Once a Course is Considered COPE Approved, Do All Participating Boards Automatically Accept It?
Boards of optometry are not required to accept all COPE courses without exceptions. Boards may establish in their rules/regulations exactly which COPE courses they will accept. For example, Wisconsin accepts all COPE courses except those submitted as Practice Management. Click here to see a list of COPE’s course content areas. Participating boards may specify in their rules/regulations those categories for courses it chooses to accept. Practitioners are advised to confirm directly with their board of optometry those course content areas that are acceptable.
