Regalia |
Student Regalia
The regalia worn by graduates at the graduation ceremony consists of a dark burgundy cap and gown, with a burgundy tassel. Honor cords are silver for Deans' Honors (3.50-3.89 GPA) and gold for President's Honors (3.9 to 4.00 GPA). Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society members may wear a gold PTK stole and/or a gold PTK tassel.
Purchasing Student Regalia
Cost
Contact the Bookstore for prices. Call 360-475-7420 or 1-800-259-6718 ext. 7420.
Where
OC Bookstore and OC Shelton
Date Available
First week of May
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society Stole & Tassel
Order this through the PTK International Headquarters by calling 1-800-946-9996.
Faculty Regalia
Full and part-time faculty, administrators and staff are invited to walk in the procession, the recession and sit in a reserved area (at the Pavilion). Academic regalia is required .
The significance of the costume is indicated especially by the sleeves and hoods. The bachelor's gown has pointed sleeves; the master's gown has long, closed sleeves, the doctorate's gown has bell-shaped sleeves and velvet trimming.
The bachelor's hood is three feet in length; the master's hood is three and one-half feet; the doctorate hood is four feet.
Hoods are lined with color or colors of the institution from which the individual received his or her degree. The colored velvet border of the hood, which is two-inches, three-inches, and five-inches wide for the bachelor's, master's, and doctorate's degree respectively, indicates the faculty or field to which the degree pertains.
The color code is:
| Agriculture |
Maize |
| Arts, Letters, Humanities |
White |
| Commerce, Accountancy, Business |
Sapphire Blue |
| Dentistry |
Lilac |
| Economics |
Copper |
| Engineering |
Orange |
| Fine Arts (including Agriculture) |
Brown |
| Forestry |
Russet |
| Law |
Purple |
| Library Science |
Lemon |
| Medicine |
Green |
| Music |
Pink |
| Nursing |
Apricot |
| Optometry |
Sea Foam Green |
| Oratory (Speech) |
Silver Gray |
| Pharmacy |
Olive Green |
| Physical Education |
Sage Green |
|
|
| Public Administration includes: |
| Foreign Service |
Peacock Blue |
| Public Health |
Salmon Pink |
| Science |
Golden Yellow |
| Theology |
Scarlet |
| Veterinary |
Gray |
Ordering Faculty Regalia
Go to the OC Bookstore to order regalia. The College underwrites the complete cost of renting the academic regalia for those participating in the procession (faculty, administrators, and staff).
|
|