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Graduation Regalia can be purchased in person at the bookstore or online

Obtain your Graduation Regalia

In Person: Northern Center Bookstore

Graduation Regalia such as caps, gowns, and stoles can be purchased in person at the NMU Bookstore.

Online: Oak Hill

If you can’t make it to the Northern Center Bookstore, you can still get everything you need online. Online ordering will be open for students who are unable to purchase their cap and gown in person until November 19th. Please note that additional shipping and handling fees will apply to these orders.

Order Regalia Online
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Regalia Details

The following Regalia is available to purchase at the Bookstore in the Northern Center*:

  • Cap only - $15.98
  • Tassel only - $8.98
  • Undergraduate Honors Cord - $9.98 (maximum of one cord, for students with a GPA of 3.50 or higher)
  • Undergraduate/Bachelor Package - $69.98 (Green gown, cap and tassel)

GRAD FAIR SPECIAL: Undergraduate package for $59.98

*Prices are subject to change. 

The following Regalia is available to purchase at the Bookstore in the Northern Center*:

  • Graduate package (Black Gown, cap and tassel) is $74.98
  • Graduate hood is $51.98

GRAD FAIR SPECIAL: Graduate/Masters Package for the graduate package AND graduate hood - $118.96

Graduate Program Hoods

Graduate hoods are program specific. Refer to the list below to ensure you order the correct hood.

  • Administration of Outdoor Recreation and Nature Based Tourism - Peacock Blue
  • Biology (Including Integrated Biosciences and Postsecondary Biology Education) - Gold
  • Business (including Accounting) - Drab Tan
  • Education (Including: Early Education, Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Reading, Education Administration) - Light Blue
  • Clinical Molecular Diagnostics - Gold
  • Computer Science - Gold
  • Creative Writing, Master of Fine Arts - Dark Brown
  • English - White
  • Health and Human Performance (Exercise Science & Athletic Training) - Sage Green
  • Interdisciplinary Studies - Gold
  • Mathematics - Gold
  • Nursing - Apricot
  • Psychological Sciences (Including Psychology and Applied Behavioral Analysis) - Gold
  • Public Administration - Peacock Blue
  • Social Work - Citron

*Prices are subject to change

ROTC Graduate in uniform

If you are an active-duty service member or military veteran, you are welcome to wear your dress uniform or service dress in place of traditional commencement regalia. Please ensure your uniform complies with your branch's regulations for formal events.

Service Dog during Commencement

 

The NMU regalia vendor, Oak Hall, will make a free cap/gown for a service animal that will be assisting a student participating in the NMU commencement ceremony.  

Please contact the Paul Wright, pwright@nmu.edu, at NMU Bookstore with the following information at the beginning of the semester you plan to graduate:

  • Type of animal
  • Height from back to floor
  • Length from shoulders to beginning of tail
  • Waist girth

Additional cords, stoles, and other regalia may be available through extracurricular programs or organizations you participated in during your time at NMU. Please check with the relevant departments or program coordinators to confirm availability and eligibility.

Examples of additional regalia include:

  • First-Generation Students: Light Blue Cord – provided by the Dean of Students

  • Superior Edge Program Graduates: Blue Cord – awarded to students who complete all four edges, provided by the Center for Student Enrichment

  • Student-Athletes: Athletic Stole – provided by the NMU Department of Athletics (Compliance Office)