Bachelor's Degrees
Hoods are black silk in the Oxford Bachelor shape, with a border in a colour which indicates the Faculty or degree. Degree colours or colours of a specific discipline are:
Degree |
Abbreviation |
Description |
Faculty/Affiliated and Federated Institution of Waterloo |
Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management |
BAFM |
green with gold soutache braid trim |
Arts |
Bachelor of Applied Science |
BASc |
scarlet with white soutache braid trim |
Engineering |
Bachelor of Architectural Studies |
BAS |
scarlet with yellow soutache braid trim |
Engineering |
Bachelor of Arts |
BA |
green with white soutache braid trim |
Applied Health Sciences, Arts |
Bachelor of Computer Science |
BCS |
wine with gold soutache braid trim |
Mathematics |
Bachelor of Computing and Financial Management |
BCFM |
silver with gold soutache braid trim |
Arts, Mathematics |
Bachelor of Environmental Studies |
BES |
orange with white soutache braid trim |
Environment |
Bachelor of Global Business and Digital Arts |
BGBDA
|
green with wine soutache braid trim |
Arts |
Bachelor of Health Promotion |
BHP |
teal green with white soutache braid trim
|
Applied Health Sciences
|
Bachelor of Knowledge Integration |
BKI |
orange with turquoise soutache braid trim |
Environment |
Bachelor of Mathematics |
BMath |
wine with white soutache braid trim |
Mathematics |
Bachelor of Public Health |
BPH
|
teal green with white soutache braid trim
|
Applied Health Sciences |
Bachelor of Science |
BSc |
blue with white soutache braid trim |
Applied Health Sciences, Science |
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy |
BScPhm |
blue with green soutache braid trim
|
Science |
Bachelor of Social Work |
BSW |
gold with white soutache braid trim |
Renison University College |
Bachelor of Software Engineering |
BSE |
silver with white soutache braid trim |
Engineering and Mathematics |
Doctor of Optometry |
OD |
black silk hood in the American style, seafoam green border, and gold lining |
Science |
Doctor of Pharmacy |
PharmD
|
black silk hood in the American style, olive green border, and gold lining |
Science |
Master's Degrees and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree
Visit the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar for degree hood information.
Honorary Degrees
Degree |
Abbreviation |
Description |
Doctor of Divinity |
DD |
purple silk with mauve lining |
Doctor of Engineering |
DEng |
scarlet silk with pink lining |
Doctor of Environmental Studies |
DES |
orange silk with ivory lining |
Doctor of Laws |
LLD |
pink silk with magenta lining |
Doctor of Letters |
DLitt |
green silk with pale green silk lining |
Doctor of Mathematics |
DMath |
wine silk with buff silk lining |
Doctor of Science |
DSc |
blue silk with pale blue silk lining |