Changing a Legal Name

A student may change their name to match their ID/SSN card because of a data entry error or a change is necessary after a marriage or divorce.  In either case, the form must be filled out completely and supporting documentation must be submitted.

  1. From the Student Homepage, click on the Personal Info Tile
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  2. At the bottom of the Personal Information page, click on the link for the Legal Name Change Form. Note:  Make sure to have supporting documents readily available for upload.
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  3. The form will load and for active students, the shaded portions of the form will be filled in with your information. Please fill in all of the non-shaded portions with the changes to the legal name including portions that are unchanged.
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  4. To upload the supporting document for the legal name change, click the “Browse” button to search for the document.
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  5. Choose the document and click the “Open” button.
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  6. Once the document has been successfully attached to the form, it will appear above the Browse button.  It can be removed if a different document is necessary and multiple documents can be added by repeating steps 4 and 5 until all documents have be added.
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  7. Click in the middle of the rectangle, and a signing box will appear.
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  8. Using your mouse, sign the document and click the “Apply Signature” button.
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  9. To submit the completed form, click on the “Submit” button.
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