What Does COPE Do for Course Instructors?
COPE allows an instructor to submit courses for qualification to a central agency that acts on behalf of boards of optometry (which have ultimate authority for the approval of optometric CE for license renewal). While in the past instructors have relied on CE Administrators to obtain state board approval, courses that are already COPE Qualified reduce the amount of work required of Administrators and hence are more attractive to their programs. Also, instructors participating in the COPE program will help improve the standards of optometric CE. Perhaps the major benefit to instructors is the potential for greater acceptance of their courses by Administrators once they are COPE Qualified. COPE Qualified Courses naturally attract a greater number of meeting attendees who are specifically seeking COPE CE credits that are already accepted by their respective board of optometry. Additionally, COPE provides a list of all COPE Qualified Courses to CE Administrators on request. Consequently, i
