You will need to update your name in numerous places if your name changes. See the chart below for instructions based on your affiliation type. If you have multiple affiliations (such as student and employee), you will need to follow instructions for each affilition type.
If you have updated your name across all systems as indicated as below, and continue to see the old name appear, email calnet-admin@berkeley.edu with your full name, former name, and student or employee ID number.
Please note: Name changes can take several hours to a couple days to work through all campus systems.
For Students
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Lived First and Middle Name |
Campus Directory and bConnected Google and Box accounts, Class Rosters, Wait Lists and Cal1Card |
Note: Your lived name will be publicly visible on the campus directory. Students may request for directory information to be private |
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Legal First, Middle and/or Last Name |
Student Information Systems and all Legal and Official Documents and Records |
Submit name change request through CalCentral https://registrar.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/Legal-Name-Change-Petition-Active-Students.pdf If you do not yet have access to CalCentral, please see https://registrar.berkeley.edu/academic-records/your-name-on-records-rosters/ |
For Employees and Affiliates
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I want to set or change my... |
so that they appear in... |
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Lived Name (preferred name) |
Cal 1 Card and campus systems such as Campus Directory and bConnected Google and Box accounts |
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Legal First, Middle and/or Last Name |
UCPath and all Legal and Official Documents and Records |
Log into the UCPath Employee Self Service Portal Navigate to: Employee Actions > Personal Information > Personal Information Summary > Legal/Lived Name and click Legal Name to update your legal name. Requests to update Legal name are verified by UCPath before being published and sent to campus. |
For Alumni
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I want to set or change my... |
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Display First Middle and/or Last Name |
bConnected Google and Box accounts |
For alumni who have graduated within the last two years, log into CalCentral to be redirected to your portal. In the homepage that appears:
For alumni who have graduated more than 2 years ago, you should be able to update your display name by logging into the directory update tool at https://directory-update.calnet.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/update/index.pl. If you experience trouble, reach out to cadshelp@berkeley.edu. |
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Legal First, Middle and/or Last Name |
CADS |
Go to https://cal.berkeley.edu/ and use the following instructions: https://registrar.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/Legal-Name-Change-Petition-Alumni-Portal.pdf or email cadshelp@berkeley.edu |
For Sponsored Guests
Guests cannot change the name on their existing account.
To change your name on your Guest account that uses your gmail/Google login:
- Reach out to your sponsor and have them delete your Sponsored Guest account
- Go to your personal gmail/Google account and change your name, there. Google has information on how to do this online: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8158?hl=en
- Ask your sponsor to send you a new Sponsored Guest account invitation
To change your name on your Guest account that uses Other login
- Reach out to your sponsor and have them delete your Sponsored Guest account, and send you a new invitation
- When filling out the new account form, make sure you enter your name as you would like it to display