Commencement

Caps and gowns should be ordered online at orderHJ.com/Queens before April 10. There will be no pick-up available -- everything will be shipped. Graduates will not be permitted to participate in their commencement ceremony or Baccalaureate without a cap and gown. Please contact the Queens Bookstore with any questions at 704-337-2413.

Underneath the cap and gown, graduates should wear a dark dress, skirt or trousers. Dark shoes with flat bottoms are recommended. Corsages should be pinned to the gown. Queens requires that all graduates be dressed appropriately in order to participate in commencement exercises.

The hood is part of the master’s regalia package that is ordered at orderHJ.com/queens. Hoods will be worn throughout the ceremony.

Master’s level gowns are different in cut and style than undergraduate gowns, and we expect all participants’ gowns to be consistent in style. If you will be receiving a master’s degree and were considering borrowing a gown from someone or wearing your undergraduate gown, please reconsider. If your gown is not similar to the standard gown our graduate students wear, you will not be permitted to participate in the ceremony. The Bookstore will have an extremely limited number of extra caps and gowns on hand for emergency purchases on the day of the ceremony.

Under the gown, a dress, skirt, or dark slacks/dress pants and dark shoes are appropriate attire. PLEASE do not wear heels, as they will sink into the lawn. Flats or shoes with a solid bottom, such as wedges will be more comfortable (and less dangerous on the grass!).

Undergraduate students who earn Latin honors (based on their GPA), will be given a cord to wear. Questions about qualifications for Latin honors should be directed to the Registrar’s Office.

Queens values both the academic and extracurricular accomplishments of our students and will allow regalia that is representative of both academic and nonacademic endeavors if they are part of a national organization that offers cords and stoles for sale to students.

For example, athletics is part of the NCAA, which supports the representation of athletics through specific cords, and the Black Student Association also is part of a national organization that is represented with a certain stole at many colleges and universities. Greek Life, as well, offers cords to sororities and fraternities, nationally and internationally.

Homemade, nonrecognized apparel is not permitted. No part of the regalia should be distracting or disrespectful to the occasion. That includes caps if the decoration is not distracting or disrespectful, it will be allowed within reason. Decoration of caps should not be three dimensional. Students will be responsible for the purchase of their own nonacademic cords and stoles. Contact your organization's advisor for information on availability of cords for your group.

Graduation announcements may be ordered online at orderHJ.com/queens.

A professional photographer will take a photo of each graduate. A free color proof will be mailed to your current mailing address, including a password for online viewing. You are under no obligation to purchase prints. To receive an email notification the moment your photos are online, please visit www.photospecialties.com to preregister.

If you do not receive a proof within a week of the ceremony, please contact info@photospecialties.com or call 1-800-722-7033.

You may order your class ring online at orderHJ.com/queens or by completing an order form at the Student Bookstore.