| Each level of degree has different hoods. | | | | equivalent attire. |
| Degree holder person wear different hoods of | | | | |
| different color and in different style like | | | | How to Wear a Hood - The hood should be |
| MA degree holder wear Black silk, lined with | | | | placed over your head so that it drapes off |
| white silk, BA degree holder wear Black silk, | | | | your shoulders and over the back of your |
| edged with orange silk and bordered inside, | | | | gown. The velvet border should be on the |
| within the orange edging, with white cloth | | | | outside as shown in the pictures. Be sure the |
| 12mm wide and PhD degree holder the Doctor's | | | | lining of the hood is turned out so that the |
| Scarlet cloth gown distinguished by white | | | | color(s) identifying the institution which |
| silk facings and sleeve linings. Sleeves will | | | | conferred your degree are prominently |
| have a white tassel and button, and John Knox | | | | displayed. This can be done by turning the |
| Cap. | | | | velvet trim to the out side at the back just |
| | | | below your shoulders. The cord on the back of |
| Academic Regalia Guide- There are many | | | | your hood will keep your hood in place. The |
| resources where you can get much knowledge | | | | cord in the front of your hood is provided to |
| about the academic regalia guide. Look at | | | | keep the hood away from your neck, fasten the |
| some of the pictures of faculty like | | | | cord to a dress button or the gown zipper. |
| Arkansas, Harcourt, Calvin, Wisconsin, | | | | |
| Cornell and D.M.A academic regalia. How to | | | | Protocol for wearing Academic Hoods- A custom |
| wear academic regalia hoods:- Academic dress | | | | established in the 14th century, modern-day |
| today generally consists of a gown also known | | | | scholars display their academic achievements |
| as academic choir robes or choir robe gowns | | | | by wearing academic graduation hoods |
| quail with a (usually separate, unattached) | | | | commencements and other important academic |
| hood, and sometimes a cap. When wearing | | | | ceremonies. All university regalia strictly |
| academic dress, it is usual to dress formally | | | | comply with the guidelines set forth by the |
| and soberly beneath the gown; so, for | | | | Committee on Academic Customs and Ceremonies, |
| example, males would typically wear a dark | | | | appointed in 1959 by the American Council on |
| suit with a white shirt and tie or military | | | | Education. |
| or national dresses, and females would wear | | | | |