16-7-3 Student Name Change
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Area Commission
- Information Technology
- Plans and Analysis
- Marketing
- Financial Affairs
- Facilities Management
- Human Resources and Employee Relations
- Development
- Procurement and Inventory Control
- Auxiliary Enterprises and Printing Services
- Public Safety
- Division of Education
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- Admissions and Registrar
16-0-3 Advisor Assignments
16-1-0 Admissions Policy
16-1-1 Admissions, Allied Health and Nursing Programs
16-1-7 Admissions, Academic Eligibility Criteria
16-3-1 Admissions, International Students
16-4-1 Admissions, High School Students
16-9-1 Residency
16-0-5 Grade Changes
16-0-6 Incomplete Grade, Removal of
16-1-3 Returning Students16-1-5 Advanced Standing
16-1-6 Advanced Standing Credit for Trident Technical College Continuing Education Coursework
16-1-9 Credit Through Experiential Learning16-5-1 Academic Standing
16-5-2 Academic and Financial Aid Suspension Appeals Committee
16-6-1 Course Withdrawal
16-6-2 Never Attended
16-7-1 Student Records, Confidentiality
16-7-2 Issuance of Transcripts
16-7-3 Student Name Change
16-7-4 Student Social Security Number Change
16-7-5 Student Major Updates
16-7-6 Sealing of Records/Removal from Class
16-10-1 Graduation, Application & Verification
16-10-2 Graduation Committee
16-10-3 Awarding of Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates
16-10-4 Graduation, Course Substitutions
16-10-5 Catalog Applicability
- Student Services
NUMBER: 16-7-3 APPROVED DATE: 05-29-1997
PURPOSE: To provide guidelines for an applicant, an enrolled student or non-enrolled student who requests to have a name changed on official college records.
- REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE
Students must complete either an electronic Student Name Change Form via Etrieve or complete the physical Student Name Change form at the Registrar's office. Applicants must contact the Admissions office to make changes to the application. Students and applicants must provide required documentation for a name change. - REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
Students must bring the completed Student Name form and one of the following
official documents showing the correct name or changed name to the Registrar's office at Thornley Campus:- Divorce Decree
- Adoption Documentation
- Court Order
- Driver's License
- Social Security Card
- State Identification Card
Note: Marriage licenses are not acceptable.
- VERIFICATION AND RETENTION DOCUMENTS
Registrar's office staff will verify and retain a copy of the official document with the completed Student Name/Social Security Number Change form. The Registrar's office staff will amend the student's education record. - PROCESSING CYCLE
Name changes are processed on a weekly basis with the exception of during the first two weeks of the semester/term.
Updated: 03-31-2007
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