Regalia

Regalia Protocol

• The hood should be worn velvet side out with the velvet binding flipped to show the colors; secure the hood so that it does not fall off your shoulders.
• The mortarboard should be worn flat (parallel to the ground), secured with bobby pins, if necessary.
• May undergraduate candidates should wear the tassel on the right. September and January undergraduate candidates should wear the tassel on the left throughout the ceremony.
• Academic honor ribbons, stoles and cords should be worn to Commencement.
• There will be volunteers to assist graduates with their hoods.

Regalia Orders

Students

• Online ordering will open in Spring of 2027. Note that online ordering for campus pick up will close in mid-March. The campus pickup, Grad fiar will be held mid- April. 
• After March deadline, students can still order online until April 30 but will be charged a shipping fee — price varies depending on whether they want expedited shipping or standard shipping.
• The Gear Shop will have a handful of regalia in stock available for purchase May 1 - May 14. 

Faculty

• Can rent regalia at their own cost when site opens until April
• Delivery is in May the week of commencement.

For doctoral robes, please work directly with Sonia Bowie.