COE accreditation policies and procedures
Commonly used abbreviations
| AAALAC | Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
| AAVMC | Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AVMA | American Veterinary Medical Association |
| CCAC | Canadian Council on Animal Care |
| CEU | Continuing Education Units |
| CHEA | Council for Higher Education Accreditation |
| COE | Council on Education |
| CVMA | Canadian Veterinary Medical Association |
| DVM | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| ECFVG | Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent |
| HAB | Human-Animal Bond |
| JAVMA | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |
| P&P | Accreditation Policies and Procedures of the AVMA Council on Education manual |
| NAVLE | North American Veterinary Licensing Examination |
| RCVS | Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
| SRG | Statistical Research Group |
| US | United States |
| USDE | United States Department of Education |
| VMD | Veterinary Medical Doctor |
| VTH | Veterinary Teaching Hospital |