VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

External Counseling Services ..........................................................................................113 Assistance for Matriculated Students with Disabilities ...............................................................114 ACADEMIC GRADINGAND PROMOTION General Academic Policies................................................................................................122 Grading and GPAs for OMS 1 and OMS 2.............................................................................124 Grading and GPAs for OMS 3 and OMS 4.............................................................................128 Academic Probation........................................................................................................133 Altered Degree Plan of Study ............................................................................................134 Failure to Make Academic Progress While on an Altered Degree Plan ........................................134 Promotion Board ...........................................................................................................134 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1...........................................................................142 Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 2...........................................................................148 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam ..........................................................151 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE COMLEX Level 1 ..........................................................................................................153 COMLEX Level 2 CE .....................................................................................................156 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations ........................................................................160 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct.........................................................160 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics .................................................................161 Osteopathic Oath...........................................................................................................164 General Professional and Ethical Policies ............................................................................164 Academic Freedom ......................................................................................................164 Consensual Relationships Policy ......................................................................................164 Dress Code................................................................................................................165 Fundraising................................................................................................................167 Information Technology and Copyright .............................................................................167 Publications and Media Relations .....................................................................................168 Social Media Policy ......................................................................................................168 Student Participation in Osteopathic Physical Examination and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Treatment in Educational Environments ...............................................................................173 The Osteopathic Examination and Osteopathic Manipulation...................................................173 The Requirement of Touching and Examination Using Peer-to-Peer Learning ..............................173

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