Academic Dress
The academic dress of Carleton University is a compromise
between the style of hoods outlined in the American
Intercollegiate Code and the dress of ancient foundations of
Britain and America.
The master's hood, made of black silk, is of simple or
Oxford shape with an open lining of two chevrons (red and
black) on a silver field. The border of the hood denotes the
degree granted, according to the following colour combinations:
arts - white; journalism - white with a black cord sewn
slightly in from the lower border; business administration -
camel brown with a black cord sewn slightly in from the lower
border; science - golden yellow; computer science - royal blue;
social work - cream; architecture - cerise; engineering -
orange; applied science - orange with a black cord sewn
slightly in from the lower border. The Master's gowns, to be
worn with the above hoods, are of full length, made of black
stuff, with a gathered yoke behind, and long open-fronted
sleeves.
The Doctor of Philosophy hood is also made of silk, but
completely opened to show the lining, and provided with a
purple border. The Doctoral gown is of full style, made of fine
royal blue cloth with facings of light blue silk, with a full
gathered yoke behind, and closed sleeves with an opening at the
elbows.
The gown of the Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Literature,
Music, Science, Engineering, Architecture, or Fine Arts is a
blue robe with bell-shaped sleeves, made of fine royal blue
cloth with facings and sleeves in light blue silk. The hood is
made of the same material as the gown, has the same lining as
that for the degrees granted by examination, and is bordered
with purple for the degree of Doctor of Laws, vibrant blue for
the degree of Doctor of Literature, venetian pink for the
degree of Doctor of Music, dark red for the degree of Doctor of
Science, orange for the degree of Doctor of Engineering, cerise
for the degree of Doctor of Architecture, and dark cardinal for
the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts.
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