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

iv