Master's Ceremony: Faculty and Administrator Information
Faculty Information: School of Graduate Studies Commencement and Hooding Ceremony
- 5 pm: Graduates arrive
- 5 pm: The platform party and those participating in the procession are scheduled to arrive at Feldman Center, Room C205
- 5:15 pm: Doors open for guests
- 6 pm: Ceremony begins
Academic regalia—the traditional cap and gown—is required attire for everyone who has a role in the commencement exercises and plans to sit onstage among the platform party.
To rent your regalia, use the Herff Jones' faculty regalia rental website, facultydirect.herffjones.com:
- Select the Fashion Institute of Technology, then your preferred method to receive your regalia. It may be picked up at the FIT Campus Store in May for no extra charge, or your may have it delivered to your home for an extra shipping fee ($18.10 through March 28; $26.65 after March 28). Home orders will receive a return shipping label for no additional charge.
- Then choose your terminal degree and click "shop."
- On the following screen, be sure to choose the "Cap & Gown" tab in the middle of the page. This will take you to the full rental form.
To purchase your regalia, visit Herff Jones' site for purchase orders: academicregalia.
- Enter state and city of your alma mater and select it from the drop-down menu.
- Your school will now appear near the top of the site. Just below that, choose "Standard Regalia" from the tab options.
- From there, select the gown that corresponds with your terminal degree.
- Please take note of Herff Jones' production and shipping deadlines notes on their website.
The ceremony will run approximately one hour long from the start of the procession.
The platform party robing room is in Room C205. This is also the location for the post-ceremony department program photos.
A celebration reception for all in attendance will follow the ceremony in the Breezeway (located in front of the FIT Dining Hall). Hors d’oeuvres will be served. The post-event reception will last approximately one hour.
Questions? Email SGScom[email protected].
This page last updated: March 6, 2025.