You can purchase your cap and gown at the online bookstore, from Friday, April 12 through commencement day.
Tassel and Hood Colors
Academic regalia refers to the academic costume worn by graduates at the commencement
ceremony. At Marylhurst University, bachelor's regalia consists of a black gown and
a black cap with a tassel. The tassel color indicates the specific field of study,
as listed below.
Master's candidates also wear a black hood lined with blue and gold, representing
Marylhurst University, and faced with the color indicating the specific field of study.
Undergraduate Degrees
Major • Color
Art • White Anthropology • Gold Business and Leadership • Drab Business Management • Drab Communication • White Cultural Studies • White English Literature and Writing • White Fine Art • Brown Humanities • White Human Studies • Gold Interdisciplinary Studies • White Interior Design • Brown Music • Pink Music Therapy • Pink Organizational Communication • White Psychology • Gold Real Estate Studies • Drab Religious Studies • Scarlet Science • Gold Social Sciences • Citron Sociology • Citron
Graduate Degrees
Major • Color
Applied Theology • Scarlet Art Therapy Counseling • White Business Administration • Drab Divinity • Scarlet Education • Light Blue Interdisciplinary Studies • White
Dr. Susan Carter, interim chair of the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies Department, was named vice president of the Pacific Northwest Region of the American Academy of Religion / Society of Biblical Literature in May 2013.