{"id":7418,"date":"2018-05-18T15:07:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T21:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osteopathic.org\/?page_id=7418"},"modified":"2025-01-15T09:55:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:55:05","slug":"accreditation-guidelines-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osteopathic.org\/accreditation\/accreditation-guidelines-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation Guidelines &#038; Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/admins\/finaid\/accred\/accreditation_pg7.html#NationalInstitutional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recognized<\/a>\u00a0by the U.S. Department of Education. 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 reflect the evolving practice of osteopathic medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Accreditation signifies that a college of osteopathic medicine has met or exceeded the COCA standards with respect to mission, goals and objectives; governance, administration and finance; facilities, equipment and resources; faculty, student admissions, performance and evaluation; preclinical and clinical curriculum; and research and scholarly activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) is\u00a0recognized\u00a0by the U.S. Department of Education. 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