St. John Paul II Fellowship of Marian Culture

Graduate with the highest Marian academic honor the university has to offer. The Marian Cord is presented by Ave Maria University, the only university in the world to offer this level of distinction for Marian intellectual formation.

In imitation of St John Paul II, who excelled in the union of mind and heart in pursuit and promotion of Mariology, the university wants to form and recognize students who loveOur Blessed Mother and are equipped to spread the truth of her role in transforming authentic Catholic life.