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KCU-COM students are required to pass the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 1 and Level 2-CE in order to graduate.
KCU-COM policy for a failed COMLEX examination requires the student to appear before the COM Student Progress Committee (review the COM-SPC section and the Course, Clerkship, and COMLEX-USA Failure & Remediation Policy).
Scheduling of all COMLEX-USA exams must take into consideration NBOME guidelines and requirements as outlined by KCU-COM. The NBOME examination sequence follows timelines and has restrictions on numbers of retakes in cases of initial failure. Students who do not adhere to the above are referred to the vice provost, Student Services.
For KCU-COM students, the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLE) examination is optional.
COMLEX Level 2-CE
COMLEX examination applications are available online at www.nbome.org. Students are eligible to sit for the COMLEX Level 2-CE after successful completion of all third-year core clerkships and Clinical Management Review:
Students must register for COMLEX Level 2-CE by Feb. 15.
COMLEX Level 2-CE must be taken during the assigned Clinical Management Review or within 30 days of its completion.
Students may not take the COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE until the OPP COMAT exam is successfully completed.
In the case of an initial failure, students must retake the COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE during the assigned Clinical Management Review or within 5 days of its completion in order to be eligible to graduate.
Students requesting permission to take these exams outside the required dates must be directed by or have authorization from the associate dean.
Students who do not adhere to the above are referred to an appropriate University official.
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