5 CCR s 40511

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 40511

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
This database is current through 02/09/07, Register 2007, No. 6
s 40511. The Doctor of Education Degree.

(a) A California State University program leading to a Doctor of Education
degree shall be distinguished from a University of California doctoral
degree program by its conformity with the following criteria:

(1) the program shall prepare administrative leaders for possible
service in one of the following settings:

(A) public elementary and secondary schools, or

(B) community colleges;

(2) the program shall focus on the knowledge and skills needed by
administrators to be effective leaders in California public schools
and community colleges;

(3) the program shall be offered through partnerships in which
California public elementary and secondary schools and community
colleges, as appropriate, shall participate substantively in program
design, candidate recruitment and admissions, teaching, dissertation
development, and program assessment and evaluation; 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 Education degree
shall establish requirements for admission to the program. The
requirements for admission shall include, at a minimum, the requirements
stated in Section 41020.

(c) The program leading to the Doctor of Education degree shall conform to
the following specifications:

(1) The curriculum shall be organized as a cohort-based program and
shall include learning experiences that balance research, theory,
and practice, including field experiences. The core curriculum shall
provide professional preparation for leadership, including but not
limited to theory and research methods, the structure and culture of
education, and leadership in curriculum and instruction, equity, and
assessment.

(2) The pattern of study shall be composed of at least 60 semester
units earned in graduate standing. At least 48 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.

(A) The dissertation shall be the written product of systematic,
rigorous research on a significant professional issue. The
dissertation is expected to contribute to an improvement in
professional practices or policy. 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.

(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 Education 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;

(19) the names and areas of expertise of faculty members affiliated
with the degree program.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66600, 66040.3, 89030 and 89035,
Education Code. Reference: Sections 66040.3, 66600 and 89030,
Education Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 7-27-2006; operative 7-27-2006. Submitted to OAL for
printing only (Register 2006, No. 37).

5 CCR s 40511, 5 CA ADC s 40511
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