VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S019

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Policy Order No.: Effective Date:

S019

February 22, 2006 September 15, 2024

Revised Date:

___________________________________ Dixie Tooke-Rawlins, D.O. President ________________________________________________________________________ VCOM Student Promotion Board Policy and Procedures ________________________________________________________________________ 1. PURPOSE ..............................................................................................................................2 2. DUTIES OF THE PROMOTION BOARD .....................................................................................2 2.1 Academic Year Promotions and Graduation...............................................................2 2.1.1 The OMS 1 and OMS 2 Promotion Process ........................................................2 2.1.2 The OMS 3 Promotion Process...........................................................................2 2.1.3 The OMS 4 Promotion Process and Recommendation for Graduation.................3 2.2 Assessment of Academic Progress .............................................................................3 2.2.1 Reasons to Call a Promotion Board Meeting for OMS1 and OMS 2 Students ....3 2.2.2 Reasons to Call a Promotion Board Meeting for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students ...4 2.3 Special Meetings of the Promotion Board ..................................................................5 2.4 Administrative Resolutions Not Requiring Referral to the Promotion Board ..............5 3. PROMOTION BOARD MEMBERSHIP .......................................................................................7 4. PROMOTION BOARD PROCEDURES .......................................................................................8 5. PROMOTION BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 10 5.1 Recommendations by the Promotion Board for OMS 1 and OMS 2 Students Who Have Been Referred for F Course Grade(s)..............................................................10 5.2 Recommendations for OMS 1 and OMS 2 Students Who Have Been Referred for Repeated F Grades of Required Components of a Course(s).....................................11 5.3 Recommendations for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Students Who Have Been Referred for F Clinical Rotation Grades ..........................................................................................11 5.4 Recommendations for OMS 1 – OMS 4 Students for a GPA of 2.79 or Less............12 5.5 Additional Recommendations ..................................................................................12 6. PROMOTION BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS NOTIFICATION AND APPEALS PROCESS ............. 13 7. REQUEST FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND / OR THE NEED FOR ACCOMMODATIONS ...... 14 8. DURATION OF POLICY ........................................................................................................ 15 Signature on File

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VCOM Student Promotion Board Policy and Procedures