Reserve your regalia
Reserve by May 3 at 11:59 p.m.
Regalia rentals are available from March 4 to May 3. All graduands attending a ceremony are required to reserve their regalia during this time period. The fee for renting regalia is $60 plus tax. This is the only fees associated with graduation.
Gowns, hoods and academic caps will be available for pick up prior to each ceremony on May 15 and 16 in The Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, Alberta Alumni Recreation Centre, first floor. Gowns and hoods must be returned to the same location following each ceremony. For Bachelor’s and Master’s degree recipients, the souvenir academic cap and tassel are yours to keep. For PhDs, the doctoral academic beefeater cap must be returned.
Concurrent degree graduands will require two hoods – one for each degree. Concurrent degree graduands may place a rental order through the regalia rental site for the first degree (gown, hood, academic cap) and select “click here to add more to order” to reserve a second hood at no additional charge. A graduand may pick up both hoods at the same time but must return all rental regalia immediately following the second ceremony. If both hoods are not returned with the gown, graduates will be responsible for paying replacement costs.
Academic dress
Academic dress is worn at graduation ceremonies and includes the gown, academic cap (mortarboard) or beefeater tam, and hood. The regalia worn by each participant depends upon the academic level attained: Bachelors, Masters and Doctorates. See a guide to UNB’s ceremonial dress.
The proper way for graduands to wear their hoods is with the colour turned out on the left shoulder. The proper way to wear caps: tassel on left side before graduation and tassel on right side after graduation. Graduands have the option of not wearing a cap. Indigenous graduands are invited to wear academic dress over their own regalia. Members of the military and the RCMP may wear academic dress over their dress uniform.
Graduands should consider the distance covered by the academic procession when selecting footwear.
UNB asks that graduands do not take personal belongings such as purses, phones, backpacks, jackets, flowers, confetti or balloons on stage.
