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Cap & Gown

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The RSVP form and regalia ordering website is now open! 

​​Cap & Gown Purchasing

The prices for the regalia packages are:
  • ​Bachelor Package $76.98 plus tax
  • Master Package $117.98 plus tax
  • Doctor Package $147.98 plus tax
Regalia must be purchased through Herff Jones​​. Graduates can opt to have regalia shipped to campus (for free) or shipped home (for a fee). Regalia shipped to campus must be picked up at the Grad Fair in February or the Commencement Pickup event for your college in Spring Quarter. See below for the Commencement Pickup schedule. Please be aware that tickets and reader card will not be shipped to students who opt to have regalia shipped, nor will they be available at the Grad Fair.
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After the ceremony, students may keep their cap and gown. Our vendor uses environmentally-friendly fabric to manufacture DePaul's regalia packages. ​

Students who purchase their regalia by January 15 and choose the "Pick up at L.P. Grad Fair in February"​ option will be able to receive their cap and gown at the Grad Fair. The deadline for students to RSVP and order cap and gown to participate in the 2025 commencement is April 30.​

Important Deadlines

​The deadlines to RSVP and order Cap and Gown are:​​

  • ​​Grad Fair pickup: January 15, 2025 (​students must choose "Pick up at L.P. Grad Fair in February" option when they submit their cap and gown order through Herff Jones)
  • College of Law: April 15, 2025​​​
  • June ceremonies (pick up at Commencement Pickup): April 30, 2025

Cap & Gown Appearance​

 

Academic Dress

Regalia style corresponds with the degree level and type. For a list of DePaul's degree colors used for tassels and/or hood trim, please visit the Academic Dress section on the Archive & History page​. Students are allowed to decorate their cap. Stoles and cords may be worn and are given by some colleges or honor societies. Additional stoles and cords are available for purchase through Herff Jones​. 

Grad Fair  

​Monday, February 24
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park Student Center, 120AB
2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL 60614

At the new Grad Fair, students in all colleges (except Law) will have the option of receiving their regalia early. Students must select the "Pick up at L.P. Grad Fair in February" option was chosen at checkout for it to be available. There will be raffles and giveaways for graduating students. Also on hand will be:
  • Herff Jones / StageClip
  • Barnes & Noble
  • GradImages
  • Alumni Relations
  • Career Center
  • Select Graduate Admissions offices

Commencement Pickup Event  

At Commencement Pickup, you will receive important information needed for commencement day:
  • Get involved with Career Services and Alumni Relations.
    • Learn how to obtain a legacy cord.
  • ​Meet with your College Representative to obtain your reader card and day of ceremony details.
  • Pick up your guest tickets (except for Law)
  • Pick up your cap and gown (if you chose the campus pickup option upon ordering).
  • Purchase diploma frames, alumni gear, graduation stoles and other gifts from the DePaul University Bookstore
  • Get your photo taken by ​GradImages. If you had your cap and gown shipped to your home,​ remember to bring it with you for photos. A diploma cover prop will be available at the photo shoot.

Commencem​ent Pickup Schedule ​

​​Law​ Commencement Pick​up

​W​​ednesday, May 21​
11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
DePaul Center, 11th Floor, Gallery Lounge
1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604

Regalia w​ill be available to pick up 
Monday, May 19 - Thursday, May 22
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
DePaul Center, Barnes & Noble Bookstore
1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604
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June Commencement Pickup

​Wednesday, May 28 & Thursday, May 29
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
DePaul Center, Concourse Level
1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604
    • College of Communication
    • Driehaus College of Business
    • Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
    • Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
    • School of Continuing and Professional Studies​
Tuesday, June 3 & Wednesday, June 4
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Lincoln Park Student Center, 120AB
2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
    • ​College of Education
    • College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
    • College of Science and Health
    • School of Music
    • The Theatre School

Doctoral Hooding

All law and doctoral students will be hooded on stage. Please review the video below to familiarize yourself with how you will be hooded on stage.

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