IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION

FALL CEREMONIES

• DOCTORAL GRADUATION AND HOODING CEREMONY (Ph.D. & Ed.D.):  The Doctoral Graduation and Hooding ceremony for Ph.D. and Ed.D. graduates will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 4:00  PM in the Bettersworth Auditorium in Lee Hall. This event is invitation-only. Please contact the Graduate School for additional information.
• STARKVILLE CAMPUS COMMENCEMENT:  The Starkville Campus Commencement Ceremonies will take place on Friday, December 8, 2023, inside Humphrey Coliseum.   Please check with your school to determine which ceremony you will be participating in and what time to be present.
• MSU-MERIDIAN COMMENCEMENT:  The MSU-Meridian Campus Commencement Ceremonies will take place on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 11:00 AM in the MSU Riley Center.

GRAD FAIR

• Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State University will host a Grad Fair for Fall 2023 degree candidates on Thursday, October 19, 2023, and Friday, October 20, 2023, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.  Fall graduates will have the convenience of taking care of all their graduation needs at one time and place. During the event, upcoming Fall Graduates may:  purchase and receive their regalia on the day they attend (bachelor, master, and specialist graduates only) and have pictures taken with regalia on (all degrees – doctoral regalia will be present for pictures). While this event is not mandatory, upcoming graduates are encouraged to attend.  If you are not able to physically attend the event during those dates, please contact the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State University starting October 19, 2023, for additional assistance.  

REGALIA

• BACHELOR/MASTER/SPECIALIST GRADUATES – You may keep your entire regalia package.
• DOCTORAL GRADUATES – You may keep your cap & tassel.  After the ceremony, you will need to return the rental gown and rental hood to either to our representative in Lee Hall or to the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State Bookstore by Sunday, December 10, 2023.  Please note:  If you are interested in purchasing your gown and/or hood, you will be given the option when you check-in your rental items.

ONLINE ORDER DEADLINE

• Regalia may be ordered online starting October 21, 2023, through 11:59 PM CT on November 8, 2023.  If you miss the deadline, you will need to visit the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State (Starkville Campus) starting Wednesday, December 6, 2023, or the Bulldog Shop (Meridian Campus) starting Thursday, November 30, 2023, to be fitted from a limited supply of extras.  A $20 late fee will be assessed for all orders fulfilled at that time.

REFUND REQUEST DEADLINE

• Students with an online order may visit www.gradsupply.com/student-orders to request a refund before 11:59 PM CT on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.  After November 8, 2023, all regalia purchases/rentals are non-refundable.

REGALIA DISTRIBUTION

BACHELOR/MASTER/SPECIALIST ORDERS

• • IF YOU CHOOSE IN-STORE PICK UP – STARKVILLE CAMPUS:  Wednesday, December 6 thru Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM inside the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State University Bookstore.
  • IF YOU CHOOSE IN-STORE PICK UP – MERIDIAN CAMPUS: Starting Thursday, November 30, 2023, inside the Riley Campus Bulldog Shop.
  • IF YOU CHOOSE SHIP-TO-HOME:  Your regalia order will be shipped during the week of November 17, 2023.

IF YOU DID NOT ORDER YOUR REGALIA BY THE NOVEMBER 8, 2023, DEADLINE:  You will need to visit the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State (Starkville Campus) starting Wednesday, December 6, 2023, or the Bulldog Shop (Meridian Campus) starting Thursday, November 30, 2023, to be fitted from a limited supply of extras.  A $20 late fee will be assessed for all orders fulfilled at that time.

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES*:

• • • IF YOU ORDERED YOUR REGALIA BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 8, 2023, DEADLINE:  Wednesday, December 6 thru Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM inside the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State Univ. Bookstore.  Please reach out to george@gradsupply.com if you cannot pick up your regalia during the dedicated times listed above.  Please note:  Doctoral regalia will be available at the Grad Fair for you to use for picture-taking purposes only should you decide to attend.

IF YOU DID NOT ORDER YOUR REGALIA BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 8, 2023, DEADLINE:  You will need to visit the Barnes & Noble at Mississippi State Bookstore starting December 6, 2023, to rent your regalia from a limited number of extras.  A $20 late fee will be assessed at that time.

*NOTE: DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THE DOCTORAL REGALIA PACKAGE, ALL DOCTORAL CANDIDATES MUST RENT THEIR REGALIA FIRST, AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN OPTION TO BUY OUT YOUR RENTAL AFTER THE CEREMONY.  DOCTORAL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP IN PERSON AT THE BARNES & NOBLE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE.    

REGALIA PRICES

All student regalia orders are non-refundable purchases/rentals after the refund request deadline listed above.  Prices below do not reflect the additional $20 late fee that will be added to orders placed after the November 8, 2023, deadline or the $20 shipping charge that will be added for SHIP-TO-HOME orders* 

• BACHELOR PACKAGE:  $57.76 incl. tax (Purchase – includes cap, gown, and tassel)
• MASTER/SPECIALIST PACKAGE:  $106.98 incl. tax (Purchase – includes cap, gown, tassel, and hood)
• Ph.D. & Ed.D. REGALIA PACKAGE:  $109.12 incl. tax (Mixed Custom Rental – includes keeper cap/tassel, custom rental gown, and custom rental hood)

*The SHIP-TO-HOME option is only available for bachelor/master/specialist orders.  Doctoral regalia orders are not eligible for the SHIP-TO-HOME option due to the high replacement cost of the items being rented.

Questions/Concerns – Please contact the bookstore by phone at 662-325-8361 or by email at SM204@bncollege.com