Commencement 2008

Honor Cords

Bachelor's degree candidates that have attained the following honors will wear special-colored honor cords to signify their achievements.

Academic Honors

Gold, silver, and white cords are designated for bachelor’s degree candidates based on their cumulative grade point average (GPA) at the end of the fall 2007 semester. Students must have attended CCU for at least 60 semester hours to qualify.

  • Gold cords: Students graduating summa cum laude (with highest honor), holding a 3.9-4.0 cumulative GPA.
  • Silver cords: Students graduating magna cum laude (with high honor), holding a 3.7-3.89 cumulative GPA.
  • White cords: Students graduating cum laude (with honor), holding a 3.5-3.69 cumulative GPA.

University Honors

Pink cords are designated for bachelor’s degree candidates that have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better while completing less than 60 Colorado Christian University credits.

Honor Societies

Special cords or stoles are designated for participants in one or more of the following national honor societies.

  • Gold and burgundy cords: Alpha Sigma Lambda, honoring adult students in higher education
  • Gold and light blue cords: Pi Lambda Theta, an educational honor society
  • Purple and green cords: Kappa Delta Pi, a national honor society in education
  • Red and black cords: The Alpha Omicron Zeta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, an international English honor society
  • White stoles imprinted with the gold Omicron Delta Kappa key and blue Greek letters: Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society

How to Obtain Honor Cords

  • Qualifying CUS and CAGS graduates in Lakewood may pick up honor cords by May 1, 2008 at the Service Central office in Beckman 228 on CCU's Lakewood Campus.
  • Qualifying CAGS graduates from the Southern Colorado Center may pick up honor cords by May 1, 2008 at the Center in Colorado Springs.
  • All other qualifying graduates may pick up honor cords on the morning of Commencement at a special table in the pre-Commencement meeting area.