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All graduands participating in a ceremony are required to wear academic dress. You can purchase your academic dress from a commercial outlet or hire it from the University (hire fee $45.00). If you wish to hire academic dress for your ceremony you will have the opportunity to do so when you register for your graduation through myGraduation (available online through myUniSA).
Graduates may also hire academic dress anytime throughout the year from the Graduations Office by completing the Hire of Academic Dress form (PDF 17KB - download Adobe Acrobat). This form should only be used for hire outside of normal graduation ceremonies, for example, if you wish to hire academic dress to have photographs taken after your graduation.
It is also important to remember that the clothing you wear to your graduation ceremony will be visible as you walk across the stage. Neat, casual attire is most appropriate, with a shirt and tie recommended for male graduates. It is best to avoid jeans and sneakers. Please also note that a mortarboard must be worn as part of academic dress, which should be kept in mind when planning your hair style.
| Qualification | Academic dress |
|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | Oxford style black gown with red facing on the front of the gown and around the sleeve cuffs. Black Oxford style hood, fully lined with red, with gold edging. Black Tudor bonnet with black tassel. |
| Professional Doctorates | Oxford style black gown faced with discipline colour (as per undergraduate degree) on front of gown and around sleeve cuffs. Black Tudor velvet bonnet with black tassel. Black Oxford style hoods, lined with discipline colour and edged with gold. |
| Masters | Oxford style black gown. Black Oxford style hood fully lined with blue, with gold edging. Black mortarboard with black tassel. |
| Graduate Diplomas | Cambridge style black gown. Red stole with gold edging and two stripes. |
| Graduate Certificates | Cambridge style black gown. Blue stole with gold edging and one stripe. |
| Undergraduate Degrees | Cambridge style black gown. Black mortarboard with black tassel. Black Oxford style hood lined with the discipline colour. |
| Undergraduate Diplomas | Cambridge style black gown. Gold stole with blue edging. |
| Discipline | Colour |
|---|---|
| Natural and Physical Sciences | Fuscia |
| Information Technology | Beige |
| Engineering and related technologies | Emerald Green |
| Architecture and Building | Silver |
| Agricultural, Environmental and related studies | Orange |
| Health Sciences | Red |
| Education | Violet |
| Management and Commerce | Burgundy |
| Society and Culture | Yellow |
| Creative Arts | Light Blue |
The University of South Australia is proud of its commitment to
Australian Reconciliation. To enable Indigenous Australians to have
their ancestry recognised during graduation ceremonies, Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander students have the option of wearing a mortarboard
with a tassel incorporating the colours of the respective flags at their
ceremony (red, black and gold for Aboriginal students and blue, green
and white for Torres Strait Islander students). Relevant students will
be contacted prior to their graduation ceremony to ascertain their
interest in this option.
