To request a legal name change, please use the following guidelines:
To request a name change in person, the following documents will be required:
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One of the following official documents:
Social Security Card
Passport
Court Order
Marriage License
Divorce Decree
Birth Certificate -
Photo Identification (i.e., driver's license, passport, or CWRU student ID)
Legal name changes are processed in the University Registrar's Office, in Sears Library Building, Room 220. Please note that photocopies of original documents are only acceptable if they are notarized.
To request a name change by mail, the following documents will be required:
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A notarized copy of one of the following official documents:
Social Security Card
Passport
Court Order
Marriage License
Divorce Decree
Birth Certificate -
A notarized copy of your photo identification (i.e., driver's license, passport, or CWRU student ID)
Please mail all documentation to
Office of the University Registrar
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Sears Library Building, Room 220
Cleveland, OH 44106
The only exception made regarding the above documentation requirements is for the use of maiden name. When our records already indicate a maiden name, the change may be made by submitting a Name Change Form without official documentation.
For information on adding a preferred name in SIS, please see Preferred Name.