VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

External Counseling Services ..........................................................................................116 Assistance for Matriculated Students with Disabilities ...............................................................117 ACADEMIC GRADINGAND PROMOTION General Academic Policies................................................................................................125 Grading and GPAs for OMS 1 and OMS 2.............................................................................126 Grading and GPAs for OMS 3 and OMS 4.............................................................................130 Academic Probation........................................................................................................135 Altered Degree Plan of Study ............................................................................................136 Failure to Make Academic Progress While on an Altered Degree Plan ........................................136 Promotion Board ...........................................................................................................136 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1...........................................................................144 Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 2...........................................................................150 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam ..........................................................153 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE COMLEX Level 1 ..........................................................................................................155 COMLEX Level 2 CE .....................................................................................................158 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations ........................................................................162 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct.........................................................162 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics .................................................................163 Osteopathic Oath...........................................................................................................166 General Professional and Ethical Policies ............................................................................166 Academic Freedom ......................................................................................................166 Consensual Relationships Policy ......................................................................................166 Dress Code................................................................................................................167 Fundraising................................................................................................................169 Information Technology and Copyright .............................................................................169 Publications and Media Relations .....................................................................................170 Social Media Policy ......................................................................................................170 Student Participation in Osteopathic Physical Examination and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Treatment in Educational Environments ...............................................................................175 The Osteopathic Examination and Osteopathic Manipulation...................................................175 The Requirement of Touching and Examination Using Peer-to-Peer Learning ..............................175

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