Penn State Shenango Commencement — Cap, Gown, Tassel & Regalia Guide

Penn State Shenango requires all degree-candidates to wear official academic regalia for participation in commencement ceremonies. Undergraduate (associate or bachelor’s) students must wear a blue gown with wide sleeves, and a matching blue mortarboard cap with a tassel. The official regalia can be purchased from the Penn State Shenango Bookstore, available in regular and plus sizes.

Undergraduate tassels are worn on the right front edge of the cap until graduates are called to receive their degree. The only other accepted attire besides regalia is an official U.S. Armed Forces uniform.

The policy at Penn State Shenango specifically prohibits ornamentation representing honorary societies or personal/national decoration — that means no unofficial stoles, sashes, ribbons or cords beyond what the university authorizes.

For commencement, students must file their intent to graduate via LionPATH in the semester of graduation. Once cleared and confirmed, the campus issues ceremony invitations and provides details about rehearsals, ticketing, photography, and other logistics.

Importantly, publicly available documents for Penn State Shenango do not include any reference to discipline-based tassel colors, honor cords, stoles, hoods, or doctoral regalia color schemes. There is no publicly listed handbook or PDF assigning colors for academic honors, disciplines, or graduate-level hoods. As a result, any claim about color-coded stoles, cords or tassels beyond the standard blue gown and cap for undergraduates should be regarded as speculative.

In summary: Penn State Shenango’s commencement emphasizes uniform academic regalia. Undergraduates wear a blue gown and mortarboard cap with tassel on the right; no unofficial cords, stoles or decorative additions are permitted. Official regalia must be obtained via the campus bookstore; other attire — except approved military uniform — is not allowed. Graduate or doctoral regalia details (if any) are not publicly documented.

• Undergraduate academic regalia: blue gown with wide sleeves, blue mortarboard cap, tassel on right until degree conferral.
• Regalia (cap, gown, tassel) must be purchased via Penn State Shenango Bookstore — regular and plus sizes available.
• Uniform of the U.S. Armed Forces is the only alternative attire permitted besides academic regalia.
• No unofficial stoles, cords, sashes, ribbons, or decorative additions allowed at ceremony.
• Graduation eligibility requires filing “intent to graduate” via LionPATH within the semester of graduation.
• Ceremony attendance requires regalia compliance; non-compliant attire may result in denial of participation.
• No publicly available discipline-based tassel/hood colors, honor cord or stole color charts for Shenango.
• Public documentation reflects only standard blue undergraduate regalia; graduate/doctoral color schemes or honor cords are not listed.

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