VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

COMLEX Level 2 CE: Failure of the First or Additional Attempts • Students who do not pass COMLEX Level 2 CE with a score of 400 or greater on any attempt must meet with the Associate Dean for OMS 4 and GME, the Executive Director for Academic Support Services, and the Director for OMS 3 and OMS 4 Academic Counseling (meetings for failures of the second or additional attempts will also include the Campus Dean) to develop a prescribed remediation plan that must receive final approval from the Campus Dean. Approval must be granted prior to the student being released to schedule the next attempt. o Students who fail COMLEX Level 2 CE have two options for remediation:  Option 1: Attend a VCOM approved external immersion program.  External immersion programs are generally held for a period of 4 – 6 weeks. Students typically need an additional 2 – 4 weeks of independent study following the immersion program before they feel ready to sit for the exam.  Attendance in an external immersion program may require the cancellation of not more than two rotations in order to complete the program and take the exam. Students whose rotations are delayed due to attending an external immersion program will be placed on an Altered Degree Plan of Study (ADPOS).  Students who choose to attend a VCOM approved external immersion program are enrolled in VCOM’s National Board Preparation course. Students may not be enrolled in the course for longer than 60 days.  In order to be released to sit for an additional attempt of COMLEX Level 2 CE, 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.  Students must follow and complete the prescribed remediation plan as designed in order to be allowed to sit for an additional attempt of COMLEX Level 2 CE. This includes requiring the student to submit to CIFSS updates regarding study plan progress and question bank performance as outlined in the course syllabus. VCOM will evaluate students’ completion of the prescribed remediation plan when evaluating students’ readiness to retake COMLEX Level 2 CE and approving the students’ testing date.  Option 2: Follow a VCOM-directed study plan.  Those students who do not choose to attend an external immersion program and who choose to follow a VCOM-directed study plan, will continue to study for their next attempt of COMLEX Level 2 CE while they are on clinical rotations.  In order to be released to sit for an additional attempt of COMLEX Level 2 CE, 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.  Students must follow and complete the prescribed remediation plan as designed in order to be allowed to sit for an additional attempt of COMLEX Level 2 CE. This includes requiring the student to submit to CIFSS updates regarding study plan progress and question bank performance as outlined in the course syllabus. VCOM will evaluate students’ completion of the prescribed remediation plan when evaluating students’ readiness to retake COMLEX Level 2 CE and approving the students’ testing date. • Students are limited by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) and VCOM to a total of four attempts on COMLEX Level 2 CE. As successful passage of COMLEX Level 2 CE is a requirement for graduation, those students who do not pass within four attempts will be dismissed by the Campus Dean.

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