VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S018

8. IN PROGRESS/INCOMPLETE GRADES..............................................................................13 8.1 IP Course Grade.....................................................................................................................13 8.2 INC Course Grade .................................................................................................................14 9. AUDITED COURSE(S) ..............................................................................................................14 10. ACADEMIC PROBATION .......................................................................................................14 11. ALTERED DEGREE PLAN OF STUDY.................................................................................15 11.1 Failure to Make Academic Progress While on an Altered Degree Plan ...............................15 12. COMPREHENSIVE TESTING..................................................................................................16 12.1 COMSAE Phase 1: A Comprehensive Review Exam...........................................................16 12.1.1 COMSAE Phase 1: First Attempt ........................................................................ 16 12.1.2 COMSAE Phase 1: Second Attempt ............................................................... 19 12.1.3 COMSAE Phase 1: Third Attempt ................................................................. 21 12.2 COMSAE Phase 2: A Comprehensive Review Exam ........................................ 24 12.2.1 COMSAE Phase 2: First and Second Attempt .................................................. 25 12.3 COMPE: A Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Performance Exam ................................27 12.3.1 COMPE: First Attempt ................................................................................ 28 12.3.2 COMPE: Second Attempt ............................................................................. 28 13. NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1 AND COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE.........28 13.1 COMLEX Level 1 .................................................................................................................28 13.1.1 COMLEX Level 1: Failure of the First or Additional Attempts .......................... 30 13.2 COMLEX Level 2 CE ...........................................................................................................32 13.2.1 COMLEX Level 2 CE: Failure of the First or Additional Attempts ..................... 33 13.2.2 COMLEX Level 2 CE: Students Who Have Not Passed by the Date of Graduation 35 14. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF COMPLETION............................................................................36 15. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................36 16. DURATION OF PROCEDURE..................................................................................................38 1. PURPOSE The VCOM Grading, Satisfactory Academic Progress, and Graduation Requirements Policy and Procedures defines the grading scale and procedures, academic expectations for VCOM students, the procedures to address lack of academic progress, and graduation requirements expected of all students. 2. ACADEMIC GRADING, PROMOTION AND GRADUATION VCOM students are evaluated for promotion and graduation based on core competencies consistent with osteopathic core competencies required at the medical student level. The competencies include

VCOM Grading, Satisfactory Academic Progress, and Graduation Requirements Policy and Procedures

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