The Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) has granted the Doctor of Optometry program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions the preaccreditation status of “Preliminary Approval.” Preliminary Approval status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation. Achieving Preliminary Approval status is not a guarantee that the ACOE will grant the Doctor of Optometry program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions an accreditation status. Participants who graduate from a program in Preliminary Approval status are not deemed to have completed an accredited program. The Doctor of Optometry program at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions will be evaluated for the granting of an accreditation status during the academic year the first cohort is scheduled to graduate. For more information, see the ACOE’s website at Accreditation Council on Optometric Education or contact the ACOE at accredit@theacoe.org.