Graduation stoles! Help!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I thought hooding was always Masters?? And then at Doctorate you get those funny beanie looking things...

There are hoods for baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees -- they differ in terms of size and design, just as the robes for the three degrees differ in how the sleeves are cut, chevrons on the sleeves and the like.

I think probably very few colleges or universities use hoods for beccalaureate degrees any more.

Wikipedia has a full description here.

[AGDee]

When I graduated, back in '87, the only baccaulaureates with hoods were those graduating Magna Cum Laude or higher. Cum Laude received a gold tassle, Magna Cum Laude received a gold hood (and a tassle). Summa Cum Laude wore both of those plus a gold medal.