VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

Parallel (Dual) Degree Opportunities................................................................................ 112 ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE Academic Assistance..................................................................................................... 114 Counseling Services ..................................................................................................... 115 VCOM Internal Counseling Services................................................................................. 115 External Counseling Services .......................................................................................... 115 Academic Advising....................................................................................................... 117 Peer Tutoring............................................................................................................. 118 Assistance for Matriculated Students with Disabilities ............................................................ 118 ACADEMIC GRADING AND PROMOTION General Academic Policies ............................................................................................. 125 Educational Conflicts of Interest and Recusal....................................................................... 126 Grading and GPAs for OMS 1 and OMS 2 .......................................................................... 127 Grading and GPAs for OMS 3 and OMS 4 .......................................................................... 131 The Medical Student Performance Evaluation (The Dean’s Letter) ............................................ 136 Academic Probation ..................................................................................................... 137 Altered Degree Plan of Study.......................................................................................... 138 Failure to Make Academic Progress While on an Altered Degree Plan ........................................138 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: COMSAE PHASE 1, COMSAE PHASE 2, AND COMPE Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 1 ........................................................................ 147 Comprehensive Testing: COMSAE Phase 2 ........................................................................ 153 NATIONAL BOARD EXAMS: COMLEX LEVEL 1, COMLEX LEVEL 2 CE, ANDTHE CORE COMPETENCY CAPSTONE FOR DO'S (C3DO) COMLEX Level 1 ....................................................................................................... 157 COMLEX Level 2 CE .............................................................................................................. 160 Core Competency Capstone for DOs (C3DO) .................................................................... 163 STUDENT PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL EXPECTATIONS Student Professional and Ethical Expectations...................................................................... 166 VCOM Student Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct ...................................................... 166 American Osteopathic Association’s Code of Ethics .............................................................. 167 Osteopathic Oath ........................................................................................................ 170 General Professional and Ethical Policies............................................................................ 170 Academic Freedom ...................................................................................................... 170 Consensual Relationships Policy ...................................................................................... 170

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