Academic attire, announcements, diploma frames, and more for commencement is coordinated through the Manhattanville Bookstore. Pricing for academic attire is as follows:
Bachelors Unit (Cap / Gown / Tassel/Hood) - $76.00
Masters Unit (Cap / Gown / Tassel/Hood) - $84.00
Doctoral Unit (Cap/Gown/Tassel/Hood) - $120.00
To order your cap & gown click here. The deadline to order regalia is March 26, 2019. Payment is due when you order your regalia, which includes your cap, gown, tassel, and hood. All graduation regalia will be delivered to the Manhattanville Bookstore and will be available to pick-up between Monday, April 29th through Saturday, May 18, 2019. For further details please contact the Manhattanville Bookstore by phone (914.323.5323) or by email: Mville@bkstr.com
Academic Attire Pickup: All reserved regalia will be available for pick-up beginning Monday, April 29, 2019. Please check the bookstore’s website for further details please contact the Manhattanville Bookstore by phone (914.323.5323)
What to Wear When
Baccalaureate: Attire for this event is the black robe only. Students are not required to wear their cap or hood.
Commencement: Student can bring their academic attire (robe, hood, cap and tassel) to the East Room and people will be there to assist in dressing you correctly. Please hang your gown up immediately after receiving it to allow time for wrinkles to come out. If needed, you may steam or iron your robe but be very careful to use a low setting. Men & women, we suggest you wear something with buttons (dress shirt for men) under your robe so the hood can be anchored to a button. We will have safety pins and bobby pins available in the East Room.
Graduation Attire
Commencement is a special occasion designed to honor and recognize the hard work and accomplishments of students, faculty and staff members in the presence of family, friends, and the Manhattanville College community. Attire for graduates should observe the ceremony's importance.
All students are expected to wear their academic regalia. For safety issues, please wear appropriate footwear: flip flops, clogs, and loose fitting shoes are not recommended.
Members of religious orders may wear their customary habits. The same principle applies to persons wearing military uniforms or clad in special attire required by a civil office. Other ornamentation (stoles/cords/pins/ribbons/sashes) representing society memberships and/or cultural affiliation are welcome so long as they respect the dignity of the ceremony and our community members.
Hood Colors and what they mean
All tassels should be red and white for undergraduate students and black for graduate students. The color of your hood corresponds to your degree:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA): narrow white trim
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA): narrow brown trim
- Bachelor of Music (BMUS): narrow pink trim
- Bachelor of Science (BS): narrow olive drab trim
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT): wide light blue trim
- Master of Science (MS): wide olive drab trim
- Master of Professional Studies (MPS): wide light blue trim
- Master of Arts (MA): wide white trim
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA): wide white trim
- Master of Science in Education (MSEd): wide light blue trim
- Master of Education (MEd): wide light blue trim
- Doctorate of Educational Leadership (EDD): Color to be determined