Kansas City University

Kansas City University hosts an annual commencement ceremony for its campuses: the Kansas City campus and the Joplin campus. For the Class of 2025, both ceremonies took place in early May, with the Kansas City ceremony on May 9 and the Joplin ceremony on May 4.

KCU provides full academic regalia to graduates — including cap, gown, tassel, and if applicable, hood — and orders the attire on behalf of students when they register for commencement. Graduates pick up their regalia the day before the ceremony; and they are allowed to keep it.

For master’s and doctoral-level degrees, KCU uses traditional academic regalia: black gowns, mortarboard caps or tam caps (for doctoral candidates), and hoods whose velvet trim and satin lining indicate the academic discipline and confer degree. For doctoral graduates (e.g. DO, PsyD, DMD), the gown includes velvet trim and bell sleeves; the velvet color corresponds to the discipline (for example medicine uses green velvet).

Honor cords, stoles, and medallions at KCU are used to signify membership in honor societies, special achievements, or veteran/military service. Two honor societies commonly represented are the Gold Humanism Honor Society (purple cords) and Sigma Sigma Phi (burnt-orange cords) for medical students. For students graduating with Latin Honors (e.g. summa, magna, cum laude), medallions on a green grosgrain ribbon are used. Military-affiliated graduates may opt to wear red-white-blue honor cords.

Because KCU’s public documents specify that gown, cap and tassel are supplied by the university, and that velvet trim, hood lining, cord and stole colors depend on degree type, discipline and honors status — there is no single “one-color-fits-all” standard. Buyers looking for KCU cap/gown/tassel or full academic-regalia sets should treat discipline-based hood trim, honor cords, medallions, and stoles as optional custom accessories.

KCU Graduation Gown + Cap + Tassel (with Hood for Graduate Degrees)

High-quality academic regalia set for Kansas City University graduates — ideal for commencement ceremonies, hooding events, and diploma-day photos.

• Included Items: Academic gown, cap (mortarboard or velvet tam), tassel; hood included for Master’s and Doctoral candidates
• Degree Levels Supported: Bachelor, Master’s, Doctoral (DO, MD, etc.)
• Formal Academic Style: Black or appropriate gown fabric, traditional academic cut; hood and tassel colors matched to degree discipline and conferring institution
• Optional Add-Ons: Honor cords (purple for Gold Humanism, burnt-orange for Sigma Sigma Phi), red-white-blue military cords, medallions for Latin Honors — based on eligibility
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Note: Kansas City University assigns hood velvet colors, tassel colors and honor-cord colors per academic discipline, degree level, and honors status. Please ensure you provide accurate information (degree type, program, honors) when ordering to guarantee your regalia matches official KCU commencement regalia.

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