If every tassel on every graduation cap was always meant to go on the same ... of the nobility from lower-class students, who wore black tassels. The side-switching convention is much more recent; ...

Cap and gown: Black Hood: Lined in blue and gold. The velvet border is 3" wide at the master's level and the color of the border corresponds to the academic discipline. Tassel: Color corresponds to ...

According to Cap and Gown Direct, it depends on what type of school you are graduating from. If you're a high school student, the tassel goes on the right before your graduation ceremony.

Master’s students will wear a mortarboard cap and a black tassel. Doctoral students will wear a tam and a gold tassel. The deadline to order ... Native American or Indigenous regalia at graduation.