VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

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score within 90 days in order to be promoted to the OMS 3 year. Once the student is temporarily withdrawn, they must sit for COMLEX Level 1 within 60 days or be dismissed by the Campus Dean. These students will not be eligible for re-enrollment or further financial aid until they pass COMLEX Level 1.  Upon receiving a passing score on COMLEX Level 1, the student will receive a “P” (Pass) grade for the Comprehensive Review Course (provided they have met all other course requirements) and will be promoted to the OMS 3 year.

12.2 COMSAE Phase 2: A Comprehensive Review Exam According to the accreditation requirements for the college, as outlined by the AOA Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA), students are required to successfully pass the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners’ (NBOME) Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination exams (COMLEX Level 1 and COMLEX Level 2 CE) as a part of a College of Osteopathic Medicine’s graduation requirements. In order to provide students with assurance that they are attaining the medical knowledge competencies required to begin the OMS 4 year and to pass COMLEX Level 2 CE, VCOM requires students to complete comprehensive testing through COMSAE Phase 2 at the end of the OMS 3 year. The COMSAE Phase 2 exam serves as the comprehensive medical knowledge exam to measure cumulative medical knowledge gained in the OMS 3 year. A passing score on COMLEX Level 1 is a prerequisite for taking COMSAE Phase 2. The exam is generally administered in late May or early-June at the conclusion of the OMS 3 year. The date for the exam is announced each year. Students who have not passed COMSAE Phase 2 (by score or by remediation) and sat for COMLEX Level 2 CE prior to October 1st of their OMS 4 year, will be temporarily withdrawn. Students who are following an Altered Degree Plan of Study are required to meet with the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and CIFSS to be provided with the approved date of their COMSAE Phase 2 exam and deadline for sitting for COMLEX Level 2 CE (which may be different than October 1). VCOM pays for the first COMSAE Phase 2 exam that students take as the final exam for the Comprehensive Review Course II and pays for the COMSAE Phase 2 exam that is used as the remediation exam in the event that a student must sit for a second attempt of COMSAE Phase 2. Each year, VCOM will notify students which COMSAE forms they may purchase on their own

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

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