Robing and Hooding

All guests must have a ticket to attend the Robing and Hooding Ceremonies. Each graduate will receive two tickets for the ceremony.

Participating graduates should meet in the McFadden Science Center Lecture Theatre at 10 a.m. for check-in.

Business attire should be worn to the Robing and Hooding ceremonies. Be careful with high heels — you have to climb stairs to get onto the stage.

Graduates who arrive with an unprofessional appearance or displaying unacceptable behavior will be asked to leave the ceremony.

Graduates participating in the ceremony should bring their robes or hoods. Leave your cap, cords and stoles at home — you won't need them until the graduation ceremony.

Leave your bags and purses in your car, as there isn't a place to store them during the ceremony.

Choose a faculty member who has been meaningful to you during your time at Texas Wesleyan University. You may only choose one faculty member to robe or hood you. Participating faculty include full- and part-time, and must be eligible to wear academic regalia. Coaches and staff are unable to participate.

Fill out the online RSVP form above to confirm your attendance to the Robing & Hooding ceremony by May 3.

Order your custom academic regalia exclusively from Herff Jones no later than April 16 to avoid additional fees. It’s tailored to you and the degree you’ve earned. Regalia must be paid for at the time of ordering and will be shipped directly to the graduate at no additional cost.

Graduates must successfully order or purchase their regalia to be eligible to RSVP for the commencement ceremony

Late orders for the ceremony will not be accepted. Beginning April 16, graduates can purchase their regalia directly from the University Campus Bookstore. All purchases must be made in-person and an additional fee will apply. Selected items are not guaranteed to be in stock and quantities are limited. 

Order Your Gown

Each graduate will receive two tickets. You will be notified when tickets are ready to be picked up.

Graduates should meet in the McFadden Science Lecture Theatre at 10 a.m. Business attire should be worn to the Robing & Hooding Ceremonies. Be careful with heels as you will have to walk up stairs to get to the stage.

Graduates should just bring their robes — leave your cap, cords and stoles at home. You won't need them until the graduation ceremony.

Leave your bags and purses in your car. There isn't a place to store them during the ceremony.

Choose a faculty member who has been meaningful to you during your time at Texas Wesleyan University. Only one faculty member per graduate. Participating faculty include full and part-time, must be eligible to wear academic regalia. Coaches and staff are unable to participate.

Fill out the online RSVP form above to confirm your attendance to the Robing & Hooding ceremony by May 3.

Order your custom academic regalia exclusively from Herff Jones no later than April 16 to avoid additional fees. It’s tailored to you and the degree you’ve earned. Regalia must be paid for at the time of ordering and will be shipped directly to the graduate at no additional cost.

Graduates must successfully order or purchase their regalia to be eligible to RSVP for the commencement ceremony

Late orders for the ceremony will not be accepted. Beginning April 16 graduates can purchase their regalia directly from the University Campus Bookstore. All purchases must be made in-person and an additional fee will apply. Selected items are not guaranteed to be in stock and quantities are limited. 

Order Your Gown

Each graduate will receive two tickets. You will be notified when tickets are ready to be picked up.

Graduates should meet in the McFadden Science Lecture Theatre at 2 p.m. Business attire should be worn to the Hooding Ceremony. Be careful with heels as you will have to walk up stairs to get to the stage.

Graduates should just bring their robes — leave your cap, cords and stoles at home. You won't need them until the graduation ceremony.

Leave your bags and purses in your car. There isn't a place to store them during the ceremony.

Tickets are required for all Robing and Hooding ceremonies. Graduates who sign up to participate in the Robing and Hooding Ceremonies will be allotted two (2) guest tickets. Extra tickets are not available.   

Guests without a ticket will not be permitted admittance into the ceremony. 

Guests with a ticket should line up outside Nicholas Martin Hall on the Texas Wesleyan University campus. Doors will open one hour prior to the ceremony start.

No, seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony.

Limited wheelchair-accessible seating is available at the Robing & Hooding Ceremonies.

Absolutely! We welcome you to take as many pictures as you can. We just ask that you do it from your seat. Standing in the aisles is not permitted.

No. All ticket requests must come from your graduate at the time of their RSVP.

Participating faculty should meet in the hallway of the McFadden Science Lecture Theatre for lineup no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony that they are participating in.

Tickets are not required for participating faculty members (faculty who are robing or hooding a graduate in the ceremony).

Faculty who are not participating in the ceremony, but would like to attend, should contact the Office of the Provost for ticket information. 

All academic regalia should be worn to the Robing & Hooding ceremonies, excluding mortar boards and tams.

Faculty members who were asked to participate in the Robing and Hooding ceremonies with receive an email to confirm participation. If you do not receive a notification but feel you should be participating, please email graduation@txwes.edu.