What to Wear

Certificates:

A bachelor gown only.  
However, if you already hold a degree you may choose to wear the robes of that degree instead.

Diplomas:

A bachelor gown and a Massey stole.  
Those who also have degrees wear a trencher in addition.  
However, if you already hold a degree you may choose to wear the robes of that degree.

If your prior degree is from an overseas university you will need to obtain your own hood. Assuming you are unable to obtain your own robes from overseas, you should wear the Diploma Stole, with the addition of a trencher to signal your graduate status. You cannot wear a Massey hood as that would signal that you hold that degree, which is not true

[Note - you do not wear a stole and a hood together.]

If you are receiving a degree and a diploma at these ceremonies you may wear the degree robes for both awards. It is not practicable to change between hood and stole during a ceremony.

Bachelor Degrees:

A bachelor gown, a bachelor hood, and a trencher.  
N.B. A bachelor Hons degree is the same except it has a BHons hood.  
However some B degrees with Honours do not wear a BHons hood as they are undergraduate degrees e.g. Design, Engineering, Fine Arts, Resource and Environmental Planning, Social Work and Technology.

Conjoint Bachelor Degrees:

A bachelor gown, a bachelor hood, and a trencher.  
You need to decide whether you will attend one ceremony or both relevant ceremonies.

If attending one ceremony: You need to decide which of the two relevant bachelor hoods to wear. You do not wear two at once.
If attending both ceremonies: Wear the relevant hood of your choice at each ceremony. You do not wear two at once.

Master Degrees:

A master gown, a master hood, and a trencher.

PhD Degree:

A PhD gown, a PhD hood, and a doctoral bonnet

Doct Business Administration, Doct Education Degrees, Doct Clinical Psychology:

A PhD gown, the relevant master hood (MBA,MEd or MA), and a doctoral bonnet.

DCom, DLit, DSc Degrees:

A scarlet gown, the relevant master hood (MBS, MA, MSc), and a doctoral bonnet.

Receiving two degrees in the same discipline:

For example BA and BA Honours - wear the hood of the higher qualification.

Receiving two degrees in different disciplines:

For example BA and BSW - wear the appropriate hood for each award.