Student Manual - College of Veterinary Medicine - Oregon State ...

Students in both elective and required clinical rotations are allowed to have no more than 0.5
days of excused absence per 1-week block with a maximum of 5 excused days of absence during
the senior year. The following are considered EXCUSED absences:
1. Job interviews
2. National or State licensing boards
3. A medical or family emergency.
4. Scheduled medical appointments
5. Military or legal obligation such as subpoena or jury duty.
Other personal circumstances necessitating absence from the block will be considered
UNEXCUSED unless, at the discretion of the course leader and duty clinician to which the
student is assigned, it is deemed appropriate to classify the absence as EXCUSED. Except for
emergencies, students must complete a Request to be Absent Form (available in the dean’s
office) for ALL anticipated absences. The form should be completed and returned to the
Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs. Except in emergencies, if not submitted at
least 1 week prior to the absence, the absence will automatically be considered UNEXCUSED.
When a student has greater than 0.5 days of excused absence/1 week of block time or ANY
unexcused absence the student will be expected to make up that time along with any after-hours
emergency time associated with the block. If, in the opinion of the course leader, absences were
such that the student’s learning opportunities were sufficiently reduced by the absences, the
student may be required to repeat the entire block. Until absenteeism is made up the student shall
receive a grade of INCOMPLETE.
Grading
Students will receive a letter grade for each required block, based on criteria established by the
instructor(s). Unsatisfactory performance will require repeating the block satisfactorily before
graduation. Repeat tardiness or absence without the instructor’s permission may also result in a
student needing to retake part or all of a block at the instructor’s discretion.
The hours of operation for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) and Veterinary Diagnostic
Laboratory (VDL) are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All other hours are
considered "after-hours."
“Living-in,” students are to assume responsibilities as outlined by Dr. Diggs for VTH and Dr.
Heidel for VDL and as summarized in the “After-Hours Duty Student Manual.” The hours
involved are from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:00 p.m. Friday
through 8:00 a.m. Monday.
Custodial Services do not clean live-in rooms. Thus, the responsibility for keeping the rooms
clean is the responsibility of the students themselves.
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