Cap and Gown
Graduates wear traditional academic dress which undergraduates and master's students may purchase at the Baylor Bookstore on campus. Contact the bookstore at 254-710-2161 or click the green text to view their website.
Beginning in the fall 2009, the robes which bachelor and master's students will wear are from the Elements CollectionTM from Jostens. These gowns help students celebrate the gradution tradition and obtain a keepsake, knowing their graduation attire was created with thre utmost concern for the environment. The fabric for the robes is made from wood sourced excusively from renewabe, managed forests. Based on scientific research, the fabric is proven to decompose in soil in one year. Robes kept inside will not decompose. As a part of the Elements Collection program, when a student redeems the Elements regalia hang tag code online, Jostens will contribute $1 to support environmental sustainability.
Bachelor's and master's degree regalia are available for purchase year round from the bookstore. Bachelor's degree regalia is priced at about $40 and includes a cap, gown, and tassel. Master's degree regalia is priced at $70 and includes a cap, gown, tassel, and hood.
Master's students graduating with dual degrees may wear only one hood.
Baylor has designated its own distinctive doctoral regalia, which will be worn by all doctoral candidates at graduation. Students should contact the Graduate School at 254-710-3588 for information concerning either rental of regalia ($37, including sales tax) or purchase of regalia ($922.61, including bag, hanger, and tax, shipping is an additional charge).
The design and appearance of academic regalia varies according to degree, becoming more elaborate with advanced degrees. Undergraduates may wear honor cords, medallions, or stoles related to academic honors. Honor cords are for honor societies and do not denote any GPA recognition. Items such as flowers, decorative jewelry, and other non-academic adornments are not appropriate for the commencement ceremony.
Tassels are available in different colors depending on the type of degree conferred upon the graduate. Colored tassels for the appropriate degrees are:
Black--Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, all Master's degrees
Brown--Bachelor of Business Administration
Golden Yellow--Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Aviation Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Light Blue--Bachelor of Science in Education
Orange-- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Salmon Pink--Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education
Citron--Bachelor of Social Work
Red--Master of Divinity
Gold--all Doctoral degrees
HONOR CORDS
Honor cords may be provided for membership in a discipline-specific or honor organization and are available from the organization involved. Cords are not provided to students who graduate cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude, although this designation is shown in the program and is stated as each graduate's name is called. Diplomas will be ordered after graduation to show this distinction.
Honor cords and sashes are for academic purposes only and must be approved by the Provost's Office.
