CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy (CUNY SPH) hosts its commencement ceremony each June. The 2025 commencement—for the largest graduating class in its history—was held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, reflecting the school’s deep New York ties. Graduating students process on stage, receive degrees, and turn their tassels as part of the ceremony.

According to SPH commencement FAQs, bachelor’s (or certificate) candidates wear a black cap and black gown, a standard academic regalia. Master’s graduates additionally wear an academic hood, whose colors “signify their academic discipline and the institution.” The regalia items—including cap, gown, tassel, and hood—are ordered through Jostens, via the school’s dedicated Jostens store.

For students recognized for academic honors, SPH provides an honor cord at the ceremony. However, CUNY SPH does not publicly disclose a standardized color‑scheme for tassels, honor cords, or stoles in its commencement materials or handbooks. The Jostens store offers custom stoles (such as Kente or Serape) as optional purchase, but the school does not define fixed stole colors tied to honor levels or departments.

Faculty participating in the ceremony wear traditional academic regalia. SPH’s public documentation does not detail a discipline‑specific color system for faculty hoods or velvet trim. Given the limited publicly available regalia specification, many of the fine details (e.g., tassel color per degree or discipline) may depend on general academic-dress tradition or on custom options through Jostens.

In summary, CUNY SPH’s commencement relies on classic academic dress: black gown and cap for undergraduates, plus hood for master’s. While honor cords are awarded, the school does not publish a formal color‑chart for cords or stoles, leaving much of the regalia styling flexible.

CUNY SPH Graduation Regalia – Official Public Health Academic Outfit

Celebrate your degree from CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy (SPH) with the formal academic regalia set used at commencement.

Key Features:

• Black Graduation Gown: Designed to match the standard SPH commencement robe for certificate and graduate-level students.
• Mortarboard Cap: Classic black cap included, completing the traditional graduation look.
• Tassel: Included with the cap. SPH does not publicly define a fixed tassel color, giving some flexibility.
• Graduate Hood: For master’s and doctoral graduates, a hood with velvet trim representing your field and SPH’s institutional colors.
• Honor Cord: Given to graduates who earn honors; no fixed cord color is disclosed in SPH’s public documentation.
• Custom Stoles: Optional stoles (such as Kente or Serape) available through the SPH Jostens store. No mandated stole color.
• Official Ordering Partner: Regalia is ordered via SPH’s authorized Jostens commencement store.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, you can reach out directly to the college's administration or the office responsible for commencement and student services. They can provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic regalia.