1. Business Casual Uniform Guidance (quoted from the NPS student handbook)
Men’s footwear will be leather lace-up or loafer style. Athletic (sneakers), recreational outdoor footwear (hiking shoes), or protective footwear (motorcycle boots) are not authorized.
Women’s footwear shall be appropriate in style and quality as to match the overall appearance of the clothing being worn.

2. Business Casual Uniform Guidance (continued)
Types of clothing that are not considered appropriate and will not be worn are: faddish casual attire, sportswear, and any type of dress clearly unsuitable for wear in an academic environment. Other clothing considered unacceptable includes: hiking or “outdoors” attire, denim or demin-look materials, shorts/skorts, micromini skirts, and ball caps. Additionally, clothing that distracts or causes undue embarrassment to co-workers or is a safety hazard are not appropriate, i.e. flipflops, leather pants, leather shirts, athletic jackets, tank tops, t-shirts and shorts.

3. Additional Comments
Think “H&R Block” business casual, not “Google” business casual.
If you think it might be inappropriate, it probably is.
Safety gear (i.e. motorcycle leathers) and casual gear are acceptable en-route to and from home to allow for motorcycle and bicycle safety.

4. Dress Code Examples* Men’s Inappropriate
Shirt OK,
UNTUCKED not OK
NO T-shirts, hooded shirts
Or shirts w/ logos
NO cargo pants or flip flops
*All pictures in this presentation are examples only. Actual dress is not limited to what is pictured.
NO jeans or shorts

5. Dress Code Examples Men’s Inappropriate
NO sneakers or sneaker-like shoes
NO hiking boots
NO Crocs, Birks or flip-flops

6. Dress Code Examples Men’s Appropriate
Sweaters un-tucked OK

7. Dress Code Examples Men’s Appropriate

8. Dress Code Examples Women’s Inappropriate
NO spaghetti-strap shirts
NO jeans-like material
NO micromini-skirts
or skorts
NO shorts
NO flat sandals
NO Crocs, Birks or flip-flops
NO sneakers
or sneaker-like shoes

9. Dress Code Examples Women’s Appropriate
Dresses, skirts, suits OK
Dressy shirts and sweaters OK
Dressy pants OK

10. Dress Code Examples Women’s Appropriate
Dress-flats and pumps OK
Open toes OK
Heeled sandals OK
Oxfords, low- and high-heeled