2021 - 2022 COM Student Handbook

Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2021–2022 154 A student must be in view of his or her computer’s camera at all times while taking the exam. A student who is noted to be outside of the field of view of his or her camera, or has moved his or her camera so it is no longer facing him or her, may be referred to the SPC. If a student needs to leave his or her seat during the examination, he or she must send an email to preclinsupport@nova.edu , after the exam has ended, and provide the times that the student was away from his or her computer and the reason(s) for being away. Failure to provide this information may result in referral to the SPC. All examinations have a time limit. Students are not permitted to memorialize examination questions in any form for distribution to others. Any violation of this policy will be considered academic dishonesty and the student will be subject to referral to the SPC. 3. Make-Up Examinations Students are expected to take all examinations at their originally scheduled times, except when on an approved leave of absence (see Leave of Absence section). When an examination is missed, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the Office of Student Affairs and the course director within 24 hours of the missed examination. The student must supply the Office of Student Affairs with written documentation for the reason the examination was missed. The Office of Student Affairs will contact the student and the Office of Preclinical Education or Office of Osteopathic Clinical Education who will notify the appropriate course director(s) involved as to whether the absence is excused or unexcused. The following are considered excused absences for examinations: a. death and funeral in the immediate family (spouse, partner, parent, grandparent, in-law, sibling, child, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew) b. personal illness, only when diagnosed and documented in writing by the physician who evaluated and treated the student at the time of the absence c. university-sanctioned travel or function, documented no less than two weeks in advance by the Office of Student Affairs (the Office of Student Affairs will be responsible for assuring that the course director(s) receive the appropriate documentation) d. other extenuating circumstances, which must be approved by the assistant dean of Student Affairs, with the appropriate documentation for the reason ALL excused absence documentation must be approved by the assistant dean of Student Affairs. A student with an excused absence will be offered a make-up examination and will receive his or her earned grade. A student with an unexcused absence will be offered a make-up examination and will receive a maximum grade of 70 on that examination. Make-up examinations for all M1 and M2 courses will be scheduled at the discretion of the Office of Preclinical Education.