Accreditation

Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine at Orange Park is seeking accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE) for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program. The AVMA COE is the recognized accrediting body for veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada.

Outline of Process for New CVM

The full process can be viewed on the AVMA COE website here.

• Request accreditation and consultative site visit-completed 2023
• Submit reports and undergo consultative site visit-completed November 2023
• Request comprehensive site visit and respond to recommendations from consultative report-completed Summer 2024

• Submit reports and undergo comprehensive site visit-scheduled January 2025
• Await review from AVMA COE-anticipated Summer 2025
• AVMA to grant Letter of Reasonable Assurance-anticipated Summer 2025
• Applications for first class open-anticipated Fall 2025
• First class begins-anticipated Summer 2026

Other Accreditation and Licensure

LMU-OPCVM was granted Provisional Licensure by the Florida Commission for Independent Education in October 2024.

LMU-OPCVM, as part of LMU, maintains compliance with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).