Penn State Beaver Commencement — Cap, Gown & Regalia Overview

Penn State Beaver’s commencement page requires that all graduates who wish to participate must wear approved academic regalia. Caps and gowns must be purchased from the campus Bookstore (in the Student Union Building) well before the ceremony; no regalia is provided on ceremony day. Graduates are also asked to hang their gowns for days before commencement to remove wrinkles, and to wear business or business‑casual attire under the gown.

For bachelor’s and associate degree candidates, the standard mortarboard cap and gown are expected, but the publicly available guidance does **not** specify gown color, tassel color, hood, or discipline‑based regalia color. The “Commencement Attire” section simply states “caps and gowns” without detailing color codes or tassel/hood conventions.

Regarding adornments such as honor cords, stoles, or hoods: the Beaver commencement page does **not** publish any official handbook, PDF, or color chart defining honor‑cord colors, stole colors, or field‑based tassel/hood colors. There is no mention of Latin‑honor cords, veteran‑cords, or discipline‑based trim on the publicly accessible page.

In effect: only the basic cap-and-gown set is officially documented for participation. Since no official color standards, honor‑cord, or stole guidelines are published, any external claim about “official Penn State Beaver tassel, hood, cord or stole colors” cannot be verified via publicly available Beaver‑campus documentation.

In summary: Penn State Beaver requires academic regalia (cap and gown) purchased ahead via the campus bookstore; graduates must attend in proper gown and cap; there is **no** public official policy on gown/tassel/hood color, honor cord or stole colors; and no public documentation of discipline‑based regalia variations. Any product listing or retail description claiming specific “Beaver” color‑coded tassels, hoods or honor cords is speculative unless confirmed directly by the campus bookstore or registrar.

• Cap and gown required — purchased from Penn State Beaver Bookstore; no ceremony‑day rentals or distributions.
• Graduates should hang gowns in advance to remove wrinkles; wear business or business‑casual attire underneath.
• No publicly listed official color standard for gown, tassel, hood or discipline‑based regalia on the Beaver site.
• No public documentation of honor cords, stoles or hood‑color charts for academic honors, veteran/military status, or discipline‑based distinctions at Beaver.
• Because color standards and adornment policies are unverified publicly, external product‑listings claiming “official Beaver tassel/hood/cord colors” should be treated as unconfirmed.
• Cap, gown and tassel sets remain the only verified official requirement for commencement participation at Beaver.

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