Beginning this year, the University Book Store will assume management of all faculty and staff academic regalia orders.
The Book Store has created the form to replace the old catalyst form that was formerly used but has now been retired by the University. The Book Store will collect all rental payments, which may be made via credit card, procard, University purchase order, or cash. The Book Store will not be able to accept budget numbers. If you are a school or department that needs to place multiple orders for your faculty and staff, you will also use this form.
Orders will be available for pick-up at the Book Store’s flagship store on the Ave in the lower level. Those participating in Commencement as marshals or members of the academic procession will also need to fill out the form, even if they do not need to order regalia. This is how they will order parking permits and guest tickets for the day.
Prices for regalia rental, which have remained stable for many years, have increased and are shown below.
The Book Store form is available at the University Book Store webpage.
Everyone will need to fill out the new form completely this year, but the Book Store is working on improvements to make completing the form faster in the future.
We look forward to this partnership with the University Book Store and we believe this will enable faculty and staff at the University to be served more effectively.
For questions, call (206) 838-7272 or email faculty.regalia@ubookstore.com
Details on faculty rental regalia are as follows.
PhD regalia ($98 + tax): With one exception, PhD regalia will consist of a black doctoral robe, a black tam, and a PhD hood with the colors of school that conferred the degree. Exception: If you received your PhD degree from the University of Washington, you will be provided the custom UW purple PhD regalia on a rental basis. Faculty who received a Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Doctor of Audiology, or Doctor of Education degree from the UW will also be provided with the custom purple UW doctoral regalia.
Professional doctoral degree regalia – MD, JD, DDS, PharmD ($98 + tax): Professional degree regalia will consist of a black doctoral robe, a black tam, and a professional hood (law, medicine, pharm, dentistry) with the appropriate trim color for each degree (i.e., purple for law, green for medicine, etc.) and the colors of the degree-conferring school on the inside satin lining.
Master’s degree regalia ($88 + tax): Master’s degree regalia will consist of a black master’s robe, a black tam or a mortarboard with a black tassel (faculty may chose either), and a master’s hood with trim color reflecting the degree (e.g., orange for engineering), and the colors of the degree-conferring school on the inside satin lining.
Bachelor’s degree regalia ($58 + tax): Bachelor’s degree regalia will consist of a black bachelor’s robe (without the UW seal that distinguishes student gowns), a bachelor’s hood, and a black mortarboard with degree colored tassel.
It will also be possible to order individual items:
PhD gown only: ($51 + tax )
PhD hood only: ($51 + tax)
Tam only: ($40 + tax)
Master’s gown only: ($45 + tax)
Master’s hood only: ($45 + tax)
Tam only: ($40 + tax)
Bachelor’s gown only: ($39 + tax)
Bachelor’s hood only: ($39 + tax)
Tam only: ($40 + tax)