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Graduating students received an email from the Office of the Registrar about ordering their regalia.The deadline to place an order is Feb. 29.This website will be updated with pickup information.
If students have questions about ordering their basic cap and gown package, they can reach out toregistrar@peace.edu.
- Please note that graduates should wear shoes appropriate for walking in the grass and on the brick walkway.
- Graduates wear a cap and gown for both ceremonies. The tassel is worn on the right side of the mortarboard until the student is awarded a degree.
- Mortarboards may be decorated in a 2-dimensional fashion only.
- Graduates who are members of disciplinary honor societies should wear the pins or cords they receive as part of their induction into the honor society.
- Latin Honors recipients will wear gold cords to indicate graduating with Latin Honors.
Watch: How to Wear Your Cap and Gown
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