To move the tassel from left to right, gently grasp it near the top and carefully guide it across the top of the mortarboard to the right side. Be sure to do this with a steady hand to avoid any mishaps.
You move your tassel from right to left during a graduation ceremony.
You can say "I now move my tassel from the right to the left to symbolize the transition from student to graduate."
During a graduation ceremony, you move your tassel from the right side of your cap to the left side to signify that you have officially graduated.
Right to left
Tradition.
The graduation tassel is traditionally worn on the right side before the ceremony and moved to the left side after receiving the diploma.
The graduation tassel typically starts on the right side of the cap before the ceremony. During the ceremony, graduates move the tassel from the right side to the left side as a symbolic gesture of completing their degree. This tradition signifies the transition from student status to graduate status.
Traditionally, at the ceremony, the tassel hangs to the right, then either en masse or as the diploma/degree is given, it is switched to the left. For the purposes of photographs taken before you graduate you should hang the tassel to the left as the pictures are of a graduate, not of a someone who will graduate.
Prior to accepting the diploma, the tassel should be worn on the right side. This symbolizes that the graduate is still in the process of graduating. After receiving the diploma, graduates typically move the tassel to the left side, signifying their transition to alumnus status.
For high school graduations and undergraduate degrees, it goes on the right before you graduate and is then switched to the left after you graduate. For masters degrees and doctorates, it starts on the left and stays on the left. It is not moved before, during, or after graduation.
The moving of the tassel at graduation symbolizes the transition from student to graduate. Traditionally, graduates start with the tassel on the right side of their cap and move it to the left after receiving their diploma, signifying the completion of their educational journey. This act represents the culmination of years of hard work and the beginning of new opportunities. It's a moment of celebration and recognition of achievement.
Before graduation, the tassel of the cap is typically worn on the right side. Once the graduate receives their diploma during the ceremony, they usually move the tassel to the left side to signify their transition from student to graduate. This tradition symbolizes the achievement of completing their degree.