15 perfect graduation cap designs for fans of The Office

If you’re reading this article let me be the first to say congratulations — not only on your impending graduation, but on having excellent taste in television shows. 

You are graduating. That means you’re like, really smart now. And any really smart fan of The Office would want to finish off the school year in style — by decorating their graduation cap with references to the beloved employees of Dunder Mifflin.

From Michael Scott and Kelly Kapoor quotes, to Scott’s Tots and bankruptcy jokes, the NBC comedy is full of potential graduation cap ideas. 

Here are 15 Office-themed graduation caps to use as inspiration so you won’t have to aimlessly wander a craft store waiting for genius to strike.

1. If you don’t have your future mapped out

For those who aren’t sure what the future holds — aka, everyone — a graduation cap based off of that one time Michael obeyed his GPS and drove his car into a lake can serve as a major Graduation Mood. 

2. If you’re into alliteration

Sorry, Battlestar Galactica, but we’re pretty sure Jim Halpert would happily change his Dwight impression to “Bears, Beets, Bachelor’s degree” if he knew it was graduation day.

3. If you want to remind everyone how high you set the bar

Let the people know that like Michael Scott, you’re not about to set the bar low for anything… except limbo, of course.

4. …or how high you can fly

You can also fly so damn high like Michael Scott, and graduation caps (but we’ll get to that quote in a bit).

5. If you’re more excited than Stanley on pretzel day

Any fan of the show knows how much Stanley adores pretzel day, so if you want to make a huge statement about your level of graduation day excitement, this is the hat for you.

6. If you need to make one more “that’s what she said” joke

For those who want to make Michael Scott proud and risk disappointing their parents.

7. If you’re a Scott’s Tots grad

College tuition? Oh yeah, just put it on Michael Scott’s tab.

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8. If you’d like to honor Kelly Kapoor

These hat designs will be a no brainer for really smart business bitches.

9. If you’re not stressin’ about goodbyes

Some people are in the “See you all at the five year reunion! No biggie” mindset. This hat is for them.

10. …or you’re high-key freaking out inside

For those who aren’t quite ready to say goodbye, though, just know it’s OK to treat graduation day like a poorly planed fire drill.

11. If you have no clue how you managed

Celebrate the fact that you made it to graduation… somehow.

12. If you’re not feeling ready to go just yet

The perfect hat for those who have trouble recalling any information they’ve learned over the past few years.

13. If you have big dreams

“May your hats fly as high as your dreams” is a classically beloved Michael Scott graduation quote. I am a little biased though, since it’s the one I chose for my own cap. 

14. If you have big student debt

Oscar: “I just wanted you to know that you can’t just say the word bankruptcy and expect anything to happen.”

College students: “We didn’t say it, we declared it.”

15. If you’re in the mood to complain

All the studying was a pain, sure. But nothing was worse than those dementors.

Get decorating people, because in the wise words of Wayne Gretzky, Michael Scott, and me, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.”

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