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1. At completion of one year of enrollment, all student records are evaluated for strengths and weaknesses and if remedial work is required, competence in the specific area must be demonstrated by the next evaluation. 2. Upon completion of the sixth trimester, students, if needed, will be advised of their strong and weak areas. 3. Both of the preclinical examination and comprehensive examination provide evaluation of program learning outcomes which are used as checkpoints for a student's ability for continuing within the program. Com prehensive Examinations AAAOM uses two comprehensive examinations to detennine the readiness of students to advance to the next phase of the program. Preclinical Examination: This examination is given at the end of the sixth trimester. It is designed to test students on their comprehension, retention and ability to apply all material covered during the first two years, including Chinese medicine theory, Chinese medicine pathology and diagnostics, meridians and point location, acupuncture techniques and treatment principles, clean needle techniques, Chinese herbology and Western biomedicine. Students must pass the written and practical components with a minimum average of 70% to advance to the next stage of study and practice, in which they will begin Group and Independent clinical practice. Comprehensive Examination: This examination is given at the end of the eleventh trimester to test students on their comprehension, retention and ability to apply all material covered from the first through eleventh trimesters of the program. Chinese medicine theory, Chinese medicine pathology and diagnostics, meridians and point location, acupuncture techniques and treatment principles, clean needle techniques, Chinese herbal materia medica and fonnulas, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine clinical applications and Western biomedicine covered during this period are included. Students must pass the written and practical components with a minimum average of 70% to graduate from the Academy. Academic Probation 43 -- -- --- ------