Academic Regalia

Publication: Faculty Handbook

Policy Statement

At the Commencement exercises, the Chief Administrators of the University, teaching faculty, and administrative faculty appear in full and appropriate academic garb.

Policy Procedures

The Registrar's Office is responsible for ordering the regalia. Those not holding an academic degree wear a plain baccalaureate gown and cap, while those holding a degree wear the gown, cap, and hood distinctive of the degree conferred upon them. It is expected that dark shoes (preferably black) will be worn by all. Men must wear dark suits. Faculty members who have academic degrees wear the tassel on the left front quarter of the cap. Non-degree people will wear the tassel on the right front quarter.