Name Changes

You can update or change your Preferred (or Chosen) name in Workday, our system of record. This will update the following: class rosters, course sites (Moodle) and the Carleton directory.

You can make the change through your Workday Student Profile. See our guide Change your Preferred Name for more information.

Once you update your name in Workday, be sure to update your name pronunciation and phonetic spelling. These do not automatically update after a name change and may continue to present your former name.

The following help articles can assist you with making these changes:

• Add or Change Your Name Pronunciation Recording
• Add or Change Your Diploma Name Recording and Phonetic Pronunciation

Please submit a request to helpdesk@carleton.edu. Not all student wish for their email address to be changed, so your email is not automatically updated through Workday changes.

To change your name on your OneCard, please email onecard@carleton.edu.

To change your name on your student mailbox, please contact Mail Services to request that your preferred name be used.

To change your name in WordPress, please visit https://www.carleton.edu/wp-admin/profile.php. Log in, and adjust your name in the name fields. Click submit at the bottom of the page when you are done.

You can change your legal name through your Workday Student Profile. See our guide Change Your Legal Name (for Students) for more information.

To complete the legal name change process, you’ll need to provide the Registrar’s Office with documentation of the new legal name in the form of a court order. That documentation can be uploaded through Workday.

You should also contact the Social Security Administration to update your name. Future federal or state financial aid could be delayed or denied if your name and Social Security number do not match.

As you get ready for commencement, the Registrar’s Office will send you a commencement checklist, which includes verifying your diploma name. Your transcript must print your legal name, but you are able to update the first and middle name that appears on the diploma and in the program for commencement. You can change your Diploma name through your Workday Student Profile. Please see our guide on Changing or Adding Your Diploma Name in Workday.

Please contact registrar@carleton.edu with any questions about your diploma name.

The Gender and Sexuality Center has a wonderful resource page on how to legally change your name in Minnesota, on government forms of ID (such as passports), and information for announcing your name change.

Please send an email to registrar@carleton.edu with a copy of the official state-issued legal name change court order.