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Regulations relating to Academic Dress made by the Vice-Chancellor, = as=20 Authorised by Council

Vice-Chancellor's Regulations 1 of 2002

Made by the Vice-Chancellor on 20 March 2002

Amended on 24 January 2008

3D*=20 Guidance=20 on academic dress for members of the University other than student=20 members
3D*=20 Bachelors=20 and Masters
3D*=20 Doctors

1. Graduates of the University shall wear robes, gowns, and hoods of = the=20 colours, materials, and shapes as shall be from time to time prescribed = in the=20 Register of Colours and Materials of Gowns and Hoods for Degrees of the=20 University of Oxford, approved by the Vice-Chancellor after consultation = with=20 the Proctors, and deposited in the University Archives.

2. Student members of the University shall wear such gowns and dress = as the=20 Vice-Chancellor shall determine after consultation with the Proctors = and, where=20 appropriate, the heads of colleges, societies, Permanent Private Halls, = and=20 other institutions designated by Council by regulation as being = permitted to=20 present candidates for matriculation.

3. (1) Persons who are graduates of other universities, and who also = either=20 hold an Oxford degree¹ or are members of this University = reading for a=20 degree, diploma, or certificate of this University, may (if they so = wish) wear=20 the appropriate academic dress of their other university on any Oxford=20 University occasion on which they would otherwise be required to wear = the=20 academic dress of this University, except on the following occasions, on = which=20 Oxford academic dress shall always be worn by such persons:

(a) a Degree Ceremony (subject to (2) below);

(b) the Encaenia.²

(2) Nevertheless, at a Degree Ceremony, candidates supplicating for a = higher=20 degree of this University who are graduates of other universities and = who do not=20 already hold an Oxford degree may wear the academic dress of their other = university before their admission to the Oxford degree (after which they = shall=20 immediately put on the full academic dress of their Oxford degree).

4. Any other persons who are graduates of other universities may (if = they so=20 wish) wear the appropriate academic dress of their university on any = Oxford=20 University occasion on which they would, had they held an Oxford degree = or been=20 otherwise entitled to wear the academic dress of this University, have = been=20 required to wear the latter.

5. All members of the University are required to wear academic dress = with=20 subfusc clothing (and candidates who are not members of the = University=20 are required to wear formal clothing) when attending any university = examination,=20 i.e.

Men. A dark suit and socks, black shoes, a white bow tie, = and plain=20 white shirt and collar.

Women. A dark skirt or trousers, a white blouse, black tie, = black=20 stockings and shoes, and, if desired, a dark coat.

Dress for each sex should be such as might be appropriate for formal=20 occasions.

Candidates serving in HM Forces are permitted to wear uniform = together with a=20 gown. (The uniform cap is worn in the street and carried when = indoors.)

6. Notwithstanding regulation 5 above, a woman who is a = Pro-Vice-Chancellor,=20 or a Proctor or the Assessor, may, if she wishes, wear a white bow tie = and bands=20 in place of a black tie and bands as part of her subfusc = clothing when=20 wearing academic dress.

7. The Proctors shall have power, on request, to grant dispensation = from any=20 of these regulations to any person who in their opinion has reasonable = grounds=20 for seeking such dispensation.

Guidance on academic dress for members of the = University other than student members

(Rules for the academic dress to be worn by student members under = regulation=20 2 above are set out in the Proctors' and Assessor's = Memorandum.)

Bachelors and Masters

Forms:

1. Black gown

2. Black gown and hood

3. Black gown, hood, square (or for women, a soft cap³ if desired), and subfusc (Full = Academic=20 Dress)

4. Black gown, hood, square (or for women, a soft cap³ if desired), subfusc, and = bands

(Subfusc is defined above.)

Occasions:

Chancellor's Court of Benefactors	3
Church Services:
Generally	1
Certain special days, as determined by = the Vice-Chancellor and published in = the=20 University Gazette	2
Congregation, Ancient House of: see 'Degree = Ceremonies'
Congregation:
Debates	1
Orations and Admissions: see=20 'Vice-Chancellor', 'Proctors and=20 Assessor'
Degree Ceremonies:
Deans presenting	3
Observers	2
Dinner in colleges (according to status and = convention)	1 (generally)
Dinner with Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor present	1 (or as decreed by him or her)
Encaenia:
Sheldonian Curators and other officers	4
Others	3
Examinations	3
Garden Parties	2
Lectures, major public:
Lecturer	2
Others	1
Meetings chaired by Vice-Chancellor	1 (otherwise at the discretion of=20 the Chairman)
Proctors and Assessor, Admission of:
Proctors and Assessor (outgoing and new)	(as prescribed)⁴
Heads of houses presenting	4
Pro-Proctors	4
Others	2
Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, and=20 Clerks of the Market, Admission of:
Above officers	4
Others	2
'Vice-Chancellor will be present'	1 (unless otherwise = stated)

Doctors

Forms:

1. Black gown (laced, except for DD)

2. Black gown and hood

3. Black gown, hood, square (or for women, a soft cap³ if desired), and subfusc

4. Convocation habit (black gown, hood and sleeveless cloak [chemir], = square=20 (or for women, a soft cap⁴ if desired), subfusc, and = bands)

5. Scarlet robe and appropriate cap

6. Scarlet robe with subfusc and appropriate cap (Full = Academic=20 Dress for D.Phil.s)

7. Scarlet robe with subfusc and bands and appropriate cap = (Full=20 Academic Dress for Higher Doctors)

(Subfusc is defined above.)

Occasions:

Chancellor's Court of Benefactors:
Higher Doctors	7
D.Phil.s	6
Church Services:
Memorial Services,=20 weekdays, Quinquagesima Sunday, and = Lent	1
Others (including the Court = Sermon)	2 or 4
Certain special days, as determined by = the Vice-Chancellor and published in = the=20 University Gazette:
Higher = Doctors	7
D.Phil.s	6
Congregation, Ancient House of: see 'Degree=20 Ceremonies'
Congregation:
Debates	1
Orations and Admissions: see=20 'Vice-Chancellor', 'Proctors and=20 Assessor'
Degree Ceremonies:
Candidates after admission to higher=20 doctorate	6
Candidates after admission to = D.Phil.	6
Deans presenting	4
Observers	2
Dinner in colleges (according to status and=20 convention)	1 (generally)
Dinner with Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor = present	1 (or as decreed by him or her)
Encaenia:
Higher Doctors	7
D.Phil.s	6
Examinations	3
Garden Parties	2 or 5
Lectures, major public:
Lecturer	2 or 5
Others	1
Meetings chaired by Vice-Chancellor	1 (otherwise at the discretion of=20 the Chairman)
Proctors and Assessor, Admission of:
Proctors and Assessor (outgoing and = new)	(as prescribed)⁴
Heads of houses presenting	4
Pro-Proctors	4 or MA (4)
Others	2 or 4
Vice-Chancellor, Pro-Vice-Chancellors, and=20 Clerks of the Market, Admission of:
Above officers	4
Others	2 or 4
'Vice-Chancellor will be present'	1

¹ Including the MA by Resolution.

² I.e. the Encaenia itself, and the = preceding=20 gathering to partake of Lord Crewe's Benefaction; the academic dress of = other=20 universities may however (if desired) be worn at the Encaenia Garden = Party in=20 place of the academic dress of this University.

³ Women members of the University attending = university=20 ceremonies shall either carry a square, or wear a soft cap.

⁴ See regulation 7.9 of Congregation = Regulations 3 of=20 2002.

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