Students must file a Primary Name Change Request Form with the Office of the Registrar. You can access the Registrar form for a Primary Name Change below. Please read the instruction sheet and the form carefully. Keep in mind that your primary name will be used for all communication with the university, including any notices sent to your home address such as tuition and other payments due to the university. Also, anyone who has access to information about you online will see your primary name, which will be used in all instances except on official transcripts, financial aid documents, payroll documents, and other places where a legal name is required by law or university policy. You will need a legal change of name to change the name on your official transcript, financial aid documents, etc. (see below).
Employees may access their personnel files directly through the PHR Data Verification website to update their primary name. You will see your "Payroll Name" which is your legal name. This is the name that will appear on your payroll checks. You will need a legal change of name to change your payroll name (see below). You will also see "Alternative Name" -- this is your primary name, and you may update it yourself using the form.
Students and employees, please note that the primary name in your personnel file may overwrite the primary name with the Registrar. Therefore, if you are a student and you work or have ever worked for the university and still have a personnel file, you must make the change through the PHR Data Verification website and file a primary name change request with the Registrar in order for your primary name to appear on class rosters, etc. You can access the Registrar form for a Primary Name Change below.
Primary Name Change Form Link