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Cap and Gown

The University has specific academic regalia required to be worn by participants in commencement ceremonies. All regalia worn by graduating students who participate in the Commencement Ceremony must be obtained through the university bookstore. The options to order your cap and gown through the Barnes and Noble Bookstore at Louisiana Tech University are as follows:

Undergraduate/Master’s Degree Candidates

  1. Paper Forms Submitted to the Bookstore. – Deadline to order by paper form without the late fee is November 1, 2024. (Late fees will be applied after this date.)
    1. Main Campus: CAP and GOWN Order Form
    2. Barksdale AFB Instructional Site: CAP and GOWN Order Form
  2.  Online Orders. – Deadline to order online is October 13, 2024.
    1. Online Cap and Gown Ordering
    2. Contact the bookstore at 318.257.2428 if you are an online student.

Doctoral Degree Candidates

  1. Purchase Doctoral Regalia. – Deadline to order is September 6, 2024.
  2. Rent Doctoral Regalia. – Deadline to order is October 4, 2024.

Faculty

Faculty Cap and Gown Rental deadline is October 4, 2024. (Late fees will be applied after this date.)

All regalia orders may be picked up at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore on campus November 5 – 7, 2024, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Additional Optional Items

Invitations, school rings, custom diploma frames, and various graduation gifts can also be purchased at the Bookstore, or online at the official Balfour school store.

Fall Grad Fair – Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Honor Society Cords

Honor Society graduation accoutrements (cords or stoles) approved for wear at commencement should be ordered through your local chapter advisor or chapter president. The local chapter verifies individual eligibility each quarter with the university.

You will be asked to remove unauthorized items from robes and mortarboards before commencement begins.

  • Students eligible for Latin honors at commencement (cum-, magna-, and summa cum laude) do not receive or wear a special cord or stole/shawl. Instead, the appropriate Latin honor is announced when they cross the stage. It is also listed in the commencement program, embossed on diplomas, and permanently loaded into official transcript data.

Diplomas

  1. Every Louisiana Tech University graduate receives the following:
    1. ONE Paper Diploma/Credential.
    2. Diploma/Credential Cover per credential received.
    3. Digital Diploma/Credential.

If you do not plan to attend the Commencement Ceremony, you will need to complete the Absence from Commencement Form to receive your Paper Diploma/Credential.

You will need to pay a $10 mailing fee, if you wish to have your diploma mailed.

  • To pay the mailing fee, you can pay with a credit card by calling the Comptroller’s Office at 318-257-4325 or if you wish to send a Check you will mail it to Registrar’s Office, O. Box 3155, Ruston, LA 71272.
  1. Additional Paper Diplomas may be ordered through our Diploma Online Ordering System.

Commencement Photographs

Photographs will be available online one week following commencement.

Ordering Your Images:

  1. Go to: gradphotonetwork.com.
  2. Choose Event Name and enter LA TECH.
  3. Chose event by date.
  4. Find your images – Search by name.

For questions please contact:  Kevin Beasley Photographers Inc, 318.254.8122 or email office@kevinbeasley.com.