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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I want to set or change my... |
so that they appear in... |
Do this: |
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Lived First and Middle Name |
Class Rosters, Wait Lists and Cal1Card |
Go to CalCentral https://calcentral.berkeley.edu/dashboard |
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Display First, Middle and/or Last Name |
Campus Directory and bConnected Google and Box accounts |
Go to the Campus Directory and click the Update your listing button. |
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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 |
Log into the UCPath Employee Self Service Portal at https://ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/. Navigate to: Employee Actions > Personal Information > Personal Information Summary > Legal Name/Name and click the down arrows for Names. Then click on Legal/Name and then Edit Legal Name/Name, and there you will see what your names are actually set to in UCPath. Edit your Name as desired, and then press OK, and then Submit. From there, you can double check that your name updated by returning to Legal Name/Name, and clicking Edit Legal Name/Name. You should see your Name changes. See additional instructions for updating your lived name here: If you continue to experience trouble, you will need to reach out to UCPath directly for help. You can contact UCPath Center using any of these methods: Visit UCPath at https://ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/ and click on “Ask UCPath Center” to submit an inquiry |
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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... |
so that they appear in... |
Do this: |
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Display First Middle and/or Last Name |
bConnected Google and Box accounts |
Go to the Campus Directory and click the Update your listing button. |
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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