VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

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 ........................................137 Promotion Board ........................................................................................................... 138 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1 ........................................................................... 145 Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 2 ........................................................................... 151 Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam .......................................................... 154 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE COMLEX Level 1 .......................................................................................................... 156 COMLEX Level 2 CE ..................................................................................................... 159 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations ........................................................................ 163 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct......................................................... 163 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics ................................................................. 164 Osteopathic Oath ........................................................................................................... 167 General Professional and Ethical Policies .............................................................................. 167 Academic Freedom ...................................................................................................... 167 Consensual Relationships Policy ...................................................................................... 167 Dress Code ................................................................................................................ 168 Fundraising ................................................................................................................ 170 Information Technology and Copyright ............................................................................. 170 Publications and Media Relations ..................................................................................... 171 Social Media Policy ...................................................................................................... 171 Student Participation in Osteopathic Physical Examination and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Treatment in Educational Environments ............................................................................... 176 The Osteopathic Examination and Osteopathic Manipulation................................................... 176

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