SEAS Student Handbook 2020-2021

Sexual Violence Response .......................................................................................................................... 24
Immunization Compliance ......................................................................................................................... 24
Student and Family Support ....................................................................................................................... 25
Engineering Wellness .................................................................................................................................... 25
Academic Procedures and Standards ........................................................................ 26
Registration and Enrollment ....................................................................................................................... 26
University Regulations ................................................................................................................................... 26
Degree Requirements and Satisfactory Progress................................................................................. 27
Attendance .................................................................................................................................................... 28
Transcript Notations ...................................................................................................................................... 30
Graduation ...................................................................................................................................................... 32
Academic Standing ........................................................................................................ 33
Academic Honors ......................................................................................................................................... 33
Academic Monitoring .................................................................................................................................. 33
Voluntary Medical Leave of Absence .................................................................................................... 35
Voluntary Personal Leave of Absence.................................................................................................... 36
Undergraduate Emergency Family Leave of Absence ..................................................................... 37
Policy on Conduct and Discipline ................................................................................ 39
Life in the Academic Community ............................................................................................................ 39
Standards and Discipline ............................................................................................................................ 39
University Policies and Procedures ........................................................................................................... 40
Academic Integrity ....................................................................................................................................... 40
Plagiarism and Acknowledgment of Sources....................................................................................... 41
Personal Responsibility, Finding Support, and More Information ..................................................... 42
Academic Integrity Policies and Expectations..................................................................................... 42
Disciplinary Procedures................................................................................................................................ 44
Dean’s Discipline Process for Undergraduate and Graduate Students ....................................... 44
Confidentiality ................................................................................................................................................ 45
Essential Policies for the Columbia Community ......................................................... 46
Official University Regulations ....................................................................................... 47
Reservation of University Rights ................................................................................................................. 47
Attendance .................................................................................................................................................... 47
Religious Holidays .......................................................................................................................................... 47
Academic Discipline .................................................................................................................................... 47
The Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ................................................... 47
Columbia University Ombuds Office ....................................................................................................... 47
Columbia University Non-Discrimination Statement and Policy ...................................................... 48
Consensual Romantic and Sexual Relationships ................................................................................. 48
Disability Accommodation ......................................................................................................................... 49
Formal Complaint Procedures................................................................................................................... 49
Procedure for Complaint Against Another Student ............................................................................ 49
Student Grievances, Academic Concerns, and Complaints .................................. 51
Complaints about Faculty and Staff Academic Misconduct.......................................................... 51
Formal Grievance Procedure at Columbia Engineering................................................................... 52
Disputes Over Grades or Other Academic Evaluations .................................................................... 53
Discrimination, Harassment, and Gender-Based Misconduct ......................................................... 53
Scientific or Scholarly Misconduct ............................................................................................................ 54
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