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The academic dress for graduations started in the 12th and 13th centuries when universities first began forming.
In 1321, the University of Coimbra mandated that all Doctors, Bachelors, and Licentiates must wear graduation gowns.
In the late 1800s colors were assigned to signify certain areas of study, but they were only standardized in the United States.
The shape and size of the hood and the sleeve design of the gown show the degree a student pursued:
- A Bachelor's Degree gown has pointed sleeves and no hood.
- A Master's Degree gown has long, closed sleeves with arm slits and a narrow hood.
- A Doctor's Degree had bell-shaped sleeves and a draped, wide hood.
The tassels should be black, or in the color of the field. And if it is a doctor's degree the tassel should be golden.