Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A California State University program
leading to a Doctor of Public Health degree shall be distinguished from a
University of California doctoral degree program by its conformity with the
following criteria:
(1) the program shall be
focused on health and scientific knowledge translation and transformative
community leadership;
(2) the
program shall be designed to address the community public health workforce
needs of California;
(3) the
program shall prepare qualified professionals to be leaders and experienced
practitioners who apply their advanced knowledge in service to California's
diverse communities; and
(4) the
program shall enable professionals to earn the degree while working full
time.
(b) Each campus
offering a program leading to a Doctor of Public Health degree shall establish
requirements for admission to the program. The requirements for admission shall
include, at a minimum, the requirements stated in Section
41025.
(c) The program leading to the Doctor of
Public Health degree shall conform to the following specifications:
(1) The curriculum shall include learning
experiences that balance research, theory, and practice, including field
experiences. The core curriculum shall provide professional preparation for
leadership in community public health, including but not limited to theory and
research methods, the structure and culture of public health, and health and
scientific knowledge translation and transformative community
leadership.
(2) The pattern of
study shall be composed of at least 48 semester units earned in graduate
standing. At least 33 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 semester
units shall be completed in residence at the campus or campuses awarding the
degree. The appropriate campus authority may authorize the substitution of
credit earned by alternate means for part of this residence requirement. The
campus may establish a transfer policy allowing application to degree
requirements of relevant coursework and credits completed as a matriculated
student in another graduate program, on the condition that the other program is
appropriately accredited.
(4) A
qualifying examination shall be required.
(5) The pattern of study shall include
completion of a dissertation subject to the following:
(A) The dissertation shall be the written
product of systematic, rigorous research on a significant professional issue
related to community public health. The dissertation is expected to contribute
to an improvement in health and scientific knowledge translation and
transformative community leadership. It shall evidence originality, critical
and independent thinking, appropriate form and organization, and a
rationale;
(B) The dissertation
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, set forth the
appropriate sources for and methods of gathering and analyzing the data, and
offer a conclusion or recommendation. It shall include a written abstract that
summarizes the significance of the work, objectives, methodology, and a
conclusion or recommendation;
(C)
No more than 12 semester units shall be allowed for a dissertation;
and
(D) An oral defense of the
dissertation shall be required.
(d) Each campus shall create and distribute
to all students enrolled in a Doctor of Public Health degree program a student
manual or handbook detailing, at a minimum, the following:
(1) requirements for admission with
classified standing;
(2) policies
on the transfer of credit earned at other institutions;
(3) policies on professional ethics and
academic integrity;
(4) policies on
student fees;
(5) provisions for
advising and mentoring;
(6)
policies and procedures for petitioning for a variance in academic
requirements;
(7) policies and
procedures for obtaining a leave of absence or for withdrawing from the
university;
(8) policies and
procedures regarding student grievances;
(9) policies on harassment and
discrimination;
(10) policies and
procedures for establishing and amending a plan of study;
(11) requirements for satisfactory progress
in the program;
(12) policies on
academic probation;
(13)
requirements for field experience embedded in the program;
(14) requirements for advancement to
candidacy;
(15) policies and
procedures for the formation of a committee for administering a qualifying
examination (if the qualifying examination is unique to the individual
student);
(16) dissertation
requirements;
(17) policies and
procedures for the formation of a committee for supervising a
dissertation;
(18) forms to be
completed by students in the course of the degree program; and
(19) the names and areas of expertise of
faculty members affiliated with the degree program.
1. New
section filed 4-19-2023; operative 4-19-2023 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 courtesy filing and for printing only pursuant to
Education Code section
89030.1(e)
(Register 2023, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
66044
(effective January 1, 2023 per SB 684 (2022)),
66044.1
(effective January 1, 2023 per SB 684 (2022)),
66600,
89030 and
89035,
Education Code. Reference: Sections 66044, 66044.1, 66600, 89030 and 89035,
Education Code.
