Although Columbia has no official college-wide attendance policy, it supports the academic departments and the individual instructors that do have attendance requirements.
Instructors publish their policies in the course syllabus.
Frequently they stipulate that three absences constitute course failure. Consult your instructors for specifics on class attendance. Note Failure to attend class does not result in an official withdrawal from that class. Unless a class is officially withdrawn through the Records Office prior to the deadline, students may continue to be financially liable for that course and a failing grade may be assigned. Commencement Commencement is a gala affair at Columbia, and all graduates are strongly urged to attend the spring ceremony.