I-SHOU UNIVERSITYOffice of General Affairs

Q May I hire an academic dress individually?

• The academic dress can only be hired individually if you are a graduand of a doctoral program or a graduand of a doctoral program, a master's program or a bachelor's program who is qualified for early graduation or has completed the check-out process.
• Graduands of bachelor's degree programs or master's programs other than those mentioned above should hire an academic dress on a class basis with the help of class representatives.

Q How do I hire an academic dress?

• Individuals: Please complete an application form and pay a laundry fee and a deposit at the Property Management Section. (Please keep the payment receipt well. You need to show the payment receipt in order to collect your deposit.)
• Classes: Class representatives should collect academic dresses at the Property Management Section by submitting an application form, the affidavits signed by students who want to hire an academic dress, and payment receipts.

Q Should I pay a laundry fee for hiring an academic dress? How much should I pay?

• The laundry fee is required when you hire an academic dress. The exact amount of the laundry fee will be announced later.

Q When can I return the academic dress?

1. On the day of the graduation ceremony: You may return the academic dress at the information desk on the 5th floor of the Student Activity Center at the Main Campus.
2. After the day of the graduation ceremony: You may return the academic dress at the Property Management Sections at the Main Campus or at the Medical Campus from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m.

Q May I hire an academic dress for the graduation photoshoot in the first semester?

• The affairs related to academic dress hiring are handled by the Graduates'Union. For more information, please refer to the announcement made by the Graduates'Union.

Q How do I make an inquiry about my academic dress hiring and return?

• Information System → For Graduating → Academic Dress Hiring Inquiry

Q Will I be fined if I forget to return my academic dress?

• Those who fail to return the academic dress before the deadline will be imposed an overdue fine of NT$10 per working day (for those who refuse to pay the fine, their check-out process will be considered incomplete).
• The maximum fine amount should not exceed the market price of the academic dress they hire:
1. NT$690 per dress for bachelor's degree programs.
2. NT$1,600 per dress for master's programs.
3. NT$5,000 per dress for doctoral programs

Q As a class representative, I collected academic dresses for my classmates, but some of them who have applied for academic dress hiring didn’t collect their academic dresses. What should I do?

• Please return those academic dresses to the Property Management Section and correct the number of academic dresses you actually collected.

Q I have applied to and made payment to the class representative for academic dress hiring. However, instead of attending the graduation ceremony, I want to complete the check-out process earlier. What should I do?

• For those who have hired an academic dress, they are required to return the academic dress first (the pre-paid laundry fee will not be refunded) before they proceed to complete the check-out process.

Q What should I do if I got the wrong size of the academic dress?

• Please exchange your academic dress with another classmate. No tailoring is allowed.
• If you can’t find your size after the exchange, or you find that your academic dress is worn, please exchange your academic dress at the Property Management Section.

Q Can I return the academic dress individually?

• Yes. The academic dress is not necessarily returned on a class basis.

Q What should I do if I lost or caused damage to the academic dress?

• You should make compensation based on the market price and should not ask for a refund of the pre-paid laundry fee (for those who refuse to compensate, their check-out process will be considered incomplete).
• The market price is as follows:
1. NT$690 per dress for bachelor's degree programs (mortarboard cap: NT$260; gown: NT$430).
2. NT$1,600 per dress for master's programs (mortarboard cap: NT$260; hood: NT$910; gown: NT$430).
3. NT$5,000 per dress for doctoral programs (mortarboard cap: NT$350; hood: NT$1,600; gown: NT$3,050).