Section 40511 - The Doctoral Degree(a) A California State University program leading to a doctoral degree shall be distinguished from a University of California doctoral degree by its previous verification from the University of California for degree duplication. Conformity with other criteria may include contributing to serve California's diverse communities, addressing California's professional workforce needs, or enabling professionals to earn the doctoral degree while working full-time.(1) Previous approved applied doctoral degrees include: (A) The Doctor of Education Degree(B) The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree(C) The Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree(D) The Doctor of Audiology Degree(E) The Occupational Therapy Doctorate Degree(F) The Doctor of Public Health Degree(b) Each campus offering a program leading to a doctoral degree shall establish requirements for admission to the program. The requirements of admission shall include, at a minimum, the requirements stated in Section 41020.(c) The program leading to a doctoral degree shall conform with the following specifications: (1) The curriculum may be organized as a cohort-based program and shall include learning experiences that balance research, theory, and practice. The core curriculum shall provide professional preparation focusing on leadership, critical thinking and decision-making, including but not limited to: theory and research methods, foundational, clinical and/or behavioral sciences, the structure and culture of the discipline, as well as to professional practice and management of the discipline.(2) The pattern of study shall be composed of at least 60 semester units earned in graduate standing. At least 36 semester units required for the degree shall be in courses organized primarily for doctoral students, and the remaining units required for the degree shall be in courses organized primarily for doctoral students or courses organized primarily for master's and doctoral students.(3) At least 42 units shall be completed in residence at the campus or campuses awarding the degree. At the discretion of the appropriate campus authority, courses required for the doctoral degree that are completed at another CSU campus may apply toward the residency requirement at the CSU campus that awards the doctoral degree.(4) A doctoral qualifying examination or assessment shall be required.(5) The pattern of study shall include completion of a doctoral dissertation, doctoral project, or doctoral capstone. (A) This specification shall be the written product of systemic, rigorous research on a significant professional issue or of doctoral-level mastery of a current, evidence-based practice. The specification is expected to contribute to an improvement in professional practices or policy. It shall provide evidence originality, critical and independent thinking, appropriate form and organization, and adequate rationale.(B) This specification shall identify the research, problem statement or purpose, state the major theoretical perspectives, explain the significance of undertaking, relate it to the relevant scholarly and professional literature, identify the methods of gathering and analyzing the data, and offer a conclusion of recommendation.(C) No more than 15 semester units shall be allowed for the doctoral dissertation, doctoral project, or doctoral capstone.(D) An oral defense or presentation shall be required for the doctoral dissertation, doctoral project, or doctoral capstone.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 40511
Note: Authority cited: Sections 66600, 89030 and 89035, Education Code. Reference: Sections 66600, 66040, 66041, 66042, 66043, 66044, 66046, 66046.1, 66046.2, 89280, 89281 and 89030, Education Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 66600, 66040.3, 89030 and 89035, Education Code. Reference: Sections 66040.3, 66600 and 89030, Education Code.
1. New section filed 7-27-2006; operative 7-27-2006. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register 2006, No. 37).
2. Repealer and new section filed 10-10-2024; operative 10/10/2024 pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1. Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review pursuant to Education Code section 89030(b). Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 89030.1(e) (Register 2024, No. 41).