Regalia

Cap, Gown, and More

Traditional caps and gowns are recommended at all WSU in-person Commencement ceremonies.

Those being commissioned as officers in the ROTC program may choose to wear either their military uniform or a cap and gown. Check your regalia as soon as you receive it to make sure everything is correct; please do not wait until the day of your ceremony.

Student Regalia

The deadline to order student regalia has passed. Please contact Herff Jones Customer Service, Attn: Howard Byrd, 503-701-9214 or htbyrd@herffjones.com for any regalia needs.

All rental regalia will be Home Shipped and will include a prepaid return label.

Returning Regalia

Bachelor graduates will need to return the rental gown and yoke. You can keep the cap and tassel.
Master graduates will need to return the rental gown and hood. You can keep the cap and tassel.
Doctorate students will need to return the rental gown and hood. You can keep the tam and tassel.

Regalia Return – Please note that the return information provided with your Herff Jones regalia order indicates that your regalia needs to be returned by May 10, 2024. That is an incorrect date. Graduates have one full week from commencement to return regalia. The deadline is May 17, 2024.

Faculty Regalia

The faculty regalia order deadline of March 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM (PST) has passed.

If you have not ordered regalia and need it for commencement, please contact Robin Schultz, RSchultz@bncollege.com. We will try our best to accommodate a late faculty regalia order, however, it is not guaranteed.

Faculty regalia will be distributed from the Bookie on the WSU Spokane Campus by Robin Schultz, RSchultz@bncollege.com after April 10. All faculty must return their rented regalia to the Bookie within one week of Commencement.

Tips for Wearing Regalia

Bachelors – Wear tassels on the right side.
All other degrees – Wear tassels on the left side
Wear your stoles, sashes and cords underneath the crimson and gray University yoke. Pull the yoke up snug to your throat with no sagging or gaping (To do this, reach around to the back and pull the end of the yoke down).

Honor Cords

Undergraduates earning a 3.5 or higher grade-point average are considered honor students and can receive a custom WSU honor cord of crimson and silver. Contact your academic department or college dean’s office for information.

(Neither The Bookie nor The Commencement Office provides honor cords. They are provided by your college unit/department)

Questions?

WSU Spokane

Heather Byrd

509-358-7586

heather.byrd@wsu.edu

Herff Jones Customer Service

Attn: Howard Byrd
503-701-9214