UAH Honor Cords University Honors UAH Honor Cords, for those undergraduates who are eligible, have been purchased by the University and will be available at the Von Braun Center during the robing process. Graduation honors are not bestowed upon students receiving Masters or Doctoral degrees; therefore graduate degree recipients do not receive or wear honor cords. Notice: Honors indicated in the program are based on grades for semesters completed prior to the last semester. Actual honors for all completed work will be subsequently calculated and will appear on the official transcript and diploma. Undergraduates Graduation with honors at the baccalaureate level requires a minimum of 60 semester hours at UAH. Honors will be determined by the grade-point average for the last 60 semester hours of coursework taken at UAH or the overall GPA for all coursework taken at UAH, whichever is higher. The academic terms containing the last 60 hours of coursework taken at UAH will be identified, and the GPA of all UAH courses taken during those terms to satisfy graduation requirements will be computed and the honors will be determined as follows: If the GPA computed as above is 3.90 or above, the student graduates summa cum laude. If the GPA computed as above is 3.70 or above (but below 3.90), the student graduates magna cum laude. If the GPA computed as above is 3.40 or above (but below 3.70), the student graduates cum laude. Approved Academic Honor Societies Students graduating with university鈥搘ide and academic honors who are members of the following organizations may wear the cords, ribbons, collars, jewelry, etc., described below on their robes at Commencement. Please contact the sponsoring organization for information on how to obtain your cords, ribbons, collars, jewelry, etc. College/Department Group Description Contact University Honors (Undergraduate Only) Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude Gold Cords (will be distributed at the ceremony) Amy Smith University Honor Societies Alpha Epsilon Delta Purple and pink cords Amy Vaillancourt Alpha Lambda Delta Gold, red and white cords, medallions, and/or stoles Omicron Delta Kappa White, black and blue twisted cords Rita Ferguson Phi Kappa Phi Blue and gold cords with fringed tassels John Saunders Nat'l Society of Leadership & Success (Undergraduate and Graduate) Platinum and black cords Delta Epsilon Iota Blue and gold cords with tassels Candace Phillips College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology) Teal cord Bob Thomson Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre) Light blue and gold intertwined cords David Harwell Kappa Pi (Art) Purple and gold cords Jill Johnson Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Arts)(Undergraduate and Graduate) Red and silver cords Xiaoti Fan Phi Alpha Theta (History) Madonna red and blue with multi-colored tassel at each end Kelly Smith Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Languages) Purple and white cords Irena Buksa Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)(Undergraduate and Graduate) Medallions red ribbons Anne M. Choup Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy) White and purple cords Nicholaos Jones Psi Chi (Psychology) (Undergraduate and Graduate) Silver and blue cords Lisa Vangsness Sigma Tau Delta (English) (Undergraduate and Graduate) Red and black braided cords, 2"medallion attached to red ribbon Joe Conway College of Business Beta Gamma Sigma (Business)(Undergraduate and Graduate) Blue and gold cords with tassels, medallions, and or stoles Chris Allport Society for Human Resource Management Navy blue, light blue, and white cords Ivey MacKenzie DECA Blue and white cords Liwu Hsu Women in Business & Leadership Club (WBL) Lavender and white cords Karen Anne Wallach College of Education Kappa Delta Pi(Undergraduate and Graduate) Purple and kelly green cords Fran Hamilton Kappa Omicron Nu Burgandy and cream cords David Kyle College of Engineering Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial & Systems Engineering) White satin and gold stole Howard Chen Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering) Gold braided cord with royal blue and scarlet tassels Omega Chi Epsilon (Chemical Engineering) White satin collar (officers) / Maroon & white cord/rope (members) Jeffrey Weimer Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering) Teal and burgundy cords (see national website) Babak Shotorban Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering) Stole with red shoulders and white satin tips Chang-Kwon Kang Tau Beta Pi (Engineering) White satin collar and embroidered with bent in orange, and white and orange cords Sampson Gholston (ISE)Kim Xu (MAE) College of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau(Undergraduate and Graduate) Purple and white cords Kay Hargett AHEC(Undergraduate and Graduate) Sage green and white cords Karen Frith College of Science Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics) Green and ivory tassels and cords Stephen Walker Kappa Delta Beta (Biology) Red and green cords Paul Wolf Athletics Student Athletes Blue and white stole with Charger logo Jennifer Cole College Ambassadors Single blue and white cord College Dean First & Proud First Generation Students Blue and green braided cord Allyson Perry Greek Honor Society Order of Omega Gold and white cording Celia Venable Peer Educators Student Success Center Single blue and white cord Valerie Johnson U.S. Armed Forces Veterans Red, White and Blue cording Nick Anderson Student Life Student Leader (President Award) Blue and white stole Nikki Goode Updated 04/12/2024
