ACADEMIC DEGREE COLORS The color of the doctoral gown trimming, hood edging and tassels are the colors associated with the academic discipline. These colors are in accordance with the Inter-Collegiate Costume Code as authorized by the American Council on Education. However, there are a few schools that may have established their own color code for certain degrees. Where there is a question, check with Herff Jones to determine what was used in the past or what may be an appropriate color to be used for a new degree.
Agriculture (Maize)
Medicine (Green)
Arts, Letters, Humanities (White)
Music (Pink)
Commerce, Accountancy, Business (Drab)
Nursing (Apricot)
Dentistry
Oratory (Speech) (Silver Gray)
Economics
Pharmacy (Olive Green)
(Lilac)
(Copper)
Education (Light Blue)
Philosophy (Dark Blue)
Engineering (Orange)
Physical Education (Sage Green)
Fine Arts, inc. Architecture (Brown)
Public Administration, inc. Foreign Service (Peacock Blue)
Forestry (Russet)
Public Health (Salmon Pink)
Journalism (Crimson)
Science (Golden Yellow)
Law (JD, LLD, LLB) (Purple)
Social Work (Citron)
Library Science (Lemon)
Theology (Scarlet)
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Veterinary Science (Gray)
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