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§ 40519.2. The Doctor of Public Health Degree.

5 CA ADC § 40519.2Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: April 19, 2023

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
Effective: April 19, 2023
5 CCR § 40519.2
§ 40519.2. The Doctor of Public Health Degree.
Currentness
(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.

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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.
History
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).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, § 40519.2, 5 CA ADC § 40519.2
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