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Academic regalia, also known as the “cap and gown,” varies according to the degree conferred and the level of scholarship attained. The bachelor’s gown is a simple robe that covers the entire body. The master’s gown has longer, closed sleeves. The doctoral robe usually is the most elaborate; it is made of velvet, has three stripes on the arms, and includes a hood.

For faculty and doctoral robes, the robe itself is usually specific to the university, while the hood trim indicates the academic discipline. In addition, the faculty member wears the robe indicative of his or her highest degree. If the highest degree is an honorary degree, the faculty member has a choice of wearing the robe of the school that conferred the honorary degree, or the one that conferred the highest earned degree. Bachelor’s and master’s candidates wear a square mortarboard. Doctoral students and faculty usually wear a tam.

In this feature we look at the details of faculty regalia — explaining why they wear what they wear.

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Ángel Cabrera

Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology • Georgia Institute of Technology • School Colors: White and gold

Details: 1) The president wears the Institute Medallion, which bears Georgia Tech’s “Progress and Service” motto. The medallion’s chain has the initials of each of Tech’s 12 presidents. 2) The president’s traditional tam is finished off with a gold tassel. 3) Four velvet stripes adorn the sleeves of the president’s gown.

The president also has traditional Spanish regalia from his other alma mater, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where he received an honorary doctorate in 2018. The regalia has lace-covered sleeves and is worn with white gloves and a white bowtie.

Steven W. McLaughlin

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering • University of Michigan • School Colors: Blue and maize

Details: 1) He wears a six-sided tam with tassel. 2) His hood is blue and maize.  

Kaye Husbands Fealing

Dean and Ivan Allen Chair, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Ph.D., Economics • Harvard University • School Colors: Crimson

Details: 1) The crimson gown has black velvet lapels and arm bands. 2) The color of the crow’s-foot lapel emblem represents the school granting the degree.

Ellen Bassett

Dean and John Portman Chair, College of Design

Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning • University of Wisconsin-Madison • School Colors: Cardinal and white

Details: 1) She wears a traditional gown with a tam. 2) Her hood is cardinal and white for Wisconsin, and the sparkly shoes are white and gold for Georgia Tech. 3) She wears a Wisconsin pin and vintage Yellow Jacket earrings.

Maryam Alavi

Elizabeth D. and Thomas M. Holder Chair and Professor, Scheller College of Business

Ph.D., Information Systems • The Ohio State University • School colors: Scarlet and gray

Details: 1) Her hood is scarlet and gray. 2) She wears a six-sided tam with a gold tassel.

Susan Lozier

Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair, College of Sciences

Ph.D., Ocean Sciences • University of Washington • School Colors: Purple and gold

Details: 1) Her tam is purple velvet with a gold tassel, and her robe is purple with gold accents. 2) Dean Lozier’s initials are stitched inside her gown.

Raheem Beyah

Dean and Southern Company Chair, College of Engineering

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering • Georgia Institute of Technology • School Colors: White and gold

Details: 1) The lapels, sleeve bars, and part of the hood are navy velvet. (2) He wears a navy velvet tam with a gold tassel. 

Leslie Sharp

Dean of Libraries

Ph.D., History and Sociology of Technology and Science • Georgia Institute of Technology • School Colors: White and gold

Details: 1) She wears a six-sided tam, which is navy velvet with a gold tassel. 2) The lapels, which bear the Institute’s seal, are velvet, as are the sleeve bars.

Nelson Baker

Dean, Professional Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering • Carnegie Mellon University • School Colors: Carnegie red, black, steel gray, and iron gray

Details:  1) He wears a black gown with a traditional mortar board. 2) The Carnegie Mellon University Tartan, first commissioned in 1967 for academic hoods, also serves as an official “color” for the university.

Details: 1) Undergraduates wear black mortarboards with white and gold tassels, and 2) black robes that bear the Georgia Tech seal on the lapels. Master’s graduates wear the same mortarboards and a similar robe to that of undergraduates, but the sleeves have an extension at the back of the wrist opening, as is customary for master’s gowns. (Below) Master’s hood colors correspond to the academic degree programs. Learn more about hood colors at Georgia Tech .

Details: Ph.D. graduate robes are Georgia Tech gold with navy blue accents. 1 and 2) The sleeve bars and lapels, which also bear the Institute’s seal, are velvet, as is the navy part of the hood. The hood is gold, navy, and white. 3) Ph.D. graduates wear a six-sided tam, which is navy velvet with a gold tassel.

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Caps & Gowns, Hoods & Cords: A Guide to Commencement

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This Sunday, several thousand people will process through Gesling Stadium for Carnegie Mellon University's 122nd Commencement Ceremony. Among them will be faculty, students, university leaders and honorary degree recipients.

Nearly all will be dressed in black, but their academic rank will be identifiable by noting a few subtle differences in their regalia.

The bachelor's degree recipient wears a plain black gown with a bell sleeve and a red tassel on the cap, or mortar board, and no hood. 

The master's degree recipient wears a black tassel, a colored hood and a gown that has a visibly odd sleeve. The rear of the sleeve is oblong in shape, square-cut and closed off with a cut-out arc. Hood color varies, depending on the field of academic study. At Carnegie Mellon, the primary hood colors for master's degree recipients are (with exceptions):

• Brown or Pink — College of Fine Arts, Heinz College or Entertainment Technology;
• Drab (light brown) or Copper — Tepper School of Business;
• Golden Yellow — School of Computer Science, Mellon College of Science or Dietrich College;
• Lemon Yellow or Peacock Blue — Heinz College;
• Orange — College of Engineering or Integrated Innovation Institute; and
• White — Dietrich College.

The Ph.D. recipient's gown has velvet facing down the front and three velvet bars on each sleeve. The blue Ph.D hood is longer and wider than the master’s hood, and the tassel on the cap is gold.

A feature unique to all Carnegie Mellon hoods is they are lined with Tartan plaid.

Faculty and university leaders who have Ph.D.'s may choose to wear a tam instead of the cap, or mortar board. Various stoles and cords may be draped over anyone's gown. Cords signify academic honors, while stoles may represent athletics or country of origin.

Those in the procession wearing regalia that is not black are likely to be faculty wearing the colors of the school from where they received their highest degree. Four bars on the sleeve indicate the wearer is a sitting president.

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Academic Regalia at Graduation, Explained

University commencements are exciting celebrations of student achievement, and they also provide faculty, students, and their families a visible connection to the birth of the modern university way back in the 12th century.

The black robes worn by graduating students and their faculty are known as academic “regalia” – and there’s a difference between a master’s degree gown vs bachelor’s.

While undergraduate graduation robes may all seem the same, at the graduate level regalia tell a rich story of the graduate’s academic journey. That is, they do if you know what to look for!

Master’s regalia meaning

What do masters graduates wear? At the master’s level, regalia consists of a simple black gown. What distinguishes a master’s level gown from a baccalaureate gown are the sleeves. Master’s level gowns usually have long, extended sleeves. Historically, those sleeves could have been used as pockets.

The headgear for the master’s regalia is traditionally the square mortarboard cap. (Graduates wear the mortarboard only at the full University commencement, as they get in the way of the College hooding ceremony.) At University commencement, wear the mortarboard tassel on the right. After your degree is conferred, move the tassel to the left.

The master’s hood is a modern interpretation of the hooded robes worn by medieval monks who taught in the early universities. The monks would use their hoods to keep warm in the winters and also to collect alms. The master’s hood is 3.5 feet long and features a three-inch velvet trim that indicates the graduate’s academic discipline. The inside of the hood, displayed on the graduate’s back, shows the colors of the school from which the student graduated.

Master’s hood colors

Master’s students at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies receive hoods with UNE blue and silver on the inside, and the following colors on the outside:

• Master of Science in Applied Nutrition : Science Gold
• Master of Science in Education : Light Blue
• Master of Science in Health Informatics : Science Gold
• Master of Public Health : Salmon
• Master of Social Work : Citron
• Master of Healthcare Administration : Drab (light brown)

Certificates of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) regalia

Students graduating from the post-master’s Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study program wear the light blue hood of Education with a light blue cord indicating their advanced study.

Doctoral regalia meaning

At the doctoral level, regalia consists of a more elaborate gown with a five-inch velvet panel down the front and three velvet bars on each sleeve. The velvet trim on a doctoral gown indicates the degree and academic discipline of the graduate. Some schools choose a color other than black for their doctoral regalia. Harvard University’s doctoral robes, for instance, are the school’s trademark crimson color.

Doctoral regalia colors

Graduates of UNE’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program wear black gowns with light blue velvet, showing their connection to the field of education.

Doctoral regalia with navy blue or black velvet trim indicates that the wearer has earned a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. Other colors of trim indicate other academic disciplines. At University commencement, you may see regalia with lilac trim (Doctorate of Dental Medicine), Olive Green (Pharmacy Doctorate), or Kelly Green (Medical or Osteopathic Doctorate).

The doctoral hood, like the master’s hood, features the colors of the graduate’s university on the inside and the color of the academic discipline on the outside.

Doctoral tam

The doctoral headgear is traditionally the soft tam. Some tams have four corners and look like floppy mortarboards. Others have six corners. The style of tam is determined by the school from which one graduates.

Fun fact: most doctoral tams have the tassel sewn to the fabric of the hat. Instead of moving the tassel from right to left, you turn the entire tam so that the tassel “moves” to the left side!

Cords and stoles for graduation regalia

You may also see graduates at commencement wearing stoles or cords. These indicate that the wearer is a member of an honor society, or has earned honors in other ways. Veterans or active duty students in the US military, for instance, have their service recognized with a red, white, and blue cord.

In the same way that the regalia robes and hoods are historical descendants of the clothing of medieval monks, cords were used in the Catholic and Anglican churches to distinguish between the varying ranks of the clergy.

In 2019, CGPS introduced the silver service cord for Public Health graduates. These students have e arned honors by engaging in service activities . If you see a graduate with a silver service cord, ask them about their service experiences. They’ve done some amazing things!

Determining the meanings of different pieces of academic regalia

Commencement may look like a sea of more-or-less uniform black gowns, but with a sharp eye, you can tell where the graduate earned their degree, what degree they earned, what honors they earned during their degree, and in what field they earned their degree.

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Graduating students can review the below information to learn more about academic dress, military recognition, and the process of ordering regalia for their upcoming commencement. 

Academic Regalia

Academic regalia, or the dress uniform of one of the U.S. Armed Forces, is required to participate in the commencement ceremony. Advanced degree candidates wear the tassel of the cap on the left front edge. Doctoral candidates should carry their hoods over their left arms during the processional; master’s candidates should wear the hoods over their shoulders (velvet toward chin).

Ordering Regalia

Master's students:  Master's package includes, gown, hood, cap & tassel. If placing your order online you will receive an email requesting your height, weight, and degree. After you provide this information, the order will be processed. 

You can purchase regalia  or  view or compare all regalia options .

Doctoral students:  The doctoral package includes a custom-made gown, tam & hood. Renting is an option, as well as  purchasing  your regalia package. You may also view or compare regalia options . 

The deadline to order regalia for spring commencement is March 15.  

Once you have a placed your order online, you will receive an email with either purchase or rental forms that need to be filled out and emailed to  [email protected] . Once the forms are received, your order will be placed with Jostens.  There is a 5-week lead time for Doctoral packages for both purchase and rentals.  If you are renting, the regalia is due back to the bookstore within  two weeks  following  commencement. Please make sure all packages are labeled with your name to guarantee proper tracking. If you need assistance, please contact the Penn State Bookstore at 814-865-9147.

Military Recognition

All graduating students who are military veterans, currently serving on active duty, in the reserve, or National Guard, or who will be granted a commission obtained through Penn State Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) are eligible to receive a red, white, and blue cord to wear with approved academic dress at commencement ceremonies. Those personnel who have already been granted priority registration status are automatically eligible for an honor cord and may visit or contact (814-863-0465) the Office of Veteran's Programs at 325 Boucke Building during normal business hours to receive it. ROTC personnel may pick up their honor cord from their representative/office. Those personnel who have not been granted priority registration, please visit this website for instructions on required proof of service and where to submit the required documentation.

Students receiving commissions in the armed forces will stand with their classmates when the academic degree is conferred, and when receiving acknowledgment as a group.

Please note - Military cords received through the University is University recognized commencement attire. Additional ornamentation is not permitted.

Academic regalia are the traditional dress for degree candidates participating in college, school and department convocations, as well as the university-wide commencement ceremony.

All regalia may be obtained through the University Co-op .

For those earning a bachelor’s degree, a black gown and mortarboard are worn. A tassel in the color designated for the specific academic discipline is attached to the mortarboard. A matching stole completes the regalia for bachelor’s degree candidates. 

Bachelor's degree regalia must be purchased by April 12.

Master’s degree students wear a modified gown with longer sleeves, the mortarboard with a color appropriate tassel, and a hood. New in 2022, the custom black masters gown now has burnt orange flat braiding down the front paneling. The hood is often presented to the degree recipient within the convocation ceremony. Note: graduates must still purchase the hood from the University Co-op.

Master's degree regalia must be purchased by April 12.

The most elaborate regalia on display at Commencement are worn by those receiving a doctoral degree. A doctor's gown is a much fuller gown and is decorated with velvet lapels and three chevrons sewn onto the sleeves of the gown that designate the recipient as a “doctor.” In place of the mortarboard, doctoral students wear a tam, a velvet hat with a gold tassel attached that is much less rigid in construction.

Doctoral regalia are unique in the sense that it is often worn many times following the degree recipient's own graduation, especially for those who pursue careers in academia. It distinguishes the faculty member as a graduate of a specific institution. As is common for many research universities, unique  doctoral regalia  was designed and customized for the university and may only be worn by those receiving their degrees from The University of Texas at Austin. Doctoral regalia may be purchased or rented.

Doctoral regalia must be purchased by March 1. These items are custom-made and require approximately eight weeks to produce. 

Doctoral candidates who wish to rent regalia must do so by March 29.

The academic dress worn by graduates during Commencement dates back to the Middle Ages when flowing gowns kept scholars warm in cold and drafty buildings.

Modern graduates traditionally also wear a cap (in medieval times, an emblem of intellectual independence) to complete the ceremonial ensemble. Elements of the regalia are different depending upon the level of the degree being awarded.

Most are based on the American Council on Education’s Academic Costume Code and are standardized across the nation.

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Regalia is required to participate in the hooding and/or main Commencement ceremony. The University's regalia ordering portal  opened on Monday, February 26, and   all ship-to-bookstore regalia orders (including   all  doctoral orders) were due Friday, April 26. If you are a PhD student who has confirmed their participation in this year's hooding ceremony and are still in need of regalia, late rentals will be made available at the bookstore starting on Wednesday, May 29 for in-person pickup.

Masters students may continue to place orders for   ship-to-home   rental regalia   through Friday, May 10.  Please visit the  regalia page of the graduation website  to find the ordering link  and note the following:

• Friday, April 26:  Ordering deadline for master’s students shipping to Evanston bookstore and  ALL  PhD regalia orders
• Friday, May 10:  Ordering deadline for master’s students shipping regalia to their home  (additional shipping fees apply)

Please consider the following when placing your regalia order:

• MFA graduates   will  purchase  the master’s package , which includes a cap, gown, tassel with signet, and hood. This regalia may be picked up at the Norris Bookstore or shipped to you for an additional fee. It is yours to keep. 
• PhD graduates   will  rent  the doctoral package , which includes a tam, gown, tassel with signet, and hood. There also is an option to purchase fine-quality doctoral regalia.  All doctoral rental regalia must be picked up in person at the Norris Bookstore. It cannot be shipped to you. For those unable to make it in person, you are welcome to send a proxy to pick it up on your behalf.  Rental regalia must be returned after the hooding ceremony or the main Commencement ceremony. All rental pieces must be returned except for the tassel. 
• No additional accessories are required to participate  in the hooding ceremony.  (Note, the stole option listed on the regalia website is worn by bachelor’s degree recipients in lieu of a hood.)  
• Please note, financial assistance applies to the purchase of the master’s package or the rental of the doctoral package and does not apply to the purchase of the fine-quality doctoral regalia.   

Differences Between Rental Regalia Package and Finer-Quality Regalia Package  

• Please note that the rental regalia package meets the traditional requirements for doctoral regalia at Northwestern. However,  the fabric is more lightweight than the finer-quality regalia. The rental regalia is intended for one-time use, has open sleeves, and has a removable tassel. It does not have embroidered school seals on the panels. It is sized generally according to the weight and height information you provide.
• The finer-quality academic regalia is intended for use for the duration of your academic career. It is made with higher-grade fabric that is dry clean only. It has bell sleeves and embroidered school seals on the panels. The tassel is sewn onto the tam. It is custom-made according to the measurements you provide. 
• Graduates should allow eight to ten weeks for fine-quality regalia orders to arrive. 

Please note: these details describe the finer-quality academic regalia package.

The gown body is purple with black velvet front panels softly curving around the neck and sweeping down the length of the gown. A special Northwestern University “1851” embroidered emblem is placed at chest level on each of the front panels. Each of the purple double bell sleeves has three black velvet sleeve chevrons. The gown has a pocket slit on the wearer’s right and a zipper closure.

The hood is standard doctoral style with a black shell, a velvet trim, and a purple satin lining with a gold satin chevron.

MFA graduates wear a brown hood while PHD graduates wear a dark blue hood.

MFA graduates wear a traditional cap while PhD graduates wear a tam.

The tam is a four-corner style cap in black velvet accented with a gold metallic tassel.

Hooding instructions

Faculty hooders may   download this diagram   with detailed hooding instructions.

Returning Regalia

MFA graduates may keep their purchased regalia , which includes a cap, gown, tassel with signet, and hood.  PhD graduates must return their rented regalia , which includes a tam, gown, tassel with signet, and hood.  Rental regalia must be returned after the hooding ceremony or the main Commencement ceremony . All rental pieces must be returned except for the tassel.  Faculty must return regalia rented by TGS before leaving the venue.  The accompanying tams belong to TGS and will be dropped off in a separate receptacle nearby. If you wish to wear your rental regalia for post-ceremony photos, it must be returned before 5:00 PM when the venue closes.

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Everything you need to know about UTSA’s academic regalia

DECEMBER 3, 2021  — During a typical Commencement celebration at UTSA, everyone is wearing a cap and gown, but some look very different than the others. We decided to tap into the history behind the academic regalia to find out what the different colors and styles represent.

The tradition of the academic dress dates back nearly eight centuries. In medieval Europe, all townsmen wore long, flowing robes or gowns. The materials and colors varied greatly, according to the wealth and rank of the individual and were governed by royal decree. Gradually, distinctive gowns were developed for the various professions, trades and guilds. Today, this tradition remains for gowns of religious orders and judiciary, and in academic regalia.

Through the years great diversity in color and style of cap, gown and hood have evolved. In 1895 a commission was established to come up with a uniform code for academic costume. Today the gowns, hoods and mortarboards worn by the graduating students of most institutions, including UTSA, follow this code.

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At UTSA the gowns and mortarboards are navy blue. The style of the gowns vary depending on the degree the student receives. The sleeves of the gowns worn by the master’s degree recipients are square at the end. The doctoral degree recipients’ gowns have flowing sleeves with three bars of velvet and a facing of velvet down the front with the UTSA seal. The velvet trim is five inches wide for the doctoral degree. The color of the velvet border indicates the degree and align with the tassel colors listed below.

The biggest difference in regalia can be found in the hood, which identifies the graduate degree and institution in which it was awarded. For master’s students, the hood is short. For those receiving a doctoral degree, the hood is longer and lined with silk in the official colors of the student’s institution. UTSA’s hoods are lined in orange with one white chevron.

The academic caps have their own special meanings. Developed in the 15th century, some caps were stiff, some soft, some square and some round with a tuft in the center. The tassel used today is an elaboration of the tuft. While some institutions still use the round caps, most institutions, including UTSA, have adopted the mortarboard style that comes from Oxford University. Students earning terminal degrees wear a tam.

The tassel color for graduate degrees indicates the discipline in which the degree has been earned, except that a gold bullion tassel is worn by recipients of doctoral degrees. For a bachelor’s degree, the tassel's colors represent the university in a tricolor of orange, blue and white. The gold cord, worn by some undergraduate students, indicates graduation with honors: summa cum laude, magna cum laude or cum laude.

UTSA leadership and faculty wear the robe specific to the university where they earned their highest degree. President Taylor Eighmy ’s regalia is indicative of the University of New Hampshire, where he earned his Ph.D. in environmental engineering. Eighmy is in the Roadrunner spirit with his orange hood, which actually signifies his engineering degree. He also wears the UTSA Presidential Medallion, which symbolizes the authority and responsibility vested in the President. The brass medallion has the university seal on one side and the words “Presented by the UTSA Development Board in honor of the University’s 25th anniversary—1994” on the other side.

President Eighmy’s hood represents his Ph.D. in environmental engineering. He also wears the UTSA Presidential Medallion.

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Kimberly Andrews Espy purchased her regalia when she was a faculty member at Southern Illinois University and needed it to participate in the hooding of her first doctoral student. The hood is red and white, representing her doctoral alma mater, University of Houston, and the piping on the sleeve chevrons is gold, representing her science degree. Her favorite features of the gown are the buttons that anchor the hood in place: one hidden inside the zipper and another on the back. Another distinguishing feature of her regalia is what it lacks—like a number of faculty, Espy eschews tradition by wearing neither a tam nor mortarboard at ceremonies.

Tassel and Hood Colors for Graduate Degrees

Blue Violet: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning

Brown: Art, Interior Design

Citron: American Studies, Anthropology, Bicultural and Bilingual Studies, Geography, Mexican American Studies, Social Work

Copper: Economics

Crimson: Communication

Dark Blue: Justice Policy, Philosophy, Political Science

Drab: Business, Data Analytics

Gold: Criminal Justice, Psychology

Golden Yellow: Sciences, Mathematics

Light Blue: Education

Pink: Music

Orange: Engineering

Peacock Blue: Public Administration

Sage: Health, Kinesiology, Public Health

White: Classical Studies, History, Humanities, Multidisciplinary Studies, Sociology, Languages, Women's Studies

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Academic attire is required for all candidates and graduates attending Commencement. Candidates can purchase attire or individual items in person during academic attire distribution  in early May.

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The status of your order will update one week before shipment, and tracking information will be generated the day it ships.

A full academic attire set consists of a gown, tassel, cap (mortarboard for bachelor’s and master’s, or a tam for doctoral degrees), and hood (only for master’s and doctoral degrees). Prices include NYS/NYC sales tax.

Bachelor's and associate set:  $55.00 Master's set:  $79.00 Doctoral (and LLM) set:  $89.00

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For those who do not select home shipping or would like to purchase attire or individual items in person, academic attire distribution will be in the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at the Kimmel Center. The first two days of distribution (Tuesday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 8) will be reserved for picking up advance orders that were placed by Friday, April 5.

If you have an expired NYU ID card, please let campus security at the Kimmel Center know you are there for on-campus distribution and show a government-issued photo ID.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024                     11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (Advance orders only) Wednesday, May 8, 2024               11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. (Advance orders only) Thursday, May 9, 2024                   11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2024                       11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2024                    1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.  Sunday, May 12, 2024                      Closed Monday, May 13, 2024                     10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2024                     10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2024               Closed

Third-Party Pickup

If you cannot pick up your academic attire in person, do the following to authorize a third party to pick up your items at the Kimmel Center:

• Complete the Third-Party Pickup Authorization Form  and upload photos of the front and back of your NYU ID card or government-issued photo ID. 
• The authorized third-party representative must present their own NYU ID card or government-issued photo ID at pickup.

If your third party is not affiliated with NYU, meaning they do not have an NYU ID card, you must sponsor them in JRNY. Submit a  Sponsor Request form  prior to your third party arriving on campus so they are able to easily access the building.

Graduates can also use Third Party Pick-up to pick up Grad Alley wristbands and  Founders Day Tassels.

Master’s and doctoral candidates or graduates may prefer to purchase custom-made academic attire. In particular, those entering the profession of academia may prefer the fine quality regalia suitable for wearing regularly in academic ceremonies. Master’s and doctoral candidates or graduates who wish to purchase custom-made academic attire can do so at the Herff Jones academic regalia website .

Class rings can be  ordered online  or at the  N YU Bookstore . A display of select rings are available to view in-person at the NYU Bookstore located at 726 Broadway, New York, New York, 10003.

If you reach graduation as a top-ranking Baccalaureate candidate or graduate, you will be named a  University Honors Scholar  and awarded the NYU Founders Day Award. Recipients of this honor receive a gold tassel to wear during Commencement and a personalized certificate.

Please note that the University does not distribute tassels, cords, or stoles for Latin honors. Some schools might distribute cords for certain internal honors. Please reach out to your school with questions about departmental honors.

Much of the color and meaning of the attire is found in the master’s and doctoral hoods. These are lined with satin in the color(s) of the institution conferring the degree and have a velvet border in the color signifying the degree of learning. See the  History, Regalia, and Program page  for the list of degrees associated with each color.

Caps and Gowns (Regalia)

At USC, all undergraduate and master’s robes are black, while doctoral robes are created custom for the university in a beautiful cardinal.

Undergraduates and master’s degree students may rent or purchase robes from the USC Bookstores for Commencement. Each rental comes with a tassel for the cap that can be removed and kept as a souvenir. The only official regalia decorations offered by USC are undergraduates’ honor cords. However, many students choose to augment their cap and gown with floral leis or customized stoles.

Gowns and hoods of rented regalia should be returned to the drop-off bins located around campus.

New USC Regalia

The new regalia, featuring a USC Shield and cardinal piping, was created to enhance and personalize the USC commencement experience. While the new customized gowns are the preferred commencement regalia, there is no requirement for graduates beyond the traditional black robes.

Graduate Student Regalia

Special instructions for master’s degree and doctoral students: please be very clear when telling the staff what degree you are earning, to make sure you get the right color trim on your hood; a doctorate is different from a Ph.D., and various doctorate hoods can be very different colors. Please review the color key for regalia for additional details.

• Resources & Policies for Students

Academic Regalia (Caps and Gowns)

For all students.

Academic regalia is required for all students participating in Commencement and Doctoral Hooding ceremonies.

The Bookstore will host a “Grad Fair” on March 22 through 24. During the three-day Grad Fair, the Bookstore will have a range of sizes of Master’s robes. It’s a good idea to get your cap and gown in advance of the rush in May.

The Bookstore will also have caps and gowns for sale in the week of May 13. Be sure that you have your cap and gown in hand before the day of your Commencement ceremony.

They recommend that doctoral students wanting to purchase a basic doctoral package not wait until the week of May 13th, but place an order as soon as possible for either shipping or pick up in the Bookstore.

Fine Quality Doctoral robes must be ordered from Jostens online or by phone, well in advance of May (order by late March in order to have it available for May). Ordering details appear below.

Master’s Regalia

Master’s Regalia is available from the Bookstore website in addition to certain periods (March and May) in the campus Bookstore.

Both packages below are customized for Georgetown University graduates. They consist of a black mortarboard style cap and tassel, a black gown with sleeves indicating graduate-level Master’s work, and an over-the-head hood with a velvet-like border indicating the degree awarded (see the Hood Degree Color Chart, below) . Bookstore staff will contact you for sizing information after you place your order on the website.

• Basic Quality Master of SCIENCE complete regalia set  (approx. $98)
• Basic Quality Master of ARTS complete regalia set  (approx. $98)
• Fine Quality Master’s regalia package (approx. $393) 

Please note : The Georgetown Bookstore will not be open early enough on Thursday, May 16 (Doctoral Hooding Ceremony) or on Friday, May 17 (Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Commencement Ceremony) for you to purchase academic robes for that same day (both Ceremonies begin at 9:00 a.m. with lineup at approx. 8:00 a.m. – the Bookstore doesn’t open until 9:00 a.m.).

Please make sure that you have your robes on hand no later than Wednesday, May 15 if participating in the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, or by Thursday, May 16 for the main Graduate School Commencement Ceremony.

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Doctoral Regalia

Doctoral Regalia are available for order on the Jostens website. The packages below are customized for Georgetown University graduates. The basic package consists of a black mortarboard style cap and tassel, a black gown with sleeves indicating doctoral work, and an over-the-head hood with a velvet-like border indicating the degree awarded.

• Basic Doctor of Philosophy complete regalia set  (approx. $124)
• Basic Doctor of Nursing Practice complete regalia set  (approx. $124)

These “fine quality” robes are available only by special order online and take approx. five (5) weeks for delivery.  Place your order by late March.

• Deluxe ‘Bristol’ style Doctoral regalia package ( approx. $460 )
• Deluxe ‘Sussex’ style Doctoral regalia package ( approx. $629)
• Deluxe ‘Windsor’ style Doctoral regalia package ( approx. $925)

Follow these instructions to order the above regalia packages:

• Supply the university name (Georgetown University), City (Washington), and State (District of Columbia)
• Supply your Degree name and size of the Cap/Tam on the second screen. Please note that all Ph.D. degrees should select Ph.D. as the degree name to receive royal blue velvet band color
• Fill out the required measurements on the next screen after which you will be able to see the final order in your cart
• Please verify all the details before selecting the Checkout option
• Follow the on-screen instructions to complete your order

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Official Georgetown Doctoral Regalia

The “Georgetown Official” doctoral regalia is the highest quality (and most expensive) academic regalia option. It has extensive embroidery and stitching and is a durable, long-lasting formal regalia. It is worn by Georgetown University President John DeGioia and members of the faculty who graduated from Georgetown University.

This higher quality regalia is available only by special advance order through Jostens. It takes approximately eight (8) weeks for delivery (at least) , so it should be ordered no later than mid-February. This regalia is not a vailable on Jostens website and must be ordered by phone (see instructions below) .

Orders must be placed by mid-February to be delivered in time for the Doctoral Hooding and main Commencement ceremonies .

• “Georgetown Official” Doctoral-level regalia package ( approx. $1,200)

Follow these instructions to order the above regalia package (phone order only):

• Call Jostens Customer Service Center: 1-800-854-7464
• Follow the prompts for Language (1-Espanol, #-English)
• Select 3-College Customers
• Select 3-Cap and Gown
• Select 2-All Other Question: This will connect you to the customer service agent
• Ask for the Georgetown University (Washington, DC) “Georgetown Official” doctoral regalia package

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Hood Lining – Degree Colors

Note: When ordering your regalia, especially via telephone, please use ONLY the following degree names to ensure that you get the correctly colored hood velvet and lining. For example, there is a difference in stating that you are getting a “Doctorate in Physics” versus correctly saying you are being awarded the “Doctor of Philosophy.”

All Georgetown graduate students are awarded only the following degrees (the specialty field, e.g., Physics, Government, Biochemistry, etc., is not part of the standardized graduate degree hood lining color):

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Royal Blue
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP/DNAP): Apricot
• Master of Arts (M.A.): White
• Master of Sciences (M.S.): Gold
• Master of Global Human Development (MGHD): White
• Master of International Development Policy (MIDP): Peacock Blue
• Master of Policy Management (MPM): Peacock Blue
• Master of Public Policy (MPP): Peacock Blue
• Executive Master in Policy Management (EMPM): Peacock Blue
• Executive Master in Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership (EMCQSL): Peacock Blue

Academic dress

Full academic dress should be worn at all formal University ceremonies including matriculation and degree ceremonies. Sub fusc (from the Latin sub fuscus meaning dark brown) should be worn beneath your academic gown and is also required when sitting examinations.

Your sub fusc

You are required to wear your preference from the following as sub fusc:

1.    one of:

• dark suit with dark socks, or
• dark skirt with black tights or stockings, or
• dark trousers with dark socks or dark hosiery

Socks, tights and stockings must  be worn and must cover the ankle entirely. There should be no gap between the bottom of the trouser leg or skirt and the top of the socks or stockings. 

2.    dark jacket, if required - worn underneath the gown 3.    black shoes 4.    plain white collared shirt or blouse with sleeves 5.    white bow tie, black bow tie, black full-length tie, or black ribbon.

• the appropriate academic gown (see below; Academic Gowns for Students )
• mortar board or soft cap

Additional notes

• ‘Dark’ in this context means dark grey, dark blue or black. Clothing must be plain; pinstripes and similar patterns are not permitted.
• When wearing sub-fusc, your clothing must not leave any part of your legs, ankles, or feet uncovered.
• The mortar board may be worn out of doors but must be removed and carried indoors.
• Ministers of religion may wear clerical dress, with a gown over, when attending ceremonies.
• If you wear a head dress / scarf for religious reasons, a black scarf should be worn. 
• Members of the armed forces may wear service dress under their gown, in place of sub fusc. This is only applicable to members of The British Armed Forces in the UK. Uniform caps should be removed when indoors.

Academic gowns for students

Student gowns: Commoners gown (left), Scholars gown (middle), Advanced student gown (right)

Commoners gown

Worn by students taking undergraduate or undergraduate master’s degrees: BA, BFA, BTh, MPhys etc

Black gown of cotton or synthetic material with a turned over collar. It has no sleeves but has a streamer on each side with square pleating hanging to the full length of the gown, which falls to the hip.

Scholars gown

•  Worn by students taking undergraduate or undergraduate master’s degrees, and: are the recipient of a scholarship* AND/OR have excelled in their preliminary examinations*

*Your college can advise you further.

• Black gown of Russell cord or synthetic material in full style with a gathered stiffened yoke behind and short open sleeves. The gown should reach the wearer’s knees. 

Advanced students gown (also known as the Graduate gown)

Worn by those taking postgraduate taught, or postgraduate research degrees (e.g. MSc, MPhil, DPhil etc.)

• Black gown of cotton or synthetic material of the same style as the Commoners’ gown, but reaches to the knees of the wearer.

Information for examinations

You are required to wear sub fusc for all your examinations; plus your academic student gown and mortar board/soft cap. Your college/department can advise you on the appropriate gown to wear (see above; Academic Gowns for Students )

• Undergraduates/Undergraduate Masters: For music recitals, oral examinations, presentations and any other form of viva voce examination, you must always wear the commoners’ gown.

You may remove your mortar board/soft cap and gown during the examination itself.

In addition, students traditionally wear carnations for examinations (though this is not compulsory):

• First examination = a white carnation
• Intermediate examination(s) = a pink carnation
• Final examination = a red carnation

Degree ceremonies

In all cases you are required to wear full academic dress to your degree ceremony. If not properly dressed you may be refused admission to the degree ceremony and graduated in absentia. For most ceremonies, you will be required to change your academic gown and/or hood during the ceremony.

Students having a DPhil conferred should wear the gown of their existing University of Oxford status (and the hood if there is one) during the first part of the ceremony. You will change into the gown (and hood) of your new degree at the appropriate time during the ceremony.

Students having a graduate masters degree conferred, and students having the degree of BA, BFA, BTh, Undergraduate Masters (e.g. MBiochem, MChem, MMath etc.) conferred, should consult their college as to whether they should enter the ceremony wearing the gown of their current status, or the status which will be conferred. In all cases, the gown and hood of the status to be conferred will be required as a minimum.

Your college will advise you about which gown(s)/hood(s) you will need for your degree ceremony.

Mortar boards may be worn outside, but removed when inside and carried. Soft caps and bonnets may be worn inside and outside.

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Academic Attire

Academic attire is required for all graduating students who plan to attend either of the Michigan Engineering graduation ceremonies.

During the celebration, the tassel is worn on the right front corner of the cap and is moved to the left after the degree has been conferred . The tassel color represents the field of study; engineering graduates may wear an orange tassel and LSA computer science/data science graduates may wear a golden yellow tassel.  Black or maize-and-blue tassels are also appropriate.

• Bachelor’s degree – tassel, cap and bachelor’s gown are purchased.
• Master’s degree – tassel, cap, master’s gown and hood are purchased. U-M Michigan Engineering graduation hoods have maize and blue satin on the inside, with orange velvet on the outside.
• Doctoral degree – tassel, cap, doctoral gown, and hood are rented and should be reserved early in the term. Custom doctoral attire can be purchased at any time during the year; orders generally take 6-8 weeks.

Honor Cords

The honor cord – which can be gold or white, single or double – denotes students graduating with honors. Engineering students eligible to wear an honor cord must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher based on at least 45 hours of credit that have been completed while enrolled in Michigan Engineering through the end of the last completed term of study. There are no honor cords specific to grade-point-average distinction levels. Honor cords may be purchased at stores selling academic attire.

Distinction Grade Point Average

Distinction levels are noted in the printed program and on your final transcript. Please note that your GPA will not be rounded up.

• Cum Laude 3.20-3.49
• Magna Cum Laude 3.50-3.74
• Summa Cum Laude 3.75-4.00

We encourage graduating students, who are in the military, to wear their military uniforms instead of traditional academic attire.

Local Bookstores

Academic attire is available from the following stores.  Shop early in the term for the best selection of gown sizes and hood and tassel colors. The local bookstores have complete lists of the academic color for each discipline.

• Barnes and Noble @ University of Michigan – 530 South State Street – (734) 995-8877
• U-M North Campus Bookstore – 2101 Bonisteel Blvd – (734) 668-602
• Michiganensian Yearbook – 420 Maynard Street – (734) 418-4115 x1247
• MDen – 303 S. State Street – (734) 686-3002

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Caps and Gowns

Caps, gowns, and tassels must be  purchased online through Herff Jones  at least 6 weeks before your chosen ceremony to ensure timely delivery and avoid rush delivery fees.

Cap and Gown Packages and Ordering Instructions

• Graduates attending a ceremony in person must  order regalia (caps and gowns) through Herff Jones .
• Order at least 6 weeks prior to the ceremony date to ensure timely delivery.
• For late orders, call Herff Jones at  800-837-4235 . Additional rush fees for late orders will apply.
• Caps and gowns are not available at the ceremony.
• Business or business causal clothing and comfortable shoes are recommended to be worn with regalia.

Cap and gown packages include:

• Associate’s, bachelor’s, undergraduate certificate, and diploma graduates: Cap with tassel, gown, custom Purdue Global zipper pull
• Master's graduates: Cap with tassel, gown with batwing sleeves, degree-color hood, and custom Purdue Global zipper pull
• Post-graduate certificates: Cap with tassel, gown with batwing sleeves, and custom Purdue Global zipper pull
• Doctorate graduates: Cap with tassel, gown with velvet strips, degree-color hood, and custom Purdue Global zipper pull

See Listing of Hood Colors  below for master's and doctorate degree colors.

• Visit the Purdue Global page on Herff Jones
• All Other Degrees (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate)
• Click "Shop"
• Choose an option: Graduation Packages, Announcements, Cap & Gown, Diploma Frames, Stage Clip
• When choosing cap and gown, select your height and weight details for an accurate fit
• Master’s and Doctorate graduates only: Select your area of study to receive the correct hood (see Listing of Hood Colors below)
• Fill in your billing and shipping details to complete your order.

Listing of Hood Colors for Master's and Doctorate Graduates