An approved Preferred First Name may be used on a diploma if requested by you on the Diploma Name Request Form, otherwise your primary (legal) name shall be used. UIC recognizes that some students may wish to use a Preferred First Name other than their legal name to identify themselves on their diploma. However, please be advised that in some situations your diploma may need to be used as a legal document, and the name appearing on your diploma may need to match other legal documents you possess.
To change a legal first and/or last name on the diploma and the University record, you must submit a Change of Demographic Form with supporting legal documents to the Office of the Registrar. Please complete the Change of Demographic Form to modify the way your name appears ONLY on the official diploma for one or more of the following:
*For technical reasons, some characters may not be available. We will make every effort to accommodate your request, but it may not be possible.
Please submit updates as soon as possible as all changes must done by the last day of the term. Once diplomas are produced you will not be able to make any changes without purchasing another copy and returning back the original.
To execute a name change in the student information system, along with a corresponding change to a diploma name, please contact the Registration Unit for more details at 312-996-4385.