Students (from L to R): Darius Romero (our first Masters of Arts in Teaching graduate), Stephen Dylag, Charlie Strehlow, Justin Sousa, Rhea Hanrahan, and Colin Howard
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The American Council on Education appoints a Committee
on Academic Costumes and Ceremonies. In 1986, the committee updated the
code and added a sentence clarifying the use of the color dark blue for
the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. The Code
of Academic Regalia outlines the shape and color of academic regalia.
The robe should be black in color with trimming in the color of the advanced
degree (Ph.D.s wear dark blue trim, Doctorates in Music wear pink trim,
and light blue trim for a Doctorate in Education.). Additional edging
is in the color of the discipline (Science is represented by Gold. See
the list below for more colors associated with different disciplines.).
The academic hood has colors representing the institution that awarded
the advanced degree. Some schools have created their own special, colored
robes (use the pulldown menu below to see robes that deviate from the
Code of Academic Regalia).
| DISCIPLINE | COLOR | DISCIPLINE | COLOR |
| Agriculture | Maize | Music | Pink |
| Arts, Communication, Letters, Humanities | White | Nursing | Apricot |
| Commerce, Accountancy, Business | Drab | Oratory (Speech) | Silver Gray |
| Dentistry | Lilac | Pharmacy | Olive Green |
| Economics | Copper | Philosophy | Dark Blue |
| Education | Light Blue | Physical Education | Sage Green |
| Engineering | Orange | Public Administration, including Foreign Service | Peacock Blue |
| Fine Arts, including Architecture | Brown | Public Health | Salmon Pink |
| Forestry | Russet | Science | Golden Yellow |
| Journalism | Crimson | Social Work | Citron |
| Law | Purple | Theology | Scarlet |
| Library Science | Lemon | Veterinary Science | Gray |
| Medicine | Green |
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