The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) campus follows UMBC guidelines for commencement ceremonies, celebrating graduates from bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. All participating students are required to wear academic regalia including a graduation gown, mortarboard cap, and tassel. Faculty members also wear appropriate faculty regalia reflecting their highest earned degrees.
Bachelor’s graduates wear a traditional black graduation gown paired with a mortarboard and a black tassel featuring a UMBC medallion. Honors students may receive additional recognition with a red honors cord for a 4.0 GPA or a gold stole for eligible honors (3.5–4.0 GPA).
Master’s graduates wear gowns with longer sleeves, a mortarboard cap, and a tassel, accompanied by a hood representing their degree discipline through specific lining and velvet trim colors. Doctoral graduates wear more distinguished regalia, including a gown with velvet panels, three sleeve chevrons, a velvet tam, and a gold tassel.
Faculty regalia mirrors traditional academic dress, where gowns, hoods, and velvet trim reflect the faculty member’s highest earned degree and discipline.
In summary, the USG commencement utilizes formal academic regalia that communicates degree level, field of study, and academic achievement. Graduates should obtain regalia through approved suppliers, such as Herff Jones via UMBC, and confirm honor cords, stoles, and tassel colors with their academic department to ensure compliance with university standards.
Get ready for your USG commencement with a fully compliant UMBC regalia kit: gown, cap, tassel, and optional hood for graduate students.
Note: To confirm the exact colors of the graduation gown, cap, tassel, honor cords, and stoles for your specific program at Universities at Shady Grove , 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.