Legal Name and Chosen Name
Students may file a Change of Legal Name with supporting documentation. Students may also submit a chosen first name in Banner Student (sometimes known as a preferred name, a nickname, or a name-in-use) that is different from their legal first name. See instructions below to update your Chosen First Name.
A chosen first name will replace a student's legal first name as it appears in:
- Banner for Administrators
- Banner for Students including unofficial transcripts
- Banner for Faculty including course rosters
- Degree Works Evaluations
- Microsoft Student Email Profiles
- The Housing Director for Residential Life including mail logs/guest sign in's
- Slate for Admissions
- Navigate for Advising
- Blackboard Learn
- Career Services
- Maxient for Student Conduct
- Upon request at the Card Office, a chosen first name can be updated on the student's Hoot Loot ID card.
Financial aid, billing, and official transcripts will continue to display a student's legal name.
Gender Marker and Gender Identity
Students may file a Change of Gender Marker (male/female) with supporting documentation. Students may also submit a Gender Identity (ex. female/woman) in Banner Student. See instructions below to update your Gender Identity.
Gender marker and identity is viewed and used where required for reporting purposes in:
- Banner for Administrators
- Navigate
- Career Services
- Slate for Admissions
- The Housing Director for Residential Life
Pronouns
Students may also submit pronouns (ex. she/her/hers) in Banner Student. See instructions below to update your pronouns.
A student's personal pronouns currently appear in:
- Banner for Administrators
- Degree Works Evaluations
- Maxient for Student Conduct
- Slate for Admissions
- The Housing Director for Residential Life
As our vendors upgrade their software, pronouns will become more widely available for use by faculty and staff in additional systems.
How to update Chosen First Name, Gender Identity, and Pronouns:
- Login to MySCSU
- Banner Student
- Records and Registration
- My Contact Information
- Make Updates and Submit