Penn State Great Valley Commencement — Cap, Gown, Hood & Regalia Guide

Penn State Great Valley conducts a formal commencement ceremony for all eligible graduates. According to the Great Valley commencement page, the ceremony is held on campus. All graduates must register for commencement and will have their diplomas mailed approximately four weeks after the ceremony.

Academic regalia for master’s and professional graduate candidates must be ordered through the vendor specified by Penn State Great Valley (such as Jostens). A published ordering guide instructs students to select their program/major which determines the hood color. For instance: engineering and software‑engineering graduates select an **orange hood**; science graduates select a **yellow hood**; business, finance, accounting and management graduates select a **drab hood**.

The hood’s lining uses the official colors of the university (blue and white), while the velvet trim or border represents the academic discipline. This aligns with standard American academic‑regalia traditions, where hood color indicates discipline and hood size or shape reflects the degree level.

For bachelor’s or associate‑level graduates (if applicable) and in general for any commencement, Penn State Great Valley’s public commencement page does not explicitly publish a color chart for tassels, honor cords, or stoles. Their publicly available documents focus on graduate‑level hood color via major selection; there is no mention of approved honor cords, Latin‑honor cords, or stoles for undergraduate or graduate candidates.

In summary: Penn State Great Valley uses a discipline‑based hood‑color scheme for its master’s and graduate‑level graduates — orange for Engineering, yellow for Science, drab for Business/Accounting/Management, etc. Caps and gowns (including hood for graduate degrees) are required, and must be ordered properly via the vendor. There is no public documentation for a standard tassel/honor‑cord/stole color chart, so any tribute to honor cords, decorative stoles or tassel‑color variation beyond the hood trim would be speculative, unless officially issued.

• Official academic regalia required for commencement: gown + hood (for graduate degrees) + mortarboard cap.
• Hood lining: university colors (blue & white); hood velvet border: discipline‑based color (e.g. orange for Engineering, yellow for Science, drab for Business/Accounting/Management).
• Regalia must be ordered via the approved vendor (e.g. Jostens) according to major — ordering guide provided by Great Valley.
• No publicly available official color chart for tassels, honor cords, stoles, or bachelor‑level regalia on the Great Valley site.
• Any retail listing claiming “honor cords” or “stoles” for Great Valley should be treated as speculative unless issued by the University or a recognized society.
• Cap, gown, hood and academic‑regalia sets should match degree level and discipline — critical for official graduation recognition.
• Orders should be placed in advance to ensure correct hood color (aligned with major) for commencement; late or incorrect regalia may delay participation.
• Graduates’ diplomas are mailed after academic verification — not handed out at the ceremony.

Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Pennsylvania State University Great Valley School of Graduate and Professional Studies , 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.