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Candidate for Accreditation Status<\/h3>\n

The first step for any new emerging orthotic and prosthetic academic program is for the program to complete a Request for Candidate Status (RCS) by completing the RCS form listed on this page.\u00a0 This will trigger the NCOPE staff to grant access to the Application for Candidate Status (ACS), which is performed using the NCOPE Accreditation Management Portal (AMP).\u00a0 Candidate for Accreditation is a status that indicates that the orthotic, prosthetic or pedorthic education program is progressing toward CAAHEP Accreditation. Attainment of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure accreditation by NCOPE\/CAAHEP. The purpose is to help assure that the institution develops an O&P program or Pedorthic program with adequate planning and with the necessary resources (e.g., leadership, faculty, physical plant, budget, clinical education sites) to address the CAAHEP <\/a><\/span>Standards<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Candidate for Accreditation once granted is not an accreditation status and therefore students graduating under candidate would not be graduating from an accredited program and would not be accepted by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics. The purpose for the candidate program is to help assure that institutions develop O&P and pedorthic education programs with adequate planning and the necessary resources (e.g., leadership, faculty, physical plant, and budget).\u00a0 This program allows developing O&P and pedorthic programs the opportunity to establish a formal and publicly recognized relationship with NCOPE.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. An O&P Program Director must be on staff at least six (6) months prior to the initiation of an O&P program and the admission of students to ensure a timely progression of the process.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. It is expected that appropriate state and institutional bodies approve the proposed curriculum before a site visit is conducted by NCOPE.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Granting of Candidate for Accreditation status must occur prior to the enrollment of students in the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n