Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) conducts formal commencement ceremonies each semester to celebrate undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral achievements with processions, speeches, and degree conferrals attended by family, faculty, and community. Graduates must apply, register for the ceremony, and order academic regalia in advance; the campus bookstore and Herff Jones supply cap, gown, tassel, and hood packages. MSUM emphasizes traditional academic dress: bachelor’s candidates typically wear purple gowns and a mortarboard cap with a purple and gold tassel, master’s graduates wear black gowns with hoods that display discipline colors, and doctoral regalia features distinctive velvet panels with a gold tassel reserved for doctoral degree holders. Tassels are worn on the right until degrees are conferred and moved to the left to signify academic completion. Academic hoods at MSUM are lined with university colors and edged with velvet representing the graduate’s academic discipline, following standard hood color conventions. Honor cords, stoles, and medallions recognize scholastic achievement, honor society membership, veterans, and cultural affiliations; gold honor cords are commonly used for academic distinction while veterans may wear red, white, and blue cords. The university permits approved honor adornments from campus groups, while faculty wear traditional black gowns with hoods trimmed in colors indicating their highest earned degrees. MSUM provides detailed commencement programs and a regalia FAQ that explains ordering, pickup, permitted adornments, and hood symbolism; candidates are encouraged to consult these official handbooks or PDF programs for exact color assignments and organization-specific stoles. The MSUM registrar posts commencement schedules, attire guidelines, and links to commencement program PDFs online each year, and the bookstore offers limited in-store regalia while encouraging online orders to guarantee sizes. Students are advised to review the University & Program Honors page for specifics about society colors and to coordinate with advisors and organization leaders when ordering honor stoles or cords. Photographs and traditions such as hooding ceremonies for graduate degrees further reinforce academic achievement and institutional heritage.

MSUM Academic Regalia — Graduation Cap, Gown, Tassels & Honors

Prepare for Minnesota State University Moorhead commencement with a complete academic regalia set including cap, gown, tassels, and honor accessories that highlight your degree and achievements.

• Graduation Gown – Traditional attire for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral ceremonies.
• Graduation Cap – Mortarboard cap paired with tassels matching your academic field.
• Tassel Sets – Discipline color tassels or black tassels; doctoral tassels may be gold.
• Bachelor Honors – White, red, or red/white honor cords for cum laude recognitions.
• Graduate Hoods & Honors – Hoods with velvet trim for master’s, doctorate, and optional honor cords/stoles.
• Faculty Academic Regalia – Black gowns with colored hoods for faculty credentials.
• Discipline & Honor Colors – Honor society stoles and cords in distinctive blue & gold, red & green, etc.

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