Academic Dress Regulations
| Category | General Regulations |
|---|---|
| Type | Policy |
| Approved by | |
| Date Policy Took Effect | |
| Last Approved Revision | |
| Sponsor | Professor Gareth Jones - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International) |
| Responsible Officer | |
| Review Date |
Policy Content
1. Members of the University must appear at all public ceremonies of the University in their prescribed dress. Graduates of other universities may wear the academic costume of those universities.
2. Official Dress
(a) For the Chancellor, the robe is a black pure silk damask gown, lined with blue silk. The collar and facings are trimmed with gold lace bands, and shields of the University's arms and Māori symbols of steps to higher learning (Poutama) are embroidered in coloured silk and gold on the front edges of the collar. The cap is a black pure silk grosgrain trencher with a gold lace band and a gold button and tassel.
(b) For the Pro-Chancellor, the robe is a black pure silk gown, lined with silver silk. The collar and facings are trimmed with silver lace bands and shields of the University's arms and Māori symbols of steps to higher learning (Poutama) are embroidered in coloured silk and gold on the front edges of the collar. The cap is a black pure silk grosgrain trencher with a silver lace band and a silver button and tassel.
(c) For the Vice-Chancellor, the robe is a black pure silk gown. The collar and facings are of blue silk, trimmed with gold lace bands, and shields of the University's arms and Māori symbols of steps to higher learning (Poutama) are embroidered in coloured silk and gold on the front edges of the collar. The cap is a black pure silk grosgrain trencher with a gold lace band and a gold button and tassel.
(d) For other members of the Council the robe is a black gown with blue facings, and the cap is a black cloth trencher with tassel. Alternatively, members of the Council may wear the academic dress proper to their degrees.
(e) For the Secretary to the Council and Registrar, the robe is a black grosgrain gown, with facings and sleeve linings of purple, trimmed with silver lace bands. The cap is a black pure silk grosgrain trencher with a silver lace band and a silver button and tassel.
3. Graduates
(a) Bachelors (Ordinary)
The gown for all Bachelors' degrees is a black gown as for the Cambridge Bachelor of Arts degree. Except as specified below, the hoods for Bachelors' degrees are the same size and shape as for the Cambridge Master of Arts degree, and are black, lined with coloured silk or silk-like fabric according to the following list, and bordered with white fur:
Arts - rose pink (BCC 32)
Music - white (BCC 1)
Social and Community Work - sulphur (BCC 112)
Māori Traditional Arts - fawn (BCC 138)
Laws - powder blue (BCC 193)
Teaching - flame (BCC 95)
Theology - kingfisher blue (BCC 164)
Divinity - violet grey (BCC 41)
Education - coral (BCC 93)
Home Science and Consumer and Applied Sciences - straw gold (BCC 51)
Physical Education - mistletoe (BCC 9)
Science - lido blue (BCC 89)
Applied Science - salvia blue (BCC 146)
Mineral Technology - rust (BCC 58)
Surveying - reseda (BCC 77)
Commerce - tangerine (BCC 55)
Tourism - purple brown (BCC 136)
Dentistry - spectrum violet (BCC 214)
Dental Technology - parma violet (BCC 216)
Oral Health- amethyst (Munsell 7.5P 6/8)
Health Sciences - magenta (BCC 198)
Biomedical Sciences - fuschia (BCC 199)
Medical Science - crocus mauve (BCC 177)
Medicine and Surgery - lilac (BCC 176)
Medical Laboratory Science - petunia (BCC 108)
Radiation Therapy - magenta (BCC 198)
Physiotherapy - peacock green (BCC 123)
Pharmacy - spectrum green (BCC 100)
The hood for the degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) is of a special shape (broadly similar to that for degrees of the University of Edinburgh) and is of midnight blue (BCC 90) silk or silk-like fabric, lined with similar material of Indian yellow (BCC 6). The neckband of the hood is of midnight blue with a central band of Indian yellow.
The cap for all Bachelors' degrees is a black cloth trencher with tassel.
(b) Bachelors with Honours
The costume for a Bachelor's degree with Honours is the same as for the corresponding ordinary degree as specified above except that the lining of the hood is bordered with white grosgrain instead of fur.
For the degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Honours, the gown and cap are as for other Bachelors’ degrees and the hood is as for the degree of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) with the addition of a narrow edging of Indian yellow (BCC 6).
(c) Masters
The gown for all Masters' degrees is a black gown as for the Cambridge degree of Master of Arts.
Except as specified below, the hoods for Masters' degrees are the same size and shape as for the Cambridge Master of Arts degree, and are black, lined with silk or silk-like fabric of the same colour as for the corresponding Bachelors' degrees.
The hoods for Masters' degrees which have no corresponding Bachelors' degrees are lined with coloured silk or silk-like fabric, which in certain cases is bordered with grosgrain, according to the following list:
Aviation Medicine - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with silver grey(Munsell 10PB 7/1)
Business - tangerine (BCC 55) bordered with peony (BCC 37)
Business Administration - tangerine (BCC 55) bordered with grenadine red (BCC 94)
Bioethics and Health Law - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with powder blue (BCC 193)
Clinical Pharmacy - spectrum green (BCC 100) bordered with sky green (BCC 101)
Community Dentistry - spectrum violet (BCC 214) bordered with pompadour (BCC 194)
Dance Studies - mistletoe (BCC 9) bordered with buttercup (BCC 53)
Entrepreneurship - tangerine (BCC 55) bordered with grass green (BCC 103)
General Practice - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with imperial purple (BCC 109)
Indigenous Studies - fawn (BCC 138) bordered with ruby (BCC 38)
International Studies - rose pink (BCC 32) bordered with pompadour (BCC 194)
Jurisprudence - turquoise blue (BCC 118)
Literature - cardinal red (BCC 186)
Manipulative Physiotherapy - peacock green (BCC 123) bordered with purple navy (BCC 219)
Ministry - kingfisher blue (BCC 164) bordered with violet grey (BCC 41)
Ophthalmology - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with amethyst (BCC 28)
Planning, and Regional and Resource Planning - rose pink (BCC 32) bordered with claret (BCC 36)
Primary Health Care - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with purple navy (BCC 219)
Public Health - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with fuschia (BCC 199)
Public History - rose pink (BCC 32) bordered with imperial purple (BCC 109)
Science Communication - lido blue (BCC 89) bordered with guardsman red (BCC 126)
Social Welfare - straw gold (BCC 51) bordered with imperial purple (BCC 109)
Travel Medicine - lilac (BCC 176) bordered with pompadour (BCC 144)
The hood for the degree of Master of Education (Teaching) is as for the corresponding Bachelor’s degree with the addition of a broad edging of Indian yellow (BCC 6). The cap for the degree is a black cloth trencher with tassel and with an edging around the lower edge of victrix blue grosgrain (BCC 47) with a thin central strip of metallic gold braid.
The cap for all other Masters' degrees is a black cloth trencher with tassel.
(d) Doctor of Philosophy and Doctors in Professional Programmes
The gown for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and for Doctors in professional programmes is as for the Cambridge degree of Master or Arts, but is made of ruby red (BCC 38) silk, silk-like fabric, or cloth.
The hoods for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and for Doctors in professional programmes are the same size and shape as for the Cambridge Master of Arts degree, and are of ruby red silk or silk-like fabric, lined with silk or silk-like fabric according to the following list:
Philosophy - ruby red (BCC 38)
Education - coral (BCC 93)
Clinical Dentistry - spectrum violet (BCC 214)
The cap for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and for Doctors in professional programmes is a black velvet cap as worn by Doctors of Scottish Universities. Alternatively, Doctors of Philosophy who graduated before 1992 may wear a black cloth trencher with tassel.
(e) Other Doctors
The gown for all other Doctors' degrees is as for the Cambridge degree of Master of Arts but is made of cardinal red (BCC 186) silk, silk-like fabric, or cloth.
The hoods for Doctors' degrees are the same size and shape as for the Cambridge Master of Arts degree, and are made wholly of coloured silk according to the following list:
Literature - rose pink (BCC 32)
Music - white (BCC 1)
Laws - powder blue (BCC 193)
Divinity - violet grey (BCC 41)
Science - lido blue (BCC 89)
Dental Surgery or Dental Science - spectrum violet (BCC 214)
Medicine - lilac (BCC 176)
The cap for Doctors' degrees is a black velvet cap as worn by Doctors of Scottish Universities. Alternatively, Doctors who graduated before 1992 may wear a black cloth trencher with tassel.
Note: The colours of most hoods and some gowns are defined using the British Colour Council (BCC) Dictionary of Colour Standards, but some are defined using the Munsell Book of Color system of colour classification.
