Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A California State University program
leading to an Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree may be offered
independently of any other institution of higher education. California State
University Occupational Therapy Doctorate programs shall:
(1) provide curriculum grounded in
evidence-based practice;
(2)
prepare graduates to participate in the field of occupational therapy;
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 an Occupational Therapy Doctorate degree shall
establish requirements for admission to the program. The requirements for
admission shall include, at a minimum, the requirements stated in section
41024.
(c) The program leading to the Occupational
Therapy Doctorate 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 one hundred and ten (110) semester units earned
in graduate standing.
(3) At least
sixty (60) semester 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 Occupational Therapy Doctorate
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 capstone in accordance with
accreditation standards that is expected to contribute to knowledge in
occupational therapy science or to an improvement in occupational therapy
practice, policy or client outcomes and shall be subject to the following:
(A) The doctoral capstone shall demonstrate
the student's doctoral-level mastery of research skills, occupational 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
capstone 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 capstone may be required; and
(D) No more than fifteen (15) semester units
shall be allowed for the doctoral capstone.
1. New
section filed 4-22-2020; operative 4-22-2020 pursuant to Education Code section
89030.1.
Exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act and OAL review by Education Code
section
89030(b).
Submitted to OAL for courtesy filing and printing only (Register 2020, No.
17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
66043,
66043.1,
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code. Reference: Sections
66043,
66043.1,
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code.
