VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

VCOM Internal Counseling Services ..............................................................................116 External Counseling Services ....................................................................................... 116 Academic Advising ................................................................................................... 118 Peer Tutoring ......................................................................................................... 118 Assistance for Matriculated Students with Disabilities ..........................................................119 ACADEMIC GRADING AND PROMOTION General Academic Policies .......................................................................................... 126 Educational Conflicts of Interest and Recusal ....................................................................127 Grading and GPAs for OMS 1 and OMS 2 .......................................................................128 Grading and GPAs for OMS 3 and OMS 4 .......................................................................132 Academic Probation.................................................................................................. 137 Altered Degree Plan of Study.......................................................................................138 Failure to Make Academic Progress While on an Altered Degree Plan.......................................139 Promotion Board ..................................................................................................... 139 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1......................................................................148 COMSAE Phase 2: A Comprehensive Review Exam ...........................................................155 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam......................................................158 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE COMLEX Level 1 .................................................................................................... 160 COMLEX Level 2 CE ...............................................................................................163 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations ...................................................................168 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct ....................................................168 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics ............................................................169 Osteopathic Oath..................................................................................................... 172 General Professional and Ethical Policies .........................................................................172 Academic Freedom.............................................................................................. 172 Consensual Relationships Policy ..............................................................................172 Dress Code ....................................................................................................... 173 Fundraising ....................................................................................................... 175 Information Technology and Copyright......................................................................175 Publications and Media Relations .............................................................................176

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