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

Order online through Herff Jones.

Receive $10 off your regalia order if placed before February 16, 2024.

Orders must be placed by March 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM (PST).

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

Steps to Order Student Regalia

  1. Go to Herff Jones website
  2. Select “Order Now” under the Cap and Gown section
  3. Choose your School, Campus or Organization 
    1. Select “Spokane Campus – Homeship Only” if you are a graduate of the College of Education, College of Medicine, or College of Nursing.
    2. Select “Spokane Campus – PhD Graduates” if you are a graduate PhD graduate.
    3. Select “College of Pharmacy and Pharm Sci” if you are a graduate of the College of Pharmacy
  4. Select your Degree Type (the degree you are receiving at commencement)
  5. Navigate to the Cap and Gown tab
  6. Select Graduation Regalia
  7. Select your Area of Study and fill out the required information to complete your order.

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. 

Please return the rental regalia in the mail within one week after your commencement ceremony.  

Faculty Regalia

Order online through Herff Jones.

All faculty will receive regalia this year at no charge.

Orders must be placed by March 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM (PST).  

Faculty regalia will be distributed from the Bookie on the WSU Spokane Campus by Robin Schultz, RSchultz@bncollege.com after April 1.

Steps to Order WSU Faculty Regalia

  1. Go to Herff Jones website
  2. Find your School: Enter “Washington State University”
  3. Choose your School: Select “Spokane Faculty”
  4. Select your Degree Type
  5. Navigate to the Cap and Gown tab: Select Graduation Regalia
  6. Fill out the required information to complete your order.

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

www.herffjones.com