Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A California State University program
leading to a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree may be offered independently of
any other institution of higher education. California State University Doctor
of Physical Therapy programs shall:
(1)
provide curriculum grounded in evidence-based practice, and
(2) prepare graduates to enter the field of
physical therapy practice, and
(3)
be consistent with the requirements of the professional accrediting
body.
(b) Each campus
offering a program leading to a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree shall
establish requirements for admission to the program. The requirements for
admission shall include, at a minimum, the requirements stated in Section
41022.
(c) The program leading to the Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree shall conform to the following specifications:
(1) The curriculum shall include learning
experiences that balance research, theory, clinical education and practice. The
core curriculum shall provide professional preparation focusing on critical
thinking and decision making, including but not limited to: foundational
sciences, clinical sciences, and behavioral sciences; professional practice;
patient/client management; and practice management.
(2) The postbaccalaureate pattern of study
shall be composed of at least 90 semester units (135 quarter units) earned in
graduate standing. At least 72 semester units (108 quarter 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) No fewer
than 60 semester (90 quarter units) shall be completed in residence at the
campus awarding the degree. At the discretion of the appropriate campus
authority, courses required for California State University Doctor of Physical
Therapy programs that are completed at another CSU campus may apply toward the
residency requirement at the CSU campus that awards the degree.
(4) A doctoral qualifying examination or
doctoral qualifying assessment shall be required.
(5) The pattern of study shall include
successful completion of a doctoral project that is expected to contribute to
an improvement in physical therapy practice, policy or client outcomes.
(A) The doctoral project shall demonstrate
the student's doctoral-level mastery of current evidence-based practice. It
shall demonstrate critical and independent thinking and a command of the
research literature.
(B) The
written component of the doctoral project shall demonstrate originality,
evidencing critical and independent thinking. It shall be organized in an
appropriate form and shall identify the research problem and question(s), state
the major theoretical perspectives, explain the significance of the
undertaking, relate it to the relevant scholarly and professional literature,
identify the methods of gathering and analyzing the data, and offer a
conclusion or recommendation.
(C)
An oral defense of the doctoral project shall be required.
(D) No more than eight semester units (12
quarter units) shall be allowed for the doctoral
project.
1. New
section filed 8-15-2011; operative 8-15-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing
only pursuant to Education Code section
89030.1
(Register 2011, No. 33).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
66042,
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code. Reference: Sections
66042,
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code.
