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§ 40513. The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree.

5 CA ADC § 40513Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 5. Education
Division 5. Board of Trustees of the California State Universities
Chapter 1. California State University
Subchapter 2. Educational Program
Article 7. Graduate Degrees
5 CCR § 40513
§ 40513. The Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree.
Currentness
(a) California State University programs leading to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree shall be distinguished from a University of California Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program.
(b) California State University Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs shall conform to the following criteria:
(1) The clinical degree programs in advanced nursing practice shall prepare graduates for leadership and clinical roles and to engage in evidence-based inquiry; and programs may also prepare graduates to serve as faculty in postsecondary nursing education programs.
(2) Programs shall be consistent with the requirements of a professional nursing accrediting body and the regional accrediting association.
(c) Each campus offering a program leading to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree shall establish requirements for admission to the program. The requirements for admission shall include, at a minimum, the requirements stated in Section 41021.
(d) Programs leading to the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree shall conform to 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 for each DNP program shall provide professional preparation in advanced nursing practice, including but not be limited to theory, application and evaluation of research findings, curriculum development and evaluation, professional practice, management and leadership, and essential curricular concepts for advanced nursing at the doctoral level.
(2) The pattern of study for the post-bachelor's degree in nursing to the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program shall include at least 27 semester units in courses organized primarily for doctoral students, and the remaining units required for the degree shall be in courses organized for specialty advanced nursing coursework as identified by national nursing specialty certification agencies. No more than 12 semester doctoral project units shall be allowed toward the degree program requirements.
(3) The pattern of study for the post-master's Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program shall be composed of at least 36 semester units earned in graduate standing. At least 27 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.
(4) At least 80 percent of required Doctor of Nursing Practice semester units shall be completed in residence at the campus awarding the degree or campuses jointly 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 policy allowing the transfer of relevant coursework and credits completed as a matriculated student in another graduate program, on the condition that the other program is appropriately accredited.
(5) A doctoral qualifying examination or assessment shall be required.
(6) The pattern of study shall include completion of a doctoral project.
(A) The doctoral project shall be the written product of a systematic, rigorous, evidence-based endeavor focused on a significant nursing practice issue. The doctoral project is expected to contribute to an improvement in professional practices, policy, or patient outcomes. It shall evidence originality, critical and independent thinking, appropriate form and organization, and adequate rationale.
(B) The doctoral project shall reflect a command of the scholarly literature and shall demonstrate the student's mastery of evidence-based practice at the doctoral level.
(C) The written component of the doctoral project shall be organized in an appropriate form and shall identify the problem statement and purpose, 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.
(D) No more than 12 semester units shall be allowed for the doctoral project.
(E) An oral presentation of the doctoral project shall be required.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66600, 89030, 89035, 89280 and 89281, Education Code. Reference: Sections 66600, 89280 and 89281, Education Code.
History
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).
2. Amendment of section and Note filed 7-23-2018; operative 7-23-2018 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 printing (Register 2018, No. 30).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, § 40513, 5 CA ADC § 40513
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