VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S018

 Those students who sit for COMLEX Level 1 within 60 days will be permitted to return to clinical rotations while they are awaiting their score.  Those students who do not sit for COMLEX Level 1 within 60 days will be placed on a Temporary Administrative Withdrawal until they receive a passing score. These students will not be eligible for re enrollment or further financial aid until they pass COMLEX Level 1.  Temporary withdrawal may not exceed a 180-day limit.  Upon receiving a passing score within the 180-day limit, the student will be re-enrolled in the OMS 3 year curriculum.  Those students who do not pass COMLEX Level 1 within the 180-day limit will be dismissed by the Campus Dean.  Those students who do not choose to attend an in-person external immersion program and who choose to follow a VCOM-directed study plan will be placed on a Temporary Administrative Withdrawal and will not be permitted to complete additional rotations in the OMS 3 year until they receive a passing score on COMLEX Level 1.  The length and details of the study plan will be based on each student’s individual progress.  In order to be released to sit for an additional attempt of COMLEX Level 1, students must score 65% or greater on all topic, timed question sets of at least 25 questions in TrueLearn for a minimum of 2 weeks immediately prior to their scheduled COMLEX Level 1 exam.  Students must follow and complete a prescribed remediation plan as designed in order to be released to sit for COMLEX Level 1, which includes providing CIFSS with weekly updates regarding study plan progress and question bank performance. VCOM will evaluate students’ completion of the prescribed remediation plan when determining students’ readiness to sit for COMLEX Level 1 and approving the students’ testing date.

o Option 2: Follow a VCOM-directed study plan.

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

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