Although caps and gowns are not required for the virtual commencement, Barnes & Noble has created a custom website to provide regalia to those who are interested in purchasing them. You may order your regalia and accessories at https://ohiost.shopoakhalli.com/ for direct shipment to your home. Please note that, due to slower than normal delivery times, to guarantee delivery by August 9, all orders must be placed by Friday, July 24. All orders are non-returnable. Bachelor's and master’s regalia are not available for rental.
The gown
Bachelor:
The bachelor gown is black, full-cut with long pointed sleeves.
Master:
The master gown is black, with long or short sleeves, an arc-shaped panel extending from each sleeve.
Doctor:
The Ohio State University Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Musical Arts gowns are scarlet with gray velvet panels on the front and three velvet bars on each sleeve. Other doctor gowns are black with velvet panels and bars, the color of which is distinctive of the field of study.
The hood
Master:
Three-and-one-half feet long with a three-inch-wide velvet edging.
Doctor:
Four feet in length with a five-inch-wide velvet edging and panel at the sides.
The lining of all hoods, which is folded out, bears the official colors of the institution granting the degree. The color of the velvet indicates the degree being earned and generally reflects the field of study.
Cap and tassel
Wear the tassel on the left side of your cap.
Bachelor's and master's degree candidates at The Ohio State University wear the black mortarboard with a tassel. The color is distinctive of the degree being received. Tassel colors are as follows:
Graduate School
(PhD/DMA): Gray
(Others): Black
Arts and Sciences,
BA
White
Arts and Sciences,
BA Journalism
Crimson
Arts and Sciences,
BAE, BFA
Brown
Arts and Sciences,
BM, BME
Pink
Arts and Sciences,
BS, BS Design, BS Atmos.Sci., BS Geog. Info. Sci.
White
Fisher College of Business
Drab
Dentistry
Lilac
Education and Human Ecology,
BSED
Light Blue
Education and Human Ecology,
BSHPNES, BSHDFS, BSHEC, BSHM, BSNut
Maroon
Engineering
Orange
Knowlton School of Architecture
Blue-Violet
Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Maize
Environment and Natural Resources
Blue-Green
Moritz College of Law
Purple
Medicine
Green
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Green
Nursing
Apricot
Optometry
Seafoam Green
Pharmacy
Olive Green
John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Peacock Blue
Public Health
Salmon
Social Work
Citron
Veterinary Medicine
Gray