VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #S018

when determining students’ readiness to sit for C3DO and scheduling the student for their next attempt.

14.2 C3DO: Students Who Have Not Passed by the Date of Graduation A student who has not passed C3DO by the time they have completed all other graduation requirements will be placed on a Temporary Administrative Withdrawal by the Campus Dean and must successfully pass C3DO within a required timeframe to avoid dismissal. • Temporary withdrawal may not exceed a 180-day limit. If the total time exceeds 180 days, the student will be dismissed by the Campus Dean. • Upon receiving a passing score, if all other requirements for graduation have been met, the student will be re-enrolled and will graduate on the date they receive a passing score. 15. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF COMPLETION VCOM requires each single degree student to complete the DO degree within 150% of the standard time to achieve the degree (six years following matriculation). 16. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS The degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine is granted and conferred by the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. The degree is granted solely by VCOM and is not affiliated with any of VCOM’s affiliated colleges or universities including but not limited to Virginia Tech, Auburn University, or the University of Louisiana Monroe. The degree is granted and conferred by VCOM upon candidates who: • Are of good moral, professional, and ethical character; • Satisfied all academic requirements including all courses, clinical rotations, and all required exams; • Demonstrated all osteopathic medical student competencies; • Have passed the COMLEX Level 1, COMLEX CE, and the Core Competency Capstone Exam (C3DO) (and any other required board exams) in the appropriate timeframes; • Completed all required exit paperwork and settled all financial obligations with VCOM and VCOM’s affiliate and collaborative partners that has been incurred during or as a result of the academic program; • Completed all conferring of degree graduation requirements (including the graduation program unless a special exception has been granted for those finishing off cycle); and • Completed the exit process.

To become eligible for graduation, each OMS 4 student must have successfully completed all the above.

To satisfy all academic requirements a student must pass all courses, all clinical rotations, and all required exams, demonstrate achievement of all osteopathic core competencies (examined in courses,

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

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