University of Northern Colorado’s proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine will have its pre-accreditation application reviewed next week during a meeting of the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

The meeting is scheduled for Dec. 4-5 in Chicago. The American Osteopathic Association’s commission, known as COCA, currently accredits 44 colleges of osteopathic medicine operating at 71 sites.

The commission 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.

If the UNC pre-accreditation application is approved, the college will be able to recruit and admit students, vice

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