Cap and Gown
Student Academic Attire
All CenturyLink Commencement participants must be attired in the appropriate academic apparel as outlined below. If you are attending a School, College, Departmental or other event please check to see if you will need a cap and gown.
All apparel is provided by Oak Hall and must be ordered via theRegistration/Order Form, at this website.
Important note: No balloons!
CenturyLink Field does not permit balloons in either the stadium or the Event Center where students will line up.
Purchase/Rental Fees
Bachelor's: (black gown emblazened with the UW Seal, mortarboard, degree-colored tassel)
Purchase price (bachelor's apparel cannot be rented): $45
Master’s: (black master’s gown, mortarboard, black tassel, degree-colored hood)
Purchase price (master's apparel cannot be rented): $65
Doctoral: (purple gown and tam, gold tassel, purple and gold hood)
There are three options for Doctoral regalia.
1. Rent all items (gown, tam and hood): $85. If you select this option you must return all items following Commencement.
2. Rent the gown and tam and purchase the hood: $188. If you choose this option you can keep your hood, but must return the gown and tam following Commencement.
3. Purchase full doctoral regalia. (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.
Professional:
L.L.M. :(Black Master gown & mortarboard, black tassel, degree-colored hood)
Purchase price: $65
D.D.S., J.D., Pharm.D.: (Traditional black doctoral gown & mortarboard, degree-colored hood, old gold tassel)
Rental price: $75
Purchase hood and rent gown and mortarboard: $149
M.D.: (Traditional black doctoral gown, black tam, degree-colored hood, old gold tassel)
Rental price: $75
Purchase hood and rent gown and tam: $149
Apparel Pick Up
Apparel pick up will take place at the University Bookstore, beginning on May 22 and running through June 2, during regular bookstore hours. Students will select a pick-up week when they complete the Registration/Order Form. Students must pick up their orders during the week they select. 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
Apparel return will be at the University Bookstore, June 2 - 12, during normal bookstore hours.
Refunds on Apparel
Refunds for apparel will be granted only before orders are picked up at the University Bookstore. Once the order has been picked up, no refunds will be granted. Please check your orders before you leave the bookstore to make sure you have what you ordered. To request a refund please fill out the refund form.
Faculty Academic Attire
(Faculty needing apparel for the CenturyLink Stadium commencement ceremony or a school, college or departmental ceremony please go to the Faculty and Marshals page.)
