Regalia orders can be placed online.

• If you have questions about any additional graduation supplies, you should contact the bookstore directly at 803-777-4160.

The 2024 Fall Hooding Ceremony is for all Darla Moore School of Business master’s programs. All students graduating in August or December 2024 are invited to participate in the hooding ceremony. Registration is required.

The hooding ceremony will be livestreamed. A link will be provided here shortly before the date.

The hooding ceremony will last approximately one and a half hours.

Limit of four guests per graduate. Guests must be registered in advance. Students are responsible for registering any guests when they register themselves. 

Guest Limitation: Please note that students are only allowed four guests who pre-registered to attend the hooding ceremony prior to Monday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m..  Your program managers will have a list of students that have registered to attend.

Information TBA

• Graduates walking in the Moore School Hooding and the university ceremonies are required to wear the black graduate robe, the business school hood in drab* and the cap with tassel.
  *Master of Science in Business Analytics students will wear gold hoods and gold tassels.
• Regalia orders can be placed online. If you have questions about any additional graduation supplies, you should contact the bookstore directly at 803-777-4160.
• Attire: Business professional. Dark pants and dress shoes preferred. Dresses worn under graduation robes can be any color.
• Students must arrive by 1 p.m. in the Room 123. Please read graduation instructions sent to you by your program managers.
• Guests should go directly into the W. W. Hootie Johnson Performance Hall. (Level 1, Room 101) No printable tickets are necessary for admission, but you much check in at the door.

• Tassels should be worn on the left quarter of your cap.
• Each graduate will receive an index card in the ready room.
  • Please make sure to pick up your card and hold onto it. (You will give it to the reader to call your name at the ceremony). 
  • If your name is incorrect on your card, we will have blank cards available for you to write your name correctly.
  • If your name is difficult to pronounce, you should either rewrite your name on the card phonetically or whisper your name to the reader as you approach.
• Deans and faculty lead the procession. They will proceed to the Performance Hall. Graduates should fill in the rows in an orderly fashion. A staff member will be standing at the seats to guide you. Do not leave empty seats. Seating is limited. 
• At the appropriate time during the ceremony, the class will be asked to rise by row.
• Participants from the first row will be called forward. Remaining participants should remain seated until directed by one of the staff members assisting with the ceremony. The person at the end of the row will stand, and everyone else should follow to the stage. 
• As you approach the stage, present your card to the program reader for your name to be announced. Your academic program administrator and Dean Peter Brews will then take your hood from your arm. You should turn and face the audience while you are being hooded. There may be a button inside the hood with a string attached. Make sure this string is unbuttoned or the hood will not go over your head. 
• Do not rush onto the stage as you are being hooded. There will be a photographer taking individual pictures of each graduate.  Pause after being hooded to get your photo taken. Please provide adequate space after each graduate as hooding proceeds.   
• If your cap is knocked off during the ceremony, maintain your composure and wait to place it back on your head until after you have returned to your seat.
• At the end of the ceremony, music will begin for the recession. Please leave adequate space between you and your classmate as you leave the seating area.  Please follow the faculty onto the sidewalk to allow students to meet their family members. 
• During the hooding ceremony, photos will be taken by a university photographer. You will receive a link with access to all of the photos taken during the ceremony within one week of the event.
• Diplomas will be mailed to your permanent address approximately 90 days after graduation. Be sure to check your permanent address in my.sc.edu to ensure it is accurate.