Educational Diagnostician (253)

Congratulations for reaching this point in your program. This document is intended to provide you with a step-by-step process for becoming certified as an Educational Diagnostician in Texas.

Note. Out-of- State Students are not eligible for testing or certification in Texas, please be sure to check your state requirements for Certification in your state. This document does not relate to you. However, please sign it to acknowledge that you understand that you cannot take the TExES exam for certification in your state.

Texas Candidates

Please complete all applications with �Ļ�Ӱ�� (LU) first to be approved with TEA to take the TExES exam, and to be approved for Certification after testing/graduating. The below checklist provides a step-by-step guide for the testing process. The next checklist provides a step-by-step guide for certification.

Checklist For Testing

CHECK		STEP	HOW
	1	Apply with LU TExES Office to take the TExES Educational Diagnostician	Click the test application for Educational Diagnostician. Be sure to include: TEA # (If you do not know your TEA number, please call TEA support at (512) 936-8400) Attach your valid classroom teaching certificate Attach your past or current signed or stamped teaching service record by the school district reflecting three years or more with position held as a classroom teacher of record Students enrolled in SPED 5322 (Educational Diagnostician Practicum) must take and pass the proctored pre-test through certify teacher Submit (3) formal signed observations by field supervisor. Submit formal observations by site supervisor (documented evidence of standards) Complete the minimum 160 Practicum hours signed by site supervisor before eligible to take the TExES Educational Diagnostician exam.
	2	Receive approval from LU TExES Office with next steps for registering for the exam. This approval takes approximately 2 weeks	During this time, for the TExES Educational Diagnostician.
	3	Register for the TExES Exam	After completing Step 1, you will receive a confirmation email which will have the steps for completing your .
	4	Take your exam and await your test results	You will be notified by Pearson of your testing results. If you pass the exam, please continue by using the *Checklist to Be Certified* below. If you need to retest, please see the information below the checklist.

Please Note. Due to a high volume of applicants it may take up to 2-3 weeks to process your application, if you have any questions or concerns please email grad.texes@lamar.edu or call (409) 880-7793.

After passing your TExES exams, you will need to complete another application with �Ļ�Ӱ�� to be approved for the Certification. Do not apply for certification with TEA until after you have completed the LU application to request approval for Certification. Use the below Checklist.

Checklist to be Certified

CHECK		STEP	HOW
	5	Verify that all conditions have been met with LU to be approved for Certification: Passed TExES Exams, Graduation, Outstanding Balances Paid, etc.	Use Self-Service Banner to determine if there are any holds on your account. You must have your degree conferred and all TExES exams passed before applying for certification.
	6	Apply with LU Certification Office to be reviewed that you meet all conditions to be approved for Certification	Click the Lamar certification application.
	7	Apply with TEA using their online application AFTER you have completed the above step	for Educational Diagnostician Certification. Choose Texas Standard Application Choose Entity: �Ļ�Ӱ�� (University Based)
	8	The LU Certification Office will complete the certification recommendation process with TEA	TEA will email you at the email address you provided with TEA that you have been recommended by LU. Check your email within 6 weeks after your you have submitted your certification application to Lamar and TEA for your recommendation for certification. Please contact LU certification office if you have questions or concerns.

Note. Students will not be recommended for Certification without following the above steps in the order they are presented.

Note. If after 6 weeks, you have not received an email from TEA for recommendation, please contact the LU Certification Office at (409) 880-2320 or Email: grad.cert@lamar.edu

�Ļ�Ӱ�� and Texas Education Agency (TEA) are subject to make changes at any time pertaining to testing and certification deadlines, TExES exams and Lamar and TEA policies. Please make sure and check �Ļ�Ӱ�� websites and TEA websites for any changes and updates. All updated information can be found on the LU Certification Office website.

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Need to Retake the TExES Educational Diagnostician Exam?

A remediation review is required before you are able to RETAKE the TExES Educational Diagnostician Exam.
After completing the remediation review, the next step is to complete and submit the Approval to Test Graduate Application to retake the TExES Educational Diagnostician exam.
Questions regarding study the remediation review can be directed to Dr. Michelle Botos at mbotos@lamar.edu.

If You Do Not Pass the TExES Educational Diagnostician Exam

To retake the TExES Educational Diagnostician exam, please complete the application to retest in Step 1.

Texas Education Code §21.048 limits candidates to four attempts to retake any educator certification examination. This means that candidates are limited to a total of five attempts to pass a certification examination. For more information, please see the

Test-Limit Waiver Information

Test takers are limited to 5 attempts on any certification examination under . The State Board for Educator Certification has defined the waiver application process in and authorized TEA staff to administer the waiver process. Application information is provided on the webpage.

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