Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A California State University program
leading to a Doctor of Audiology degree may be offered independently of any
other institution of higher education. California State University Doctor of
Audiology programs shall:
(1) provide
curriculum grounded in evidence-based practice;
(2) prepare graduates to enter the field of
audiology practice; and
(3) be
consistent with the requirements of a professional accrediting body and
California state licensure laws.
(b) Each campus offering a program leading to
a Doctor of Audiology degree shall establish requirements for admission to the
program. The requirements for admission shall include, at a minimum, the
requirements stated in Section
41023.
(c) The program leading to the Doctor of
Audiology 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 110 semester units (165 quarter units) earned in
graduate standing. All semester/quarter units required for the degree shall be
in courses organized primarily for doctoral students.
(3) At least 75 semester (112 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 Audiology programs that are completed at another CSU
campus may apply toward the residency requirement at the CSU campus that awards
the degree.
(4) A qualifying
assessment shall be required.
(5)
The pattern of study shall include successful completion of a doctoral project
that is expected to contribute to knowledge in hearing science or to an
improvement in audiology practice, policy or client outcomes.
(A) The doctoral project shall demonstrate
the student's doctoral-level mastery of research skills, hearing science and/or
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, analyze and interpret data and offer a conclusion or
recommendation.
(C) An oral defense
or presentation of the doctoral project may be required.
(D) No more than eight semester units (12
quarter units) shall be allowed for the doctoral
Project.
1. New
section filed 8-31-2017; operative 8-31-2017 pursuant to Education Code section
89030.1(e).
Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section
89030.1(e)
(Register 2017, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
66041,
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code. Reference: Sections
66041,
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code.
