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Proper Attire by Degree

Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctoral

Bachelor: Black Cap/Tassel/Black Gown
The cap is worn parallel to the floor. Undergraduates and associates, who have not yet earned a first degree, wear the tassel forward and to the right. Tassel color is determined by the degree received. During the ceremony when directed by the Chancellor the tassel is moved to the left, signifying the conferring of the degree. The bachelor’s and associate’s gowns has pointed sleeves and is worn at UWM without the hood.

Colors listed below designate the proper tassel color UWM Bachelor’s and Associate’s candidates.

White
College of Letters and Science

  • Actuarial Science
  • African and African Diaspora Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Classics
  • Committee Interdisciplinary
  • Communication
  • Comparative Literature
  • Economics
  • English
  • Film Studies
  • French
  • General Letters
  • German
  • Global Studies
  • History
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Jewish Studies
  • Latin American, Caribbean, & US Latinx Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Urban Studies
  • Women’s & Gender Studies

Dark Brown
College of the Arts and Architecture

Peck School of the Arts

  • All Majors

Blue Violet
College of the Arts and Architecture

School of Architecture & Urban Planning

  • All Majors
Gold
College of Health Professions and Sciences School of Biomedical Sciences & Healthcare Administration

  • All Majors

School of Rehabilitation Sciences & Technology

  • All Majors

School of Freshwater Sciences

  • All Majors

College of Letters and Science

  • Actuarial Science
  • Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Conservation and Environmental Science
  • Data Analytics
  • Data Science
  • Geography
  • Geosciences
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics

Salmon
Joseph J. Zilber College of Public Health

  • All Majors

Drab
Sheldon B. Lubar College of Business

  • All Majors

Light Blue
College of Community Engagement and Professions

School of Education

  • All Majors
Citron
College of Community Engagement and Professions  Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

  • All Majors

Lemon Yellow
College of Community Engagement and Professions

School of Information Studies

  • All Majors

Orange
College of Engineering & Applied Science

  • All Majors

Crimson
College of Letters and Science

  • Digital Arts & Culture
  • Journalism, Advertising, & Media Studies

Dark Blue
College of Letters and Science

  • Philosophy

Apricot
College of Health Professions and Sciences

School of Nursing

  • All Majors

Mixed (Black, Gold and White)
College General Studies

  • All Majors

Master: Black Cap/Black Tassel/Black Gown/Hood
UWM awards a variety of master’s degrees. The black tassel on the master’s cap is worn to the left signifying the possession of an academic degree. The master’s gown is designed with oblong sleeves, open at the wrist. The rear part of its oblong shape is square – cut and the front part has an arc cutaway. The hood hangs to the rear from the neck and may be fastened to the gown using either safety pins or Velcro. The field of study is indicated by the color of the velvet on the facing of the hood. To avoid wearing the hood inside out, care should be taken that the velvet facing is visible under the chin and lies flat over the shoulders.

Colors below designate the proper hood color for UWM Master’s graduates:

Gold

  • Master of Science in Athletic Training
  • Master of Science in Atmospheric Science
  • Master of Science in Anthropology
  • Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
  • Master of Science in Biological Science
  • Master of Science in Biostatistics
  • Master of Science in Chemistry
  • Master of Science in Clinical Lab Sciences
  • Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Master of Science in Data Science
  • Master of Science in Freshwater Sciences
  • Master of Science in Geography
  • Master of Science in Geosciences
  • Master of Healthcare Administration
  • Master of Science in Health Care Informatics
  • Master of Science in Mathematics
  • Master of Science in Nonprofit Management
    and Leadership
  • Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
  • Master of Science in Physics
  • Master of Science in Psychology
  • Master of Science in
    Rehabilitation Science and Technology
  • Master of Science in Urban Studies

Citron

  • Master of Science in
    Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Master of Social Work
 Light Blue

  • Master of Science in
    Administrative Leadership
  • Master of Science in
    Cultural Foundations
    of Community Engagement & Education
  • Master of Science in
    Curriculum and Instruction
  • Master of Science in
    Educational Psychology
  • Master of Science in Exceptional Education
  • Education Specialist in
    School Psychology

Royal Blue

  • Master of Arts in
    Philosophy

Salmon

  • Master of Public Health
  • Master of Science in Kinesiology

Peacock

  • Master of Human
    Resources & Labor Relations
  • Master of Public
    Administration

Lemon

  • Master of Science in Information Science & Technology
  • Master of Library and
    Information Science

Brown

  • Master of Arts in Art
  • Master of Fine Arts in Art
  • Master of Fine Arts in Dance
  • Master of Fine Arts in
    Cinematic Arts
  • Master of Science in Art
    Education

Pink

  • Master of Music

Blue Violet

  • Master of Architecture
  • Master of Science in Architecture
  • Master of Urban Design
  • Master of Urban Planning
 Drab

  • Master of Business
    Administration
  • Master of Science in Digital Supply Chain Management
  • Master of Business Administration in Executive MBA
  • Master of Science in Information Technology Management
  • Master of Science in
    Management

Orange

  • Master of Science in
    Computer Science
  • Master of Science in Connected Systems
  • Master of Science in
    Engineering

Apricot

  • Master of Science in
    Nursing
  • Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding

 White

  • Master of Arts in African & African Diaspora Studies
  • Master of Arts in Art History
  • Master of Arts in
    Communication
  • Master of Arts in
    Economics
  • Master of Arts in English
  • Master of Arts in
    Geography
  • Master of Arts in History
  • Master of Arts in Language, Literature, & Translation
  • Master of Arts in Linguistics
  • Master of Arts in Philosophy
  • Master of Arts in
    Political Science
  • Master of Arts in Sociology
  • Master of Arts in Spanish
  • Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages & Applied Linguistics
  • Master of Arts in Translation & Interpreting Studies
  • Master of Arts in Women’s & Gender Studies

 

Doctoral: Black Tam/Gold Tassel/Black Gown/Doctorate Hood
 UWM awards the Doctor of Philosophy. The gold tassel is worn to the left, signifying the possession of an academic degree. The doctor’s gown has voluminous sleeves with three velvet chevrons, and velvet facing down the front openings of the gown. As in the master’s hood, the velvet facing should be visible under the chin and should lie flat over the shoulders. It can be attached to the gown with using the loop to loop to a button or by using safety pins or Velcro.

Doctorate Hood Colors

-Doctor of Philosophy- PhD is Royal Blue velvet

-Doctor of Nursing Practice- DNP is apricot velvet

-Doctor of Physical Therapy-DPT is Gold velvet

-Doctor of Occupational Therapy-OTD is gold velvet