Mission of the AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) The COCA serves the public by establishing, maintaining and applying accreditation standards and procedures to ensure that academic quality and continuous quality improvement delivered by the colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) reflect the evolving practice of osteopathic medicine. The scope of the COCA encompasses the accreditation of the COMs.

ACCREDITATION NEWS

Proposed Revisions to the COM Accreditation Standards and Procedures
Available for comment through February 19, 2010.  (more)

COCA Standards Review Forum--March 6, 2010--Chicago O'Hare Hilton (more)

The next meeting of the COCA will take place in Chicago, IL, on May 22-23, 2010. (more)

 

ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

• A Brief History of AOA College Accreditation
• Current Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine 
• Notification of COCA Meetings
• Third Party Comments
• COCA Final Actions
• Upcoming Site Visits (PDF 49K)
• Current COCA Members and Staff
• Complaint Review Procedures (see COM Accreditation Standards p.53)
• COCA Interim Policy Statement on International Accreditation of COMs (PDF 50K)
• COCA Reports to AOA House of Delegates
• Predoc Newsletter
• Osteopathic Medical Profession Report (PDF 528K)

ACCREDITATION MATERIALS

• Accreditation of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: COM Accreditation Standards and Procedures
• COCA Handbook (PDF 353K)

ACCREDITATION SERVICES

For Evaluators [click to expand/close]

For Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine(COM) [click to expand/close]

For New and Developing COMs [click to expand/close]

For Prospective Students [click to expand/close]