Students: Gowns must be returned to the gowns drop off location no later than 1 hour after your ceremony concludes. Vancouver – Drop off is located at the regalia returns tent in front of the UBC Bookstore.Okanagan – Drop off is located in the foyer outside the UBCO Bookstore. Faculty: Gowns must be returned to…
Please send us an email at gown.rentals@ubc.ca.
Students: Gowns must be picked up 1.5 hours prior to your ceremony start time. Please ensure you have your gown order number with you when you arrive, and a piece of photo ID.Vancouver – Pick up is located at 1866 Main Mall Block B, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1 (Buchanan building).Okanagan – Pick up is located…
Convocation for 2020 and 2021 graduates is November 15-22, 2022. Convocation for 2022 graduates is November 23-25. For a complete list of the day’s schedule, visit: https://graduation.ubc.ca/schedule/
For students receiving a bachelors or masters degree, your rental includes a dry cleaned black gown, a hood representing your faculty and unique degree, and a mortarboard style hat. At the end of your ceremony, your gown and hood must be returned. You may keep the mortarboard as a souvenir. For doctoral students, your rental…
You can rent a gown and hood on the day of your ceremony, at the gown pick up area. We have enough regalia of all sizes and colours to allow anyone who missed the deadline to attend. The cost for day-of rental is $70.00, we will accept Cash, Credit, or Debit. There is no need…
Gown purchases can be made through our gown supplier Gaspard: www.gaspard.ca.
Student gown rentals can be done online: Vancouver – www.buildagrad.ca/UBC Okanagan – www.buildagrad.ca/UBCO If you have missed the online rental deadline, you can also rent a gown on-site on the day of your ceremony for an additional charge. We have enough regalia of all sizes and colours to allow anyone who misses the advance registration deadline to attend. The…
Yes, all graduates must wear academic regalia (gown) to attend the congregation ceremonies. The mortarboard hats for bachelors and masters students are optional, but a gown and hood must be worn by all students wishing to attend.
Unfortunately, no. All gowns can only be picked up 1 hour and 30 minutes prior to the ceremony you are attending. Gowns are boxed by ceremony number and are not unpacked until right before each ceremony. We are not able to retrieve any gowns in advance.