Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Board of Optometry
Board of Optometry - General Rules
Part 2 - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXAMINATIONS, LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Section R. 338.321 - Professional optometric degree program; approval standards

(1) The board approves and adopts by reference the standards of ACOE set forth in the publication entitled, "Accreditation Council on Optometric Education Policy and Procedure Manual," published June 2022, which provides for the accreditation of professional optometric degree programs. A copy of the Accreditation Manual of ACOE is available free of charge from the AOA's website at https://www.aoa.org/AOA/Documents/Education/ACOE/ACOE_Policy_and_Procedure_Manual_07_2021.pdf. Printed copies also are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Ottawa Building, 611 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.

(2) A professional optometric degree program accredited by ACOE is considered approved by the board.