05/02/2013
CAP AND GOWN RENTAL INFORMATION:
Students who came to Grad Fair and pre-paid for their cap and gown rental can pick up their regalia a week before everyone else, from Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 3!
Graduates will be able rent academic regalia (caps, gowns and hoods) in the University Bookstore, 3rd floor from Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 17. The hours are:
Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 17, 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
It’s simple to determine what you need to rent:
Bachelor’s degree (black cap and gown only): $49.99
Master’s degree (black cap, gown and hood): $64.99
Doctoral degree (cardinal cap, gown and hood): $74.99
Each of the above rentals comes with a tassel for the cap that can be removed and kept as a souvenir. To speed up the rental process, it’s best to have your height and cap size ready. If you don’t know those, though, the staff will be happy to measure you.
Master’s or Doctoral student: please be crystal 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.
If you have any doubts about the color hood you should be receiving, please check the list posted here.
Returning Rented Regalia
Caps, gowns and hoods should be returned to the drop-off area outside the Bookstore immediately following your satellite ceremony. Returns after commencement day should be made inside the Bookstore’s first floor.