Council on Optometric Practitioner Education

Council on Optometric Practitioner Education


4340 East West Highway, Suite 401,Bethesda, MD 20814-4411,
(800)-758-COPE, (301)-718-6507, (301)-656-0989



The only requirement to become a COPE Qualified Administrator is to agree to comply with the following reasonable standards. Most CE providers meet the majority, if not all, of these criteria already. They represent the elements of good CE administration that are required by most state boards. You are asked simply to certify that you agree to abide by these standards. If you have any questions concerning these criteria, please contact the COPEr office.

1) Courses:

2) Registration:

3) Instructional hours:

4) Facilities:

5) Documentation:

6) Evaluations:

7) Financial support from proprietary organizations:

8) Notification of Course Approval:

Qualified Administrators also agree to allow COPE representatives access to their programs at no charge to monitor procedures as needed. However, COPE representatives who seek CE credit are expected to register and pay for courses in the same manner as any other participant.


Suggestions to: (Ernie Patterson)

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