Regalia
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.
Student Regalia Rental
- Rent regalia directly from the Herff Jones website.
- Important regalia dates & deadlines
- Early bird priced site opens: 1/6/25
- Starting on this date until it closes, there is lower pricing available on regalia orders.
- Early bird priced site closes: 2/14/25 at 8:59 p.m.
- Regular priced site opens: 2/15/25
- Regular priced site closes: 3/21/25 at 8:59 p.m.
- After this date, there will be higher priced shipping costs to order regalia.
- Express shipping site opens: 3/22/25
- This indicates higher shipping costs to order regalia online.
- Express shipping site closes: 4/4/25 at 8:59 p.m.
- After this date, the only option to order regalia is to do so at the WSU Tri-Cities Bookie. Limited stock is available, so it is highly recommended that regalia is ordered online before this final deadline.
- Early bird priced site opens: 1/6/25
- For Masters and Ph.D. graduates, as well as those with extended sizes or whom require special accommodation gowns, it is highly advised that they order their regalia online by the April 4 deadline. Otherwise, due to limited inventory at the Bookie, their regalia may not arrive on time.
- Special accommodation gowns are available for those in wheelchairs.
- Other graduation products are also available from Herff Jones.
Returning Rentals
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Regalia rentals ordered online and shipped to your home must be returned via mail by the date indicated in your order information.
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Regalia rentals picked up at The Bookie must be returned back to The Bookie by 3pm on Friday, May 9th.
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This applies to orders placed online or at The Bookie.
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Faculty Regalia Rental
- Faculty must order their own regalia through the Herff Jones faculty site.
- If ordered after 3/14 at 8:59 p.m., faculty will need to pay for their own rentals.
Honor Cords
| Honor | GPA |
|---|---|
| Cum Laude | 3.50 - 3.69 |
| Magna Cum Laude | 3.70 - 3.89 |
| Summa Cum Laude | 3.90 or higher |
If you qualify for an honor cord, you will receive an email with information on when and where to pick them up leading up to Commencement.
Nomination Policies for Honor Cords
- Final grades for Fall 2023 are due December 20th.
- Nominations for honors are reported to Academic Advising for Spring 2024 Graduation using Fall 2023 Cumulative GPA.
- Invitations for the pickup of honor cords are emailed directly to nominees Mid-March 2024 after the graduation deadline.
- Must apply on time for graduation by Friday, March 1st.
See section 137 of the Washington State University Academic Regulations for further details.
April 25th – 29th
May 2nd – 6th
Honor cords will also be available for pickup on the day of Commencement at the Toyota Center.
Your WSU student ID is required to pick up your honor cords.
Final honors status (printed on your diploma and official transcript) will be based on all WSU graded credits and grade point average through your last term as an undergraduate, degree-seeking student.
Honor cords are based on fall 2021 hours and GPA.
Only undergraduates are eligible for honor cords; graduate students receive hoods.
The WSU Tri-Cities Bookie will have various graduation items available for purchase on campus before the day of Commencement.
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Regalia Tips
- Undergraduate students wear tassels on the right side.
- Master’s and Doctoral students wear tassels on the left side.
- Remove academic caps during the posting of the colors and national anthem.
- Wear your stoles, sashes, and cords underneath the crimson/grey 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.)
- Doctoral candidates, remove your tam during hooding.
- Check out this tutorial for information on how to wear your master’s hood.
- Check out this video from WSU Vancouver for a graduate hooding demonstration!
