VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Peer Tutoring ...............................................................................................................117 Assistance for Matriculated Students with Disabilities ...............................................................118 ACADEMIC GRADINGAND 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 ........................................137 Promotion Board ...........................................................................................................137 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1...........................................................................145 Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 2...........................................................................151 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam ..........................................................154 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE COMLEX Level 1 ..........................................................................................................156 COMLEX Level 2 CE .....................................................................................................159 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations ........................................................................163 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct.........................................................163 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics .................................................................164 Osteopathic Oath...........................................................................................................167 General Professional and Ethical Policies ..............................................................................167 Academic Freedom ......................................................................................................167 Consensual Relationships Policy ......................................................................................167 Dress Code................................................................................................................168 Fundraising................................................................................................................170 Information Technology and Copyright .............................................................................170 Publications and Media Relations .....................................................................................171 Social Media Policy ......................................................................................................171 Student Participation in Osteopathic Physical Examination and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Treatment in Educational Environments ...............................................................................176 The Osteopathic Examination and Osteopathic Manipulation...................................................176

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