Remove your cap from the packaging in which you received it and unfold it.
Wrap the cord of your tassel around the button located on the center of the mortarboard or cap. You should be able to secure the cord beneath the button. Make sure you have the apex of the cord under the button to ensure the tassel hangs evenly.
Put your mortarboard on your head with a pointed end over your forehead. Don't line up a straight edge with your forehead.
Lay the tassel to one side of the point over your forehead. High school and bachelor's degree graduates lay the tassel to the right and then pass it over the point to the left during the ceremony; master's and PhD graduates place it to the left and leave it there.