Preferred Name Change

Laguna College of Art + Design is committed to cultivating an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for students, faculty, and staff. We understand that many members of our community use names and pronouns that differ from the information listed on their legal documents and have created this form to facilitate changes in order to honor the diversity of identities at LCAD. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to share their preferred pronouns upon meeting one another and expect all members of our community to respect and utilize each other’s preferred names and pronouns.

Students may designate their preferred name and pronouns by filling out this form.

 

Your preferred name, which is different than your legal name, will be used by LCAD in the following ways:

  • Class lists
  • Student ID card
  • LCAD email address
  • video/web-conferencing
  • on-campus Housing records
  • in the display section in Self-Service
  • in other LCAD documents and databases where a legal name isn’t required by law.

Preferred names are limited to alphabetical characters, a hyphen (-), and a space. Generally, you can designate any name as your preferred name. However, LCAD reserves the right to delete a preferred name if it is discovered that the name has been used inappropriately, as in misrepresentation or fraud.

Because of legal requirements, there are some documents on which a legal name must be used. Examples include:

  • Transcripts
  • Enrollment verification requests
  • Financial records
  • Employment and payroll records
  • Federal immigration documents
  • Tax forms
  • Refund checks
  • Financial aid documents

In order to change your name on those documents, students must obtain a legal name change through the court system. After completing the legal name change please contact the Registrar at registrar@lcad.edu to update your LCAD records.

 

Due to technical limitations of some of the systems LCAD uses, preferred name changes will be processed by LCAD during breaks between semesters. Students who submit the form after the deadline or mid semester will need to wait until the next academic break before their preferred name is updated in campus documents and databases.

Deadlines:

  • Fall 23 – August 24th 2023
  • Spring 24 – January 18th 2024
  • Fall 24 – August 22th 2024
  • Spring 25 – January 16th 2025