Fourragère - Honors Cord Presentation
The Fourragère or Honors Cord worn about the left shoulder of the academic gown symbolizes scholastic achievement at Molloy College. It derives from the French military decoration for distinguished service. Students receive the White Fourragère for one year’s excellence (two consecutive semesters on the Dean’s List); American Beauty rose for two year's excellence (four consecutive semesters on the Dean's List); and gold for attaining scholastic honors for three year's excellence (six consecutive semesters on the Dean's List). A special blue Fourragère is presented to those students who have attained the distinction of being on the Dean's List for eight consecutive semesters. (Effective for students entering Fall 2013). The American Beauty Rose Fourragère is the highest honor achievable for most transfer students.
For part-time students who have requested in writing to Academic Affairs inclusion on the Dean's List of Distinguished Part-Time Students, consideration for the Honors Cords may be given when the student is attaining the equivalent of two consecutive full-time semesters taken for letter grades. This would mean the student has achieved the Dean's List of Distinguished Part-Time Students twice and consecutively. (See the topic on "Dean's List of Distinguished Part-Time Students.)
Students in the Five Year Education Programs for the combined BA/MS or the BS/MS degrees can qualify for the Honors Cord with the undergraduate students for undergraduate coursework completed by the end of the fourth year of the program (Spring of the Senior Year Professional Semester). Graduate-level coursework required for the Fifth Year Professional Semesters is not considered for Honors Cords eligibility. Honors Cords for Five Year Education Programs are awarded at Honors Convocation. (BA/MS and BS/MS candidates attend the Graduate Hooding Ceremony.)