Tassels may fall on either side. You should wear the gown appropriate for the degree you are receiving. Staff from the University of Minnesota Bookstores at the West Bank and St. Paul locations can help you get the academic costume appropriate to you degree and college. Be sure to give them the complete title of your degree and your college. Master's and doctoral gowns may be rented or purchased from the bookstore.
All prices listed are subject to change.
Please cal 625-3000 if you have questions. The master gown may be worn open or closed. All master candidates weat the traditional black mortarboard cap with a black tassel. Although master's candidates are not hooded on stage, many opt to wear their academic hood with their gown. Master gowns may be purchased or rented from the U of M Bookstore's West Bank Bookstore or St. Paul Bookstore .