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Regalia – Pending Updates

Cap, gown, and more

Traditional caps and gowns are recommended at all WSU in-person Commencement ceremonies. The Academic Costume Code guides the design of regalia used at colleges and universities nationwide.

Those being commissioned as officers in the ROTC program may choose to wear either their military uniform or a cap and gown.

Renting regalia

Online

  • Regalia for the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony may be rented exclusively through Herff Jones.   Orders must be placed by no later than October 31, 2022.

  • Click here to begin the online ordering process.

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At the Grad Fair 

  • Thursday, November 3, 2022
    9 a.m to 5 p.m.
    The Bookie

Faculty

Academic Regalia for the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony may be ordered at no cost either through the Bookie or online through Herff Jones (by no later than Monday, October 31, 2022).

Click here to begin the online ordering process.


Purchasing regalia (Doctoral students only)

Regalia for the Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony is available for purchase by Doctoral students through Herff Jones.   Orders must be placed by no later than October 31, 2022.

Click here to begin the online purchasing process.


Questions?

The Bookie
North East 1500 Terrell Mall
Compton Union Building
PO Box 549
Pullman, WA 99163

509-332-2537, ext. 127
bksbookie@bncollege.com

Herff Jones Customer Service
attn: HOWARD BYRD
503-701-9214
www.herffjones.com 

Tips for wearing regalia

  • Wear tassels on the right side.
  • Remove academic caps during the posting of the colors and national anthem.
  • Wear your stoles, sashes, and cords underneath the crimson/grey University yoke. Pull the yoke up snug to your throat with no sagging or gaping. (To do this, reach around to the back and pull the end of the yoke down.) 
  • Doctoral candidates, remove your tam during hooding.

Honor cords

Undergraduates earning a 3.5 or higher grade-point average are considered honor students and can receive a custom WSU honor cord of crimson and silver. Contact your academic department or college dean’s office for information.

(Neither Herff Jones, The Bookie nor The Commencement Office provides honor cords.)