View the following resources on how to change your name at Carleton, in the state of Minnesota, and on other forms of ID.
Changing Your Preferred or Chosen Name
You can change your Preferred (or Chosen) name through your Workday Student Profile. See our guide Change your Preferred Name for more information. Your preferred or chosen name is what appears on class rosters, as well as on the directory.
Changing Your Legal Name
You can change your legal name through your Workday Student Profile. See our guide Change Your Legal Name 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.
Changing Your Diploma Name
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 contact registrar@carleton.edu with any questions about your diploma name.
Changing Your Name in Other Areas of Carleton
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 email address and username, email Les LaCroix.
Additional Resources
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.