Regalia and Memorabilia

Bachelor's Degree - gown, cap, tassel: $31.00 + tax

Master's Degree - gown, hood, cap, tassel: $59.00 + tax

Doctoral Degree - gown, hood, tam, tassel: $73.00 + tax

The university covers the cost of renting regalia for participating faculty.

Campus Pick-Up: Avoid shipping fees by ordering by 9:59 P.M. MDT on November 8 and opting for pick-up at campus distribution on December 17.

Optional Standard Home Shipping (21 days): Want your regalia sooner? Order by 9:59 P.M. MDT November 8 and pay $18.10 within the 48 contiguous states. Includes a return shipping label for the gown (and hood if applicable). Caps and tassels are yours to keep.

Optional Rush Home Shipping (14 days): November 9-25, all online orders will include Rush Shipping for $26.65. 

After November 25, cap and gown orders must be placed in person at campus distribution or at the National Western Center before the ceremony and will incur a $30 late fee.

Note: Herff Jones uses third parties to ship graduation items. Should shipping rates increase substantially between now and graduation, this pricing is subject to change.

Herff Jones is CU Anschutz's official regalia provider for our commencement ceremonies. All graduate regalia worn in the ceremony must be provided by Herff Jones or approved by the commencement coordinator in advance of the ordering deadline.

Please contact commencement@cuanschutz.edu if seeking permission to wear alternative regalia.

DPT graduates must register and order regalia no later than 9:59 P.M. MDT on November 8.

Faculty can register until November 25. After this November 8, all orders will contain hoods in CU colors. 

All other graduates:

This is a two-step process requiring registration with the university first and then placing a separate online regalia order with Herff Jones.

November 8*: Last day to order and select campus pick-up or standard shipping

November 25*: Last day to order in advance with rush home shipping

*Deadlines are all at 9:59 P.M. MDT

A $30 late fee is applied to all walk-up rentals during on-site distribution. 

If you have missed the deadline to sign up and still need to rent regalia, please contact commencement@cuanschutz.edu for instructions.

Graduates other than DPTs have the option of having regalia shipped to their homes for an additional fee through November 25. This is often beneficial if a student is hiring a photographer for professional photos and wants time before the ceremony to schedule this.

Because of how DPT regalia is paid for, this option is not available to these grads.

There is no shipping fee applied if on-site pick-up is selected. However, home shipping is the only delivery option for orders placed November 9-25.

Herff Jones has the ability to ship outside of the US using FedEx International. International shipping is $37.35.

There are no air shipment options for international addresses. Some international shipping requests may be rejected if it is determined that there would be a high likelihood of product loss by sending out the order. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis. 

Graduates are permitted to wear accessories with their commencement regalia, including cords, stoles, and/or medals that recognize achievement by their academic unit or a national honor society, are issued by a university department, or denote contributions to a professional association or officially recognized student organization. Individual adornments, such as flower leis and cultural or national identity stoles are also permitted - and do not require advance approval -  provided they are respectful and do not interfere with the ceremony.

A complete list of officially recognized cords and stoles can be found here.

Latin honor cords are issued to undergraduates by the College of Nursing for academic achievement. Please contact the Nursing Office of Student Affairs to inquire about eligibility.

Note: Qualified Native American students may wear and display traditional tribal regalia in our graduation ceremonies, per Colorado revised statute. 22-1-142.

New Cords or Stoles

Requests for new regalia accessories are made by completing and submitting the Academic Regalia Accessory Request Form. The form should be submitted by the organization’s advisor/sponsor or department representative at least three months prior to commencement. Requested cords and stoles must not replicate the design/colors of previously approved stoles or cords.

Yes, a friend or classmate is allowed to pick up regalia on your behalf. Please email them a copy of your order confirmation to present to Herff Jones staff. 

Regalia and accessories (i.e. stoles, souvenir tassels) are eligible for a refund as long as they are unopened and unused.Refunds should be requested no more than two weeks following the ceremony date.

Diploma frames can be refunded as long as the request is made within 30 days of receipt. Return shipping is the responsibility of the customer. The refund will be issued once the frame is received by Herff Jones.

Sales of announcements and announcement accessories (i.e. tissue inserts) are non-refundable.

Class ring sales are non-refundable.

All shipping and handling costs are considered non-refundable.

Any product found to have a manufacturing or material defect will be refunded or replace by Herff Jones.

For refunds and other customer service issues with Herff Jones products, please contact ajfrieler@herffjones.com for assistance.

Due to the high volume of transactions that Herff Jones processes during graduation time, expect to receive refunds approximately 8-10 weeks after the returned item has been received by Herff Jones. 

The American Council on Education's Academic Costume Code lists the colors allocated to the various fields of learning that have been largely standardized by the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume.

The website also provides a historical overview of the Academic Costume Code.

CU Anschutz uses the following colors for its hoods and tassels. All robes are black:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Apricot

Master of Science in Nursing - Gold

Master of Science / Master of Clinical Science - Gold

Master of Science in Anesthesiology - Kelly Green

Doctor of Physical Therapy - Teal

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Apricot

Doctor of Philosophy - Royal Blue Hood & Old Gold Tassel

Note: Qualified Native American students may wear and display traditional tribal regalia in our graduation ceremonies, per Colorado revised statute. 22-1-142.