Academic Attire

Student Commencement Regalia Information

Caps and gowns (and hoods for master's and doctoral students), also known as regalia, are required to participate in the Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremonies. Regalia is not needed for Baccalaureate.

Students will be pre-ordering commencement regalia through the Josten's website. All regalia will be delivered to the Campus Store. In May, students will then have the option to pick up their regalia or have it shipped. 

Pricing for Commencement 2021

(updated on January 5, 2021)

Academic Honors & Academic Hoods

If you are graduating with academic honors, your hood will be issued when you pick up your academic apparel name card at the Seattle University Bookstore.

Master's, educational specialists and doctoral degree candidates wear hoods appropriate to their degrees. The cap, gown, hood, and tassel are yours to keep.

Tassels

Be sure to pick up the color tassel that corresponds with the school or college granting your degree.

College of Arts & Sciences

• Undergraduate White
• Graduate Peacock Blue

Albers School of Business & Economics

• Undergraduate Tan
• Graduate Tan

College of Education

• Masters & Ed. Specialists Light Blue
• Doctoral Old Gold

School of New and Continuing Studies

• Undergraduate Black

College of Nursing

• Undergraduate Apricot
• Graduate Apricot

College of Science & Engineering

• Undergraduate Sciences Gold
• Undergraduate Engineering Orange (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical)
• Graduate Orange

School of Theology & Ministry

• Graduate Scarlett Red

In academic tradition, the student who has not yet earned a degree wears the tassel on the RIGHT side of the mortarboard. After the baccalaureate degrees have been conferred, graduates will be directed to move the tassel to the LEFT.

Master's candidates wear their tassel on the left, to begin with and, therefore, do not move it during the ceremony.

Regalia Donation

Unsure of what to do with your commencement regalia now that you've walked across the stage and gotten your degree? Donate it to Campus Ministry's regalia closet, which provides Redhawks of high financial need with loaner regalia. Drop your regalia off at Campus Ministry in Student Center 120 during regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) or mail it to:

Campus Ministry (STCN 120)

901 12th Ave

Seattle, WA 98122