As part of the graduation registration process in Student Connect, students who select to attend their ceremony will be directed to the graduation portal to order their academic dress and provide size details.
Academic dress orders must be submitted before the graduation registration deadline. You will collect your academic dress on the day of the ceremony.
Understand the registration process
Dress code
You should dress professionally for a semi-formal occasion, keeping in mind the season and weather on the day and that academic regalia can be quite warm. Also consider:
- You will need to stand for long periods and negotiate stairs when entering and leaving the stage, so suitable footwear is highly recommended.
- We recommend a simple hairstyle as your regalia requires you to wear a mortarboard or bonnet (graduation hat).
Faculty colours
| Faculty | Colour |
| Faculty of Education and Arts | Malachite Green |
| Faculty of Health Sciences | Spectrum Orange |
| Faculty of Law and Business | Burgundy |
| Faculty of Theology and Philosophy | Purple |
| University awards | Scarlet |
Regalia
| Degree | Gown | Hood or Stole | Mortar Board or Bonnet |
| Non-Award Certificate or Diploma | Black Oxford Bachelor's pattern | Not applicable | Black mortar board |
| Bachelor | Black Oxford Bachelor's pattern | Hood, black Oxford pattern, lined with Faculty colour | Black mortar board |
| Diploma, Associates Degrees, Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate |
Black, Oxford Bachelor's pattern |
Stole, in Faculty colour | Black mortar board |
| Graduate Certificate in Higher Education | Black, Oxford Bachelor's pattern | Scarlet stole | Black mortar board |
| Masters | Black, Oxford Master's pattern | Hood, black Oxford pattern, lined and edged (10mm) with Faculty colour | Black mortar board |
| Master of Philosophy | Black, Oxford Master's pattern | Blue, Oxford pattern, lined edged 10mm with Scarlet | Black mortar board |
| Doctor of Psychology | Black, Cambridge Master's pattern faced 10cm with Faculty colour | Hood, black Cambridge pattern lined edged 10mm with Faculty colour | Bonnet, black with scarlet cord and tassel |
| Doctor of Education |
Black, Cambridge Master's pattern faced 10cm with Faculty colour |
Hood, black Cambridge pattern lined edged 10mm with Faculty colour | Bonnet, black with scarlet cord and tassel |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
Blue, Cambridge Master's pattern faced 10cm with Scarlet | Hood, blue Cambridge pattern lined and edged 10mm with Scarlet | Bonnet, black with scarlet cord and tassel |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Political Thought | Blue, Cambridge Master's pattern faced 10cm with Scarlet | Hood, blue Cambridge pattern lined and edged 10mm with Scarlet | Bonnet, black with scarlet cord and tassel |
Purchasing regalia
If you have an enquiry about purchasing ACU academic regalia, please email graduation@acu.edu.au.