This fold should be right below your shoulder blades when the hood is placed over your head.
Remove your graduation cap or tam when you put on your hood, as you don’t want your hat to get tangled up in your hood.
If you are not wearing a shirt or dress with buttons and your gown does not come with a specially made button, you can use a safety pin instead. If your hood doesn’t come with a cord, or the cord breaks, use a thick needle and sturdy yarn to create a homemade cord. Be sure to use a color that won’t clash with the hood, likely black.
At some universities, you will not need to carry your hood with you. Instead, you will be expected to drop off your hood ahead of time. Follow your university’s commencement instructions closely.
If the hood includes a button and cord, such as for the satin lining, be sure these are unfastened. Your professor will secure them for you during the ceremony.
An Associate’s degree hood is usually worn flat against the back like a cape or cowl. Note that Associate’s hoods are not as commonly worn as graduate degree hoods–you might not need a hood to be a part of your regalia. [9] X Research source A Bachelor’s degree hood is 3 feet long and does not end in a sharp point. Note that Bachelor’s hoods are not as commonly worn as graduate degree hoods–you might not need a hood to be a part of your regalia. [10] X Research source A Master’s degree hood is 3. 5 feet long and comes to a point at the bottom. [11] X Research source A Doctoral hood is the longest hood at 4 feet long. It has the sharpest point and also the largest trim of all hoods. [12] X Research source
Law students, for example, wear hoods trimmed in purple, while all Ph. D. students wear hoods trimmed in royal blue.
