How can a student request a name change?
Answer
Current and former students may initiate a request to update official name by notifying the Office of the Registrar either by mail or by emailing registrar@ncu.edu.
For a student to change his/her name, legal documentation is required of the new name and verification that he/she was previously known as the name in the National University records system. The student must submit a minimum of two of the documents listed below, one from list a. Proof of Use of Former Name, and one from list b. Proof of Legal Change to New Name. At least one of the documents must have a date of birth and a signature.
a. Proof of Use of Former Name:
- Former government ID card such as a driver's license, military ID, or passport.
- A federally recognized Indian tribe's enrollment card or a US Bureau of Indian Affairs identification card containing the signature and photograph of the individual.
- Previously-issued Social Security Card.
b. Proof of Legal Change to New Name:
- Current, government-issued ID card such as a driver's license, military ID, or passport.
- Current, valid Social Security Card with new name.
- A federally recognized Indian tribe's enrollment card or a US Bureau of Indian Affairs identification card containing the new name, the signature and photograph of the individual.
- A certified copy of the court order or a marriage certificate or a dissolution decree reflecting the new name in full.
