At the commencement ceremony, you will continue an age-old tradition by wearing the same caps, gowns, cords and hoods as generations ... wear a mortarboard cap and a black tassel. Doctoral students ...

Once tassels have been turned from the right to the left, the caps tossed into the air, and the valedictorian has delivered their most moving, standing ovation-worthy speech, you know graduation is ...

Graduates completing their bachelor’s wear the traditional black ropes and a mortarboard or tams cap ... gold tassel is commonly reserved for students who are receiving terminal degrees ...

leading to the black gowns that graduating students at CU Boulder still wear today. If you’re an undergraduate student, the tassel on your graduation cap indicates your field of study. If you’re a ...