VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Emergency Mandatory Suspension ................................................................................... 246 Dismissal................................................................................................................... 247 Individual Assessment Team ........................................................................................... 248 Appeal Process ........................................................................................................... 249 TRANSCRIPTS AND OTHER INFORMATION FROMTHE REGISTRAR Transcript Requests from Students ................................................................................... 251 Rights through the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) ...........................252 Release of Information .................................................................................................. 253 Release of Third-Party Information .................................................................................. 253 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND APPOINTMENTS International and Appalachian Outreach............................................................................. 255 Student Research, Publication, and Presentation Opportunities and Requirements at VCOM ...........260 Clinical Shadowing ...................................................................................................... 262 Recreational Activities .................................................................................................. 263 Release from Liability for Participation in Activities .............................................................. 264 Appointed, Elected, and Other Extracurricular Memberships .................................................. 265 Company Ambassadors/Representatives and Endorsements/Promotions ....................................265 Student Academic Interns .............................................................................................. 265 AOA and State Society Membership ................................................................................. 266 Appointment of Members of the Honor Code Council ........................................................... 266 Appointment of VCOM Student Ambassadors and Other Admissions Volunteer Opportunities.........266 Student Appointment to College Committees ..................................................................... 266 Student Officer Positions ............................................................................................... 266 Student Organizations................................................................................................... 267 EXPRESSING CONCERN, GRIEVANCES, AND RESOLUTION ROCEDURES Academic Concerns ..................................................................................................... 271 Non-Academic Concerns ............................................................................................... 272 Discrimination Grievances ............................................................................................. 273 Appeal...................................................................................................................... 275 Complaints Regarding Non-Compliance with American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Accreditation Standards .................................................................................................................. 276 Complaints by Students Regarding Non-Compliance with State Commission on Higher Education Standards .................................................................................................................. 277 South Carolina Commission on Higher Education................................................................. 278 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia..................................................................... 278 NC-SARA Distance Education Complaint Process ................................................................ 278

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