Degree Hoods

Degree Hoods are a form of academic regalia worn during the Convocation ceremony. University of Waterloo degree hoods are patterned after those of the University of Oxford, although the hood for Doctor of Optometry is done in the American style.



Bachelor's Degrees
Hoods are black silk in the Oxford Bachelor shape, with a border in a colour which indicates the Faculty or degree.

Master's Degrees
For the Master's degree, hoods are black silk in the Oxford Master shape, lined with the appropriate degree colour and turned over 1/2", trimmed with two rows of white, or coloured, soutache braid 1/2" from the coloured edge.

Doctor of Philosophy Degree
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree hood has a green shell with off-white taffeta lining patterned after the University of Cambridge hood. The Doctoral hat is black velvet in the Oxford style with gold cord trim and tassel.