Cap & Gown

Student academic attire

All UW Bothell Commencement participants must be attired in the appropriate academic apparel as outlined below.

All apparel is provided by Oak Hall Cap & Gown and must be ordered via the registration/order form (available on this website on April 28). You will also be able to order other items as desired (souvenir tassels, extra degree tassels, mortarboards, hoods, honor cords and stoles). If you need financial assistance in purchasing academic apparel, you can request for emergency aid. All orders must be picked up at Grad Fair.

Please plan your order carefully! Once your form is submitted, it’s final. Any changes must be made in person at Grad Fair.

Bachelor’s apparel

Package includes: Black gown w/ seal, mortarboard and degree-colored tassel. $61.00, plus tax.

Master’s apparel

Package includes: Black master’s gown, mortarboard, black tassel and degree-colored hood. $86.00, plus tax.

À la carte items

Tassel only: $11.00
Cap only: $15.00
Master hood only: $35.00

*plus tax

Optional items

Souvenir tassel: $11.00
Keychain tassel: $11.00
Status bling tassel: $13.00
Stole (purple or gold): $36.00

*plus tax

Tassel and hood colors

In observance of tradition, all participants in Commencement will wear full academic regalia consisting of a traditional gown and mortarboard with tassel.

All master’s degree candidates will wear black tassels.

Bachelor’s degree candidates will wear tassels varying in color to denote their degree.

Honor cords

Eligible students can buy an honor cord through the online registration form. Students awarded an honor cord may choose to receive it at Grad Fair or at the Awards & Recognition Ceremony. If you have a question about your eligibility, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

Honor cord: $13.00, plus tax.

Apparel pick-up at Grad Fair

Graduating students can pick up their Commencement apparel and guest tickets at Grad Fair. Grad Fair is from May 20–22 at the North Creek Event Center, which is located on the east side of the UW Bothell campus.

Grad Fair will open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on May 20 and May 21. It will be open 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. on May 22.

If you can’t make Grad Fair, you may ask someone else to pick up for you; however they must have your confirmation order and student ID number in order to pick up your apparel and order.

We are unable to mail any graduation orders.

Refunds and changes

Refunds for graduation items will be granted on or before the end of the registration period by completing the refund form. Once your form has been submitted, you will not be able to make changes online. Any changes required to your order (e.g., extra tassel) may be requested at Grad Fair when picking up your order.