All students participating in Commencement must purchase cap and gown in advance of the ceremony. Caps and gowns will be available for purchase beginning April 6.
Students in the College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, and College of Pharmacy will receive information from their college regarding academic regalia.
All other students should use the bookstore that services their college.
UIC Medical Bookstore, UIC Student Center West, (312) 413-5550
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- College of Nursing
- School of Public Health
UIC Bookstore, UIC Student Center East, (312) 413-5500
- College of Architecture and the Arts
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
- Jane Addams College of Social Work
The base cost (excluding sales tax) for regalia is as follows:
Bachelor: $28.95
Master: $54.95
PhD: $82.95
Doctor (MD, DDS, DPT, PharmD): available for purchase only through your college. Contact your college for specific information.
Academic regalia consists of the following:
Bachelor: blue cap, blue gown, tassel (see below for tassel colors)
of Science: gold tassel
of Arts: white tassel
of Social Work: white tassel
Master: blue cap, blue gown, tassel and hood indicative of college (see below for tassel and hood colors); hood is lined with flame and indigo
Ph.D.: red cap, red gown, gold tassel, and indigo hood lined with flame and indigo
Doctor (excluding PhD): black cap, black gown, tassel and hood indicative of college (see below for tassel and hood colors); hood is lined with flame and indigo
Tassel and hood colors for Masters and Doctors:
| Applied Health Sciences |
Green and Gold |
| Architecture and the Arts |
Brown |
| Business Administration |
Royal Blue |
| Dentistry |
Lilac |
| Education |
Light Blue |
| Engineering |
Orange |
| Health Professions Education |
Gold |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences |
White |
| Medicine |
Green |
| Nursing |
Apricot |
| Pharmacy |
Olive |
| Public Administration |
Peacock Blue |
| Public Health |
Salmon |
| Social Work |
Citron |
| Urban Planning |
Wedgewood Blue |