The CUNY School of Law holds its annual commencement at Apollo Theater in Harlem, typically in late May. Graduating students must order their academic regalia by a fixed deadline (e.g., March 23 for 2025) through Herff Jones / CollegeGrad, and their regalia cost is covered through their student materials fees. The regalia package includes a black graduation gown, mortarboard cap, and a gold tassel with the graduation year printed, which graduates keep as a souvenir.

According to the School’s Graduation Handbook, after the stage walk, graduates are hooded by faculty or guest hooders — two faculty serve as hooders by tradition, but students may invite an attorney or other approved guest to hood them. The cap, gown, and tassel are picked up from the Office of Career Planning before commencement; gowns and hoods must be returned immediately after the ceremony.

Images and news coverage of the 2025 law school commencement show graduates wearing cords and stoles, representing leadership and participation in student organizations such as Black Law Students Association, Latino Law Students Association, Moot Court, and Law Review. However, CUNY Law does not publicly publish a fixed, institutional color‑scheme for honor cords or stoles in its commencement materials or the graduation handbook.

Faculty participating in the ceremony wear traditional academic regalia; they don hoods when hooding graduates. The graduation handbook does not specify discipline-based velvet color trim on faculty hoods for the law school, nor does it define a universal color for cords or stoles.

In summary, CUNY Law’s commencement emphasizes classic academic regalia — black gown, mortarboard cap, gold tassel, plus a hood for law graduates — while allowing flexibility for honor cords / stoles, which are awarded but not standardized in publicly available color guidelines.

CUNY Law Academic Regalia – Official Graduation Outfit

Celebrate your graduation from the CUNY School of Law with a professional academic regalia set, crafted to match the law school’s official commencement style.

Features:

• Black Graduation Gown: Full-length black robe, consistent with CUNY Law’s commencement attire requirements.
• Mortarboard Cap: Classic black cap (mortarboard) included in the set.
• Gold Tassel: A gold tassel with the graduation year is included and kept by the graduate.
• Academic Hood: Gowns are paired with a hood, and graduates are ceremonially hooded by faculty or invited guests.
• Honor Cords & Stoles: Optional cords or stoles reflect organizational leadership and honors. Color is not strictly standardized by the school.
• Order Regalia Easily: Get your full cap, gown, tassel, and hood securely via the authorized Herff Jones / College Grad store.
• Post‑Ceremony Instructions: Pick up your regalia before commencement and return the gown and hood afterward; keep your cap and tassel as mementos.

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 School of Law, 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.