Cap and Gown Purchase

Dates and Times of Distribution
Caps, gowns, tassels and honor cords will be available for purchase at the University Store in the Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve Street, from May 5-16, 2008. They will be distributed at the back of the University Store.

Hours of distribution are:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday  8am-4pm
Tuesday, Thursday  8am-7pm

When you come to purchase your cap and gown,  you will need to provide your height and weight to ensure you receive the correct size gown.   

Mail Order

If you cannot make any of the above hours for distribution, please consider using the mail order process between May 5-9. To order your cap and gown by mail, call the University Store at (715) 346-3431 and provide the following information:

1. Name
2. Address
3. Telephone number
4. Credit card number*
5. Whether you are receiving a Bachelor's or Master's degree
6. Height and weight

*For security purposes, please do not leave a credit card number on voice mail. We will call you back to get that information if we're not immediately available.

Your order will be shipped to you UPS; there is a charge of $9.50 (includes tax) for shipping and handling.  Orders will not be taken before Monday, May 5, or after Friday, May 9, at 11 a.m., as we cannot guarantee delivery after that time.

Prices and Information - Bachelor’s Degrees

Cap, Gown and Tassel - $20.00 plus tax
Tassel Only - $ 2.25 plus tax
Honor Cord - $ 7.25 plus tax
Caps not sold separately.

Bachelor Degree candidates can purchase the total package which includes cap, gown and tassel (and the honor cord when honors are specified). If the candidate already has a black cap and gown, a tassel may be purchased separately.

Tassel Colors

Bachelor of Science (BS): Gold
Bachelor of Art (BA): White
Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA): Dark Brown
Bachelor of Music (BM): Pink

Prices and Information – Master’s Degrees

Complete Masters Package:  $29.50 plus tax    
Includes: Cap, gown, and tassel purchase and rental of the hood                                         

Tassel only - $2.25 plus tax
Rental of Hood only - $5.00 plus tax
Caps not sold separately.

Tassel Color - Black only

Hood Colors

MS in Education - Blue
MS in Teaching - Yellow
Master of Music Education - Blue
MA in Communication - Burgundy
MS in Communicative Disorders - Yellow
MS in Human & Community Resources - Yellow
MS in Nutrition Science - Yellow
MS in Natural Resources - Yellow

Attention Master's Candidates: Cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude are undergraduate honor designations. Master's degree candidates do not graduate with honors regardless of their grade point average, and do not wear an honor cord.   

Cap, Gown, and Tassel (Protocol)

Wear the mortarboard horizontally (not tipped in any direction), with the point of the cap in the middle of the forehead. 

Bachelor and Associate Degrees Candidates
Wear the tassel on the right side of the mortarboard. After the Chancellor’s charge to graduates (at the end of the program), you will be told to shift your tassel to the left of the mortarboard. It is appropriate to wear honor cords, the Chancellor’s Leadership Award, the Albertson Medallion and/or other approved honors designations. Honors cords are draped over the shoulders with the tasseled ends to the front.

Master’s Degrees Candidates
Tassels are worn on the left side of the mortarboard at all times. Carry the Master's hood over your right arm during the procession. Make sure the hood is unbuttoned. When your name is called, step to the stage. Your hood will be installed by an advisor, dean of your college, or provost.

Semester Abroad Sashes

Students who have participated in a semester-long UWSP semester abroad program have received a sash to wear at commencement which identifies the country in which the student elected to study from the UWSP International Programs office. If you did not receive this sash, contact the office at (715) 346-2717 or visit them in Room 108, Collins Classroom Center.