VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

VCOM Internal Counseling Services ..............................................................................115 External Counseling Services ....................................................................................... 115 Academic Advising ................................................................................................... 117 Peer Tutoring ......................................................................................................... 117 Assistance for Matriculated Students with Disabilities ..........................................................118 ACADEMIC GRADING AND PROMOTION General Academic Policies .......................................................................................... 125 Educational Conflicts of Interest and Recusal ....................................................................126 Grading and GPAs for OMS 1 and OMS 2 .......................................................................127 Grading and GPAs for OMS 3 and OMS 4 .......................................................................131 Academic Probation.................................................................................................. 136 Altered Degree Plan of Study.......................................................................................137 Failure to Make Academic Progress While on an Altered Degree Plan.......................................138 Promotion Board ..................................................................................................... 138 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1......................................................................147 COMSAE Phase 2: A Comprehensive Review Exam ...........................................................154 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam......................................................157 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE COMLEX Level 1 .................................................................................................... 159 COMLEX Level 2 CE ...............................................................................................162 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations ...................................................................167 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct ....................................................167 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics ............................................................168 Osteopathic Oath..................................................................................................... 171 General Professional and Ethical Policies .........................................................................171 Academic Freedom.............................................................................................. 171 Consensual Relationships Policy ..............................................................................171 Dress Code ....................................................................................................... 172 Fundraising ....................................................................................................... 174 Information Technology and Copyright......................................................................174 Publications and Media Relations .............................................................................175

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