Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation COCA Meetings

COCA Meetings

Leading the way

Upcoming and past COCA meetings

COCA reviews site visit reports, change requests and other items pertaining to the accreditation of osteopathic medical schools.

The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the accreditor of colleges of osteopathic medicine. COCA members meet periodically to review site visit reports, change requests and other items pertaining to the accreditation of osteopathic medical schools.

The next meeting of the COCA will take place on June 20, 2025, and will be an executive session only. The next open meeting will take place Aug. 28-29, 2025, and the non-voting agenda will be available two weeks prior. A link to register for the open session at the August meeting will be available soon. The open session portion of COCA meetings are open to the public and broadcast in a livestream webinar format via Zoom. Executive sessions are closed to the public.

The following site visits and reports are coming before the COCA at its June 2025 meeting:

  • William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine comprehensive site visit
  • Proposed Xavier University College of Osteopathic Medicine candidate status application review
  • Proposed Indiana University of Pennsylvania College of Osteopathic Medicine candidate status application review

Any third-party comments must be submitted to [email protected] by May 21, 2025. View instructions on how to provide third-party comments.


Future Meetings

Upcoming 2025 meeting dates

  • June 20, 2025
  • Aug. 28-29, 2025
  • Dec. 4-5, 2025

Past meetings

Previous 2025 meeting dates

  • April 16-18, 2025

Previous 2024 meeting dates

  • Dec. 5-6, 2024
  • Aug. 29-30, 2024
  • June 21, 2024
  • April 11-12, 2024

Final actions

View all final actions taken by the commission at past meetings dating back to 2011.

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