Graduation and Convocation Attire

Commencement and convocation are formal ceremonies. Graduation regalia should be worn to both. Information about regalia specific to each program can be found below.

Undergraduate and master’s caps and gowns may be purchased online, from the Ohio State Bookstore or other campus area bookstores. PhD and doctoral caps and gowns may also be purchased or rented online.

Master’s and Post-Master’s Degree Graduates 

Master’s degree and Post-Master’s degree graduates wear a black robe with an gold-colored velvet stole highlighted with scarlet fabric underneath. The graduate also wears a mortarboard with a black tassel.

 

PhD Degree Graduates

PhD degree graduates wear a scarlet robe with gray accents on the sleeves and a velvet panel down the front. The hood PhD graduates receive is blue on one side and red/scarlet underneath. The cap is called a doctoral tam. It has a gray tassel.

 

DNP Degree Graduates

DNP degree graduates will wear a scarlet robe with gray accents on the sleeves and a velvet panel down the front. The hood is an apricot-colored velvet with a scarlet and gray interior. DNP graduates wear a black doctoral tam with a gray tassel. 

 

 DNE Degree Graduates

DNE degree graduates will wear a scarlet robe with gray accents on the sleeves and a velvet panel down the front. The hood is an apricot-colored velvet with a scarlet and gray interior. DNE graduates wear a black doctoral tam with a gray tassel. 

Undergraduates

Undergraduates wear a black robe with a black mortarboard and an apricot colored tassel, which represents the College of Nursing.