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Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation COCA Meetings

COCA Meetings

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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 following reviews will take place at the Aug. 29, 2024, meeting:

  • Proposed Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine Pre-Accreditation Site Visit
  • Proposed The Valley College of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate Status Application
  • Proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine Candidate Status Application
  • Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Additional Location/PCSI Part III
  • Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine Midcycle Report
  • University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine Midcycle Report
  • University of North Texas Health Science Center/TCOM Midcycle Report
  • Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine Monitoring Report: MCR
  • California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine Progress Report: CSV

Download the meeting agenda

The open session portion of the meeting will be open to the public and broadcast in a livestream webinar format via Zoom. Executive sessions are closed to the public.

The COCA will consider and adjudicate applications for change in location, additional locations, candidate status, planned class size increases and changes in curriculum, and review comprehensive and focused site visit reports, mid-cycle reports and progress reports.

Any third party comments must be submitted to [email protected] by Aug. 9, 2024. View instructions on how to provide third party comments.


Future Meetings

Upcoming 2024 meeting dates

  • Aug. 29-30, 2024
  • Dec. 5-6, 2024

Past meetings

Previous 2024 meeting dates

  • 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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