- COPE Health Scholars Written Exam 2026
- What counts towards graduation hours? What doesn't?
- Does:
- - Initial training hours
- - Floor hours
- - Meeting hours
- - DST (department-specific training) hours
- - Recruitment of referred applicants
- - Projects
- - Pre-rotational shifts
- Doesn't:
- - Leaders
- - Shadowing a health professional
- What is the Scope of Service document?
- A document in each department that lists:
- - Green: things a scholar can do without supervision
- - Yellow: things a scholar can only do with supervision
- - Red: things a scholar cannot do at all
- How many hours must you complete in a rotation before moving onto a new
- rotation?
- 48 hours or more
- What is a rescheduled shift?
- A shift that has been rescheduled more than 48 hours prior.
- What is an excused missed shift?
- A missed shift where the scholar emails the Department Coordinator within 48 hours of
- the shift.
- What is an unexcused missed shift?
- A missed shift where the scholar does NOT email the Department Coordinator within 48
- hours of the shift.
- How many rescheduled shifts are allowed?
- 3 per rotation. No more than 1 per month.
- How many excused missed shifts are allowed?
- 2 per rotation. No more than 1 per month.
- How many unexcused missed shifts are allowed?