Cap & Gown
All students must apply for graduation before ordering cap and gown.
Caps and gowns are only ordered for those students who identify that they would like to participate in the in-person Commencement event.
To order your cap and gown, make sure to complete the Commencement participation activity guide assigned to you in your student center.
All graduates will receive a free cap, gown, and tassel to wear at the ceremony. Pickup takes place in the Workforce Development Center, Room 1000 (Student Leadership Space) during the dates and times below:
- May 11: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- May 12: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- May 13: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- May 14: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Special Cap and Gown Pick-Up Information:
We’ll share the schedule for cap and gown pick-up as we get closer to the ceremony dates.
We’ll share the schedule for cap and gown pick-up as we get closer to the ceremony dates.
- Normal HALO students can pick up their materials in the HALO Offices during the following dates and times:
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May 11: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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May 12: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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May 13: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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May 14: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Pontiac HALO students can pick up their materials at the Pontiac campus during the following dates and times:- May 11: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- May 12: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- May 13: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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May 14: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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We’ll share the schedule for cap and gown pick-up as we get closer to the ceremony dates.
Pick-up for Pontiac campus students will be located at the Pontiac campus for the following dates and times:
Monday, May 11: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, May 12: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, May 13: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, May 14: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Special Honors
Certain groups provide extra regalia to acknowledge students who have participated in their programs. Special regalia is typically provided for:
- Phi Theta Kappa
- Honors
- Alpha Delta Nu
- Adult Education
- Alternative Spring Break
- Association of Latinx American Students (ALAS)
- Athletics
- Black Student Union (BSU)
- Civic Engagement Program
- College NOW Plus
- Emerging Leaders
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Global Student Union (GSU)
- Global Studies Program
- HALO
- Heartland Activities Committee (HAC)
- PRIDE
- Project Rise
- Student Government Association (SGA)
- Student Leaders in Community Engagement (SLiCE)
- Study Abroad
- Student Veterans of America
- Veterans
- WEI