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Bill Higbee
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Order your official RENTAL custom UC Santa Cruz regalia here by choosing Order Rental Regalia below. If you would like to PURCHASE custom academic apparel, choose Purchase Custom Regalia.
Note: Rental orders will ship in mid-April. Purchased custom apparel has a six-week lead time and are non-returnable.
Visit us at the Grad Fair April 14th & 15th 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Stevenson Event Center. Get a free grad photo shoot (images available to purchase), learn more about commencement, save up to $500 on your UCSC ring. Get all your questions answered at the Grad Fair!
As part of UC Santa Cruz's new sustainability initiative with Herff Jones, we reuse gowns from year to year to minimize our environmental impact.
What's rental and what do I keep? PDF
Renting vs. Purchasing? PDF

Online Order Deadline:
Caps & Gowns
Deadline to order rental regalia without expedited shipping charge: Sunday, May 17, 2026. Orders placed between May 18 - May 28 will ship with expedite fees to arrive before June 12th.
For important commencement information, please visit:
https://commencement.ucsc.edu/