 6305 Individual Psychological Evaluation
EDSP 6315 Practicum in Diagnosis
EDSP 6344 Educational Appraisal of Handicapped Students
EDSP 6345 Advanced Assessment in Special Education
To earn professional certification as an Educational Diagnostician, the student must complete the thirty-six (36)
graduate hours listed above and earn the MEd degree.
A student may enter this program by meeting the requirements for admission to the graduate program.
Prior to admission to an educator preparation program leading to the Educational Diagnostician certification, an
individual must
Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education that at the time of
attendance was accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
Hold a valid classroom teaching certificate; and
Meet the requirements for admission to an educator preparation program under Chapter 227
Effective December 23, 2009
Note: In order to meet new guidelines from the State, requirements described in this Catalog may change.
READING EDUCATION
To earn a degree in Reading Education, a student must complete the following 36 semester hours with no grade
less than ―C‖: EDUC 6304, 6310, 6320, EDRE 5301, 5304, 5330, 5352, 6304, 6305, and nine additional hours
which depends on the student‘s existing certification. A student already possessing an elementary education or
EC-4 or EC-6 certificate must complete EDUC 6371 and six hours of approved graduate elective (ESL courses
strongly recommended). A student already possessing an all-level, secondary education, middle grades, or high
school certificate must complete EDUC 6370, EDRE 5310 and EDRE 5320. If courses equivalent to EDRE
5310 and 5320 have been taken for middle grade certification, approved electives may be substituted.
To earn the Texas Professional Certificate as a Reading Specialist in addition to the degree requirement stated
above, a student must have a valid Texas teaching certificate, three years of successful teaching experience in an
accredited elementary or secondary school, and a passing score on the appropriate state certification examination.
Certification as a Reading Specialist for a person who already holds a master‘s degree and a valid Texas teaching
certificate may be obtained by completion of the following courses: EDRE 5301, 5304, 5330, 5352, 6304, 6305
and EDUC 6310. The student who already possesses elementary or EC-4 or EC-6 teacher certification must also
complete EDUC 6371. The student who already possesses all-level, secondary, middle grades, or high school
teacher certification must also complete EDRE 5310, 5320, and ECUC 6370.
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