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Cap & Gown Pre-order . . . Spring 2008

Cap & Gowns for the Spring 2008 Commencement ceremony may be rented in advance from the UC Davis Bookstore using our Online Cap & Gown Pre-order System, or in person at the Grad Faire. Gown rental includes the cap and tassel, which you keep, and gown rental is FREE if purchasing a Grad Pack.

Cap & Gown Rental Costs

  Online
Early-Bird
Mar 1 - Apr 18
Online after
Grad Faire
Apr 19 - Jun 3
During Pickup
Jun 4 - Jun 6
Late Rental
after Jun 6
Bachelor cap, gown & tassel $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 $50.00
Master cap, gown & tassel $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 $50.00
Doctor cap, gown & tassel $35.00 $40.00 $45.00 $50.00
Tassel only (purchase) $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00
Cap only (purchase) $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
Late pickup fee for pre-orders       $10.00
Hood Rental (Master & PhD) $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00

Notes:

Gown rental is FREE if purchasing a Souvenir Grad Pack. Grad Pack prices do not increase.
Hood rental is NOT included in the Grad Pack.

Gown, Grad Pack and Frame Pickup

PLEASE BRING: your student ID card

Location: Freeborn Hall *

Date Time Details
Wednesday, June 4 9 AM - 4 PM Pickup, no onsite rentals
Thursday, June 5 9 AM - 4 PM Pickup or rental
Friday, June 6 9 AM - 4 PM Pickup or rental
* JD, LLM, MBA, MD, MPH, MPVM and DVM gowns ordered before April 19 will be delivered to the respective school. Please refer to the school for more details.

LATE Pickup/Rental

Location: MU Bookstore (electronics counter)

When: anytime the store is open (after June 6)

**A $10.00 late pickup fee will be assessed for all pre-orders picked up after Friday, June 6.

Won't be able to pickup?

If you cannot pick up your order yourself, and wish to have someone else pickup your order for you, you can do so by using the Bookstore website to specify a pickup person. At any time, up until the graduation ceremony, you can specify a pickup person by going to "My Account", clicking on your graduation order and clicking on the "Specify Pickup Person" button near the bottom.

Gown and Hood Return

PLEASE BRING: your student ID card

Location: ARC plaza in front of the lobby*. In the case of inclement weather the gowns will need to be returned inside the lobby.

When: immediately following the ceremony

* For most degrees the ceremony site is the ARC Pavilion so gowns will need to be returned at the ARC plaza in front of the lobby. In the case of inclement weather the gowns will need to be returned inside the lobby.

* For other degrees (eg GSM, Education, School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine) the ceremony site will most likely be the Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center so gowns will need to be returned in the Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center lobby. Please use the following link to confirm your ceremony time and location.

UC Davis commencement ceremony website.

LATE Return Fees

After the ceremony date, gowns may be returned to the UC Davis Bookstore inside the Memorial Union. PLEASE NOTE: Gowns not returned immediately following the ceremony or to the UC Davis Bookstore by the first Monday following the ceremony will be assessed a daily late return fee beginning the following Tuesday.

Rental Terms and Conditions

Rental apparel must be returned in good condition. Rental apparel is not suitable to be worn in wet weather without protective gear. Neither the UC Davis Bookstore nor Herff-Jones Inc., will assume liability for damages as a result of such use. Failure to return apparel in the original condition (i.e. lost or damaged gowns) will result in being billed for replacement costs plus any applicable late fees. Rental apparel returned later than the first Monday following commencement will be assessed a late fee.

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