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UniSC academic dress

Graduands participating in a graduation ceremony are required to wear UniSC academic dress. This includes a gown, hood or stole, and trencher.

Academic dress hire

Academic dress is hired for you when you submit your online registration and payment to attend the ceremony. Please ensure you respond by the due date. Payment of your graduation fee includes hire charges for academic dress.

Collecting academic dress

When you arrive at the venue, please proceed to the registration area where you will be given assistance to collect your academic dress prior to the ceremony.

Once you collect your academic dress, you will be:

  • responsible for the care of the academic dress,

  • required to returned your academic dress or you will be charged for the replacement cost.

Your trencher is yours to take home as a momento of the day.

Wearing academic dress

You will be fitted and given advice on how to wear your academic dress when you collect it prior to the ceremony.

Each academic dress item is worn in a specific way. Refer to the pictures below.

  • The hood is worn over your gown and lies across the shoulders.
  • The stole (Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma) is worn around the neck with the tails of the stole falling over the front of the gown.
  • The square top of the trencher is worn horizontally, with the shorter peak of the trencher to the front and the tassel draped over the right side of the trencher.

Returning academic dress

Academic dress must be returned to the designated area by the allotted time after the ceremony. Please note that you are required to scan your registration code to confirm you have returned your academic dress or you will be charged for the replacement cost.

Award colours

The academic dress of the degree colours are:

   

Violet - Sciences, Environmental and related studies  
   

Academic Green - Business, Commerce and Information Technology
   

Spectrum Orange - Engineering and related Technologies
   

White - Health, Nursing and Sport Sciences
   

New Gold - Education
   

Royal Blue - Communication, Creative industries, Design, Criminology, Law and Social Sciences

Academic dress 

Associate degrees
Associate degrees
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the bachelor’s gown of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Black cloth hood in the style of Oxford Burgon lined to a depth of 10cm in the designated colour
 Associate degree academic dress, front Associate degree academic dress, back
Bachelor degrees
Bachelor degrees

(including combined and double degrees)

  • Black cloth gown in the style of the bachelor’s gown of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Black cloth hood in the style of Oxford Burgon lined to a depth of 15cm in the designated colour 
 Bachelor degree academic dress, front Bachelor degree academic dress, back
Bachelor (honours) degrees
Bachelor (honours) degrees
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the bachelor’s gown of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Black cloth hood in the style of Oxford Burgon lined to a depth of 15cm in the designated colour with a 2cm strip in black commencing 3cm from the edge
 iBachelor degree (Honours) academic dress, front  Bachelor degree (Honours) academic dress, back
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificates
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the bachelor’s gown of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Full-length black cloth stole edged to a depth of 2.5cm in the designated colour
 Graduate certificate academic dress, front Graduate certificate academic dress, back
Graduate Diplomas
Graduate Diplomas
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the bachelor’s gown of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Full-length black cloth stole fully-lined in the designated colour
 Graduate diploma academic dress, front Graduate diploma academic dress, back
Master degrees
Master degrees
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the master’s of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Black cloth hood in the style of Oxford Burgon fully lined in the designated colour with a 2cm strip in black commencing 3cm from the edge
 Masters academic dress, front Masters academic dress, back
Professional Doctorates
Professional Doctorates
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the doctor’s gown of the University of Cambridge with facings, sleeve linings and sleeve trimmings in Post Office Red (B.C.C.209) 
  • Black velvet bonnet with a cord tassel in Jet Black (B.C.C.220)
  • Black cloth hood in the style of the University of Cambridge fully lined in the designated colour
 Professional doctorate academic dress, front Professional doctorate academic dress, back
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
  • Black cloth gown in the style of the doctor’s gown of the University of Cambridge with facings, sleeve linings and sleeve trimmings in Post Office red (B.C.C.209) 
  • Black velvet bonnet with a cord tassel in Post Office Red (B.C.C.209)
  • Black cloth hood in the style of the University of Cambridge fully lined in Post Office Red (B.C.C.209) 
 Doctor of Philosophy academic dress, front Doctor of Philosophy academic dress, back
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary Doctorate
  • A black cloth gown in the style of the doctor’s gown of the University of Cambridge with black facings and sleeve linings in Empire Blue (B.C.C.87) and sleeve trimmings in Saffron (B.C.C.54)
  • A black cloth hood in the style of the University of Cambridge fully-lined in Empire Blue (B.C.C.87) with trimmings in Saffron (B.C.C.54)
  • A black velvet bonnet with a cord tassel in Saffron (B.C.C.54)
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Honorary Senior Fellow
Honorary Senior Fellow
  • A black cloth gown in the style of the bachelor’s gown of the University of Cambridge
  • Black cloth trencher cap
  • Full-length black cloth stole in Empire Blue (B.C.C.87)
 Honorary Senior Fellow academic dress, front Honorary Senior Fellow academic dress, back

Purchasing academic dress

Graduands, including Higher Degree by Research graduands, have the option to purchase academic dress. Contact Reed Graduations to discuss your options.