The academic standard of schools in the United States
Our nations "Official Graduation Cap and Gown"
Style for high schools, Colleges and Universities over 100 years
The cap mortarboard named after a tool that holds mortar is by regulation 9" by 9"
Tassel 9 inches long with a 6 inch loop attached to cap button hanging off the board and adorned with gold charm year-date. A soupier tassel for graduates.
The gown or robes traditionally black, also worn in schools colors with bell-shaped sleeves. Length should be 8" above the floor preventing students tripping
The "Official" style since 1896,.colleges and universities in the United States adopted a uniform code governing academic dress.
In 1932, American Council on Education (ACE) governed the code for academic costumes and does so to this day.
Honor Cords
