Hope College holds its commencement ceremony annually in May at the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium — or in inclement weather, at the DeVos Fieldhouse. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the ceremony begins at 3:00 p.m. Graduates line up in cap and gown no later than 2:30 p.m. and sit together as a class.

To get commencement attire, Hope schedules a “Senior Days” event (usually in mid‑April) during which students may pick up their cap, gown and accessories (or order them if needed) through the campus bookstore. Off‑campus students may email the bookstore with their height and weight for ordering.

All graduates wear standard academic regalia: a black graduation gown and a mortarboard graduation cap. The College’s policies strictly forbid decorating or altering the cap or gown for the ceremony.

Faculty participation in commencement is required: full‑time faculty must wear full academic regalia; part‑time faculty are also invited. If they lack their own regalia, they are encouraged to rent sets from the bookstore.

Hope College does not publish a public, detailed color‑chart on its website for tassel colors, honor cord colors, or discipline‑specific stoles or hoods. Neither “Commencement,” “Senior Days,” nor “Faculty Participation” pages mention standard tassel colors, honor cords or stoles by major, honor level, or academic discipline. As a result — until further official documentation — there is no verified standard for tassel color, honor cord color, or stole color for bachelor’s, master’s, or any program-specific distinctions.

Therefore, any packaging or product listing for a “cap, gown and tassels set” for Hope College should anticipate a plain black gown, mortarboard cap, and generic tassel, while clarifying that honor cords or stoles (if applicable) require confirmation from Hope College’s Registrar or Bookstore.

In summary: Hope College’s commencement tradition relies on a standard academic‑regalia model: black gown and mortarboard cap for all graduates; faculty wear full regalia. Due to absence of publicly shared color‑standards for tassels, cords, hoods or stoles, graduate‑level or program‑specific regalia color codes remain undocumented — so buyers should verify color requirements with the college before ordering custom regalia sets.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Hope College, 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.