Name Change
Legal Name Change
Students can change their legal name on file with the college using the Permanent Record Change Form, which will specify allowable documentation to include with the form.
Chosen or Non-Legal Name
Students may provide a chosen first name on the Application for Admission or using the Chosen Name Form. A chosen name submitted after the start of a semester is not updated until the next semester so students need to notify instructors/advisors for immediate recognition/use of the chosen name. After submission of a Chosen Name Form, a new student ID card can be issued, at no cost, with return of the original ID card.
Inappropriate use of a chosen name will result in removal of the chosen name from the student record.
Consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the college allows the release of directory information in certain circumstances, which would include a chosen name. For this reason, a chosen name should not be considered "private" or for use by the college only.
The college reserves the right to refuse the use of a chosen name, as decided by the appropriate Director of Admissions & Records and AVP or VP.
Further information about legal and chosen names is available in the Office of Admissions & Records.