La Salle University requires all graduating students to wear full academic regalia to participate in commencement. Only those in full regalia — cap, gown, and hood — are permitted to process and walk during the ceremony; the lone exception is for graduates in military uniform.
Students obtain their regalia (cap, gown, tassel, and hood) via the official vendor (Herff Jones) ordered through the university — either pre‑ordered for pick up at the La Salle Outpost, shipped to the home, or bought in‑store if ordered after a cutoff date.
Pricing listed on the La Salle regalia page indicates: Associate’s cap/gown/tassel is priced at USD 82.00 + tax; Bachelor’s cap, gown, hood, and tassel at USD 86.75 + tax; Master’s cap, gown, hood, and tassel at USD 99.00 + tax; and Doctoral regalia (rental only) at USD 128.50 + tax.
Regarding discipline-based academic regalia colors — specifically hood linings (and implicitly tassel/hood velvet) — La Salle provides a color chart:
This indicates that the hood (and corresponding academic regalia color accents) reflect the graduate’s field of study.
Notably, La Salle does not specify a universal color for tassels, honor cords, or stoles tied strictly to honors (cum laude, etc.) on its public commencement page. Instead, academic honors (summa, magna, cum laude) are recognized in the program — but do not automatically come with special cords from the university.
Individual academic honor societies or student organizations supply their own cords or stoles; those are ordered directly through the sponsoring department or organization.
Thus, in summary: La Salle’s commencement ceremony mandates full academic regalia, with cap, gown and hood supplied via Herff Jones. The gown is standard; the hood color corresponds to the graduate’s discipline (arts, sciences, business, etc.). Tassels, honor cords, and stoles are not universally color‑coded by honors — they depend on societies or departments, not general university policy.
Celebrate your academic milestone with an official graduation gown set from La Salle University. This set includes black gown, mortarboard cap, hood and tassel — everything required for commencement.
Students graduating from La Salle University — undergraduates, graduate students, and doctoral candidates — looking for official academic regalia for commencement. Also ideal for alumni purchase, family keepsakes, or professional graduation photos.
Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at La Salle 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.