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Student Academic Attire

All Husky Stadium ceremony participants must be attired in the appropriate apparel as outlined below.

All apparel is provided by Oak Hall and must be ordered via the registration/order form, at this website, between May 3 and May 23.

Purchase/Rental Fees

Bachelor's: (black gown emblazened with the UW Seal, mortarboard, degree colored tassel)
Purchase price: $39.95

Master’s: (black master’s gown, mortarboard, black tassel, degree-colored hood)
Purchase price: $55.95

Doctoral: (purple gown and tam, gold tassel, purple and gold hood)
Rental price: $65.95. (Graduates wishing to purchase their Ph.D. regalia can contact Oak Hall directly at 1-800-223-0429).

Candidates who wish to purchase doctoral apparel should still complete the web registration/order form to purchase parking or to participate in the main Ceremony, but may purchase apparel by calling Oak Hall at 1-800-223-0429.

Professional:

L.L.M. :(Black Master gown & mortarboard, black tassel, degree-colored hood)
Purchase price: $55.95

D.D.S., J.D., Pharm.D.: (Traditional black doctoral gown & mortarboard, degree-colored hood, old gold tassel)
Rental price: $65.95

M.D.: (Traditional black doctoral gown, black tam, degree-colored hood, old gold tassel)
Rental price: $65.95

If you are a Professional degree candidate and wish to purchase any part of your academic regalia, please see the Oak Hall representative when you pick up or drop off your rental order.

Apparel Pick Up

When completing the registration/order form, candidates will choose one of the following days to pick up their apparel. Dates are available on a first-come, first served basis. Please come on your chosen day:

Date Time Location
June 2 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. HUB
June 3 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. HUB
June 4 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. HUB
June 5 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. HUB

Students who are no longer in the Seattle area will be directed via the registration/order form to specific pick up times closer to the date of the ceremony.

Third Party Pick Up

A third party may pick up your academic attire provided they have the following:

A signed copy of your web receipt authorizing [third-party name] to pick up your order

Photo ID of self

Doctoral Apparel Return

Rented doctoral apparel must be returned to Oak Hall at the HUB during the following hours or you will be billed for the full purchase price of the regalia.

Date Time Location
June 5 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
HUB
June 11 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

HUB

June 12 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. HUB
June 13 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. HUB
June 14 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. HUB
June 15 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. HUB

 

Refunds on Apparel

Refunds for apparel or parking will be granted on cancellations on or before May 23 by completing the Refund Form. Refunds after this date will be reviewed on an individual basis. No refunds will be processed after pick-up begins June 2.

Faculty Academic Attire

(Faculty needing apparel for the Husky Stadium commencement ceremony or a school, college or departmental ceremony please go to the Faculty and Marshals page.)

The items listed below may be purchased online when completing the registration/order form May 3 - May 23.

Stoles of Gratitude

The Stole of Gratitude is awarded by the graduate to his or her parents and/or supporters in appreciation of all they have done to make the graduate’s success possible. The cost is $25.00. (Click on image for enlarged view.)

Additional Tassels and Hoods

Bachelor candidates receiving a double degree may purchase an additional tassel for the second degree for $7.00.

Master’s candidates receiving a double degree may purchase an additional hood for the second degree for $22.00.

Purple and Gold souvenir tassels ($7.00), status tassels ($10.00), and keychain tassels ($7.00) are also available - click on image for enlarged view.

Honor Cords

Special honor cords are awarded to undergraduate students who have earned Baccalaureate Honors (Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude), College Honors, or Departmental Honors. Click on the above links for an explanation of these honors. Those eligible may purchase the cords for $10.00 on the web registration/order form.

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