University of South Africa - Academic Dress

Academic Dress

  • Bachelors, masters and honours degrees: black gown with "the same pattern as a Master of Arts gown of the University of Oxford or Cambridge" and a black cap with a black tassel.
  • Doctoral degrees: cardinal red gown with open sleeves lined in cardinal red, cardinal red cap with a tassel in the colour of the college concerned.

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