REGALIA (cap-gown-hood)
Regalia must be worn to participate in our in-person commencement ceremony. Click here for interesting facts about the tradition of academic regalia.
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE YOUR MSN or DNP degree and will be recognized as a Post Graduate Certificate (PGC) graduate, you should wear the regalia type for your highest earned degree. You may wear a set you already own, or you may purchase one now. You will line up for the processional with your PGC specialty cohort, but wear your hood when you cross the stage instead of having it placed on you during the ceremony.
Jostens.com has an online store set up for FNU students to help guide your regalia purchase. It is not required that FNU students purchase from Jostens.com. You must wear regalia to participate, but you may purchase from any comparable vendor. *FNU's official blue shade is "Pantone #280" or "Hexidecimal #13377C" - for those not ordering through Jostens.
To view Josten's regalia packages and other related products:
- Go to Jostens.com --> "Find My School."
- >Type "Frontier Nursing University - Versailles, KY" in the search bar and hit "Enter" for the FNU dashboard.
- Click on "My School Store" for a dropdown menu of the entire line of products queued with FNU specifications.
- To view standard (budget) regalia packages, click "Graduation Caps & Gowns."
- If you anticipate wearing regalia multiple times - such as those working in academia - you may wish to invest in one of the longer-lasting "Fine Quality Regalia" packages.
NOTE: Choose "Nursing" in the field that asks for "major/curriculum." This will get you to the apricot-colored velvet hood trim that FNU graduates wear. If purchasing elsewhere, please ensure your gown is black and that your hood is black with royal blue and white satin lining and apricot velvet trim.
For additional information or assistance regarding Jostens' complete line of products (caps, gowns, hoods, tassels, rings, etc.), please get in touch with their Customer Service line at 800-854-7464.
SPECIALTY CORDS
FNU Alumni Association
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Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI & the Chi Pi local chapter)
Members of Sigma Theta Tau International are eligible to wear their honors cord or stole (your choice of which item). Those are available for purchase here on their website.
Members of Chi Pi, Frontier Nursing University's local chapter of STTI, will also be recognized as Chi Pi members in our annual commencement ceremony publication. You can click here to learn more about Chi Pi.
US Military Veterans
FNU graduates who are also military veterans will be offered complimentary veteran honors cords at the ceremony venue on 09.27.25. Ask for yours in the Graduate Dressing Room that morning after you complete check-in. We thank you for your service!
