If you attend a graduation ceremony, you'll wear graduation dress. Find out what it will look like and how to wear it.
RMIT’s graduation dress is based on the Oxford style, so, if you're graduating at a ceremony, you'll wear a traditional black gown, a hood or stole and a mortar board or bonnet.
What will I wear?
What you'll wear is determined by your program’s discipline and the level of award you receive, e.g. Diploma, Bachelor or Master.
The colour of your hood or stole represents your program’s discipline.
| Award | Dress |
|---|---|
| Certificate and Diploma | Coloured stole, black gown and black mortar board (a cap made from black cloth with a folding crown and a black tassel) |
| Bachelor andMaster | Coloured hood, black gown and black mortar board |
| Double degree | Graduates are entitled to wear two coloured hoods, representing each award, plus black gown and black mortar board |
| PhD | Scarlet hood, black gown and black velvet bonnet with a red tassel. |
| Discipline | Colour |
|---|---|
| Applied Science | Honeysuckle |
| Architecture | Cherry |
| Arts | Magenta |
| Business | Heliotrope |
| Design | Silver grey |
| Education | Turquoise |
| Engineering | Spectrum blue |
| Health Science | Violet |
| Law | White |
| Nursing | Fuschia |
| Pharmacy | Opaline green |
| Public Health | Peacock green |
| Social Science | Buttercup |
| Social Work | Powder blue |
| Technology | Spectrum green |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Scarlet red |
How to wear your graduation dress
For instructions on how to wear your graduation dress, watch the video below or download the How to Wear Your Academic Dress Flyer (PDF, 435KB).
How to wear your graduation attire - higher education
A helpful guide to wearing your higher education academic attire when graduating from RMIT University.
How to wear your graduation attire - vocational education and associate degree
A helpful guide to wearing your vocational education and associate degree academic gown when graduating from RMIT University.
Where to get your graduation dress
You will receive an email before your ceremony advising you how and when to collect your graduation dress. Read more about the different RMIT graduation ceremonies.
Need help?
Contact Student Connect.
