VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Emergency Mandatory Suspension ................................................................................... 245 Dismissal................................................................................................................... 246 Individual Assessment Team ........................................................................................... 247 Appeal Process ........................................................................................................... 248 TRANSCRIPTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FROMTHE REGISTRAR Transcript Requests from Students ................................................................................... 250 Rights through the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) ...........................251 Release of Information .................................................................................................. 252 Release of Third-Party Information .................................................................................. 252 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND APPOINTMENTS International and Appalachian Outreach............................................................................. 254 Student Research, Publication, and Presentation Opportunities and Requirements at VCOM ...........259 Clinical Shadowing ...................................................................................................... 261 Recreational Activities .................................................................................................. 262 Release from Liability for Participation in Activities .............................................................. 263 Appointed, Elected, and Other Extracurricular Memberships .................................................. 264 Company Ambassadors/Representatives and Endorsements/Promotions ....................................264 Student Academic Interns .............................................................................................. 264 AOA and State Society Membership ................................................................................. 265 Appointment of Members of the Honor Code Council ........................................................... 265 Appointment of VCOM Student Ambassadors and Other Admissions Volunteer Opportunities.........265 Student Appointment to College Committees ..................................................................... 265 Student Officer Positions ............................................................................................... 265 Student Organizations................................................................................................... 266 EXPRESSING CONCERN, GRIEVANCES, AND RESOLUTION ROCEDURES Academic Concerns ..................................................................................................... 270 Non-Academic Concerns ............................................................................................... 271 Discrimination Grievances ............................................................................................. 272 Appeal...................................................................................................................... 274 Complaints Regarding Non-Compliance with American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Accreditation Standards .................................................................................................................. 275 Complaints by Students Regarding Non-Compliance with State Commission on Higher Education Standards .................................................................................................................. 276 South Carolina Commission on Higher Education................................................................. 277 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia..................................................................... 277 NC-SARA Distance Education Complaint Process ................................................................ 277

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