Nashville School of Law

The Nashville School of Law commencement ceremony is an annual in-person celebration that honors graduates earning the Juris Doctor degree with a formal academic tradition. The 2025 graduation was held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, where students, faculty, family, and friends gather for an approximately one-hour ceremony that includes processional lineup, conferral of degrees, and professional photography. Graduates are expected to arrive at least one hour before the ceremony to line up with faculty for the official procession.

At Nashville School of Law, academic regalia plays a central role in the commencement. Graduates must order and wear proper graduation gown, graduation cap (often a velvet tam for doctoral/professional degrees), tassels, and a hood through the school’s commencement partner Herff Jones. The regalia set — including cap, gown, and hood — must be ordered by the specified deadline (typically late April) and returned within 30 days after the ceremony if rented.

Because Nashville School of Law focuses on the Juris Doctor degree, graduates traditionally wear a black academic gown with a law-specific hood. According to general academic regalia conventions, law graduates’ hood velvet is purple, representing the discipline of law, and the hood’s lining displays the school’s colors. Tassels for law graduates can be either a professional color (often black or institution color) or follow law discipline conventions with purple accents, though exact Nashville School of Law tassel color codes are not published on the official website.

Nashville School of Law does not publicly list honor cord or stole colors on its commencement web pages, and official handbooks or PDF regalia contracts with specific color charts are not available online. Students typically confirm special regalia (like honor cords or stoles) with the Registrar or bookstore when ordering from Herff Jones. Standard academic regalia practice allows honor cords in gold for academic achievement and other colors for recognized societies or honors, but these are institution-specific details that must be confirmed directly with Nashville School of Law.

Nashville School of Law Cap & Gown Academic Regalia Set

• Black graduation gown with matching academic cap
• Graduation tassel included — check school requirements
• Academic hood tailored to law discipline colors
• Honor cords & stoles available (inquire with NSL)
• Professional academic regalia for law commencement

Get ready for Nashville School of Law graduation with this complete academic regalia set. Ensure tassel, honor cord, and stole colors match school guidelines before ordering.

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