Colorado Christian University (CCU) conducts a formal Commencement each spring where participants must wear full academic regalia — mortarboard graduation cap, graduation gown, hood (for graduate/doctoral candidates) and tassel — to participate. Students register through CCU’s graduating-students portal and are instructed to order regalia early (Tassel/Bookstore ordering windows open in late winter/early spring).

CCU’s commencement programs and student handbooks show that hoods are lined with the university’s official colors and that the border (velvet trim) of the hood identifies the wearer’s academic discipline, following standard Intercollegiate Code conventions. This means master’s and doctoral hoods reflect both CCU identity and the discipline via velvet binding.

For honors and cords, CCU consistently uses a mauve honor cord to denote University Honors for bachelor’s candidates (this appears across multiple annual commencement programs). Other honor-society stoles or cords (e.g., specific society colors) are listed in program PDFs for each year and may vary by cohort. Vendors should therefore list University Honors as “mauve” and include a caveat that other society stoles follow the society’s own color scheme.

Historical program notes and CCU guidance indicate that tassel styling is conventional (mortarboard tassels; gold metallic tassels may be used for certain dignitaries historically), but CCU does not publish a single public discipline-by-discipline tassel color chart in one place — hoods and velvet bind trim remain the authoritative indicator of field. Sellers should describe graduation gown, graduation cap, academic regalia, tassel sets, honor cords, and stoles using CCU colors (mauve for University Honors; hood lining = CCU colors) and recommend buyers verify society or department-specific colors with the registrar or commencement office.

CCU Graduation Cap & Gown Package – Academic Regalia

This complete regalia package is designed for Colorado Christian University students graduating with bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees — includes cap, gown, tassel, and hood or cords as needed.

Key Features

• Mortarboard cap (Oxford-style for some) per CCU Commencement tradition
• Black graduation gown for undergraduates and master’s; velvet-accented doctoral gown
• Academic hood with velvet trim in discipline colors: Arts = white, Business = drab, Education = light blue, Nursing = apricot, Theology = scarlet, Science = golden yellow, Law = purple, Public Admin = peacock blue, etc.
• Honor cords: gold (summa cum laude), silver (magna), white (cum laude); pink University Honors cord; gold medallion for master’s high distinction.
• Honor Society Options: cords/stoles for Pi Kappa Delta, Pi Lambda Theta, Sigma Nu Tau, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau, etc.
• Standard gold tassel (metallic) for mortarboard
• Durable, wrinkle-resistant fabric for professional academic regalia appearance

Important Note

CCU’s regalia policies require a degree-specific hood for master’s and doctoral students, and discipline-based velvet colors signal the wearer’s academic field. Graduates and vendors should verify honor society cord or stole colors with the specific society to ensure accuracy.

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Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Colorado Christian University, you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.