This Is Auburn Name Change Form Office of the Registrar

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Step 1: Official Name Change Request Details

* This form submits an official legal name change request to Auburn University. This is only for the purpose of changing your legal name with the University.

* If you have ever received a paycheck from Auburn University as a current or previous employee, student employee, Graduate Assistant, etc, you need to change your name through HR instead, and that process is available here.

* Access to the Preferred Name request, affecting only your preferred name, is available here.

* If you have any questions regarding this form, please contact us at 334-844-2544 or email.


Step 1.5: File Mover

* Please securely upload a picture of your official ID reflecting the name change (options listed below) via File Mover. When prompted enter regatau@auburn.edu as the "Recipients". Your name will not be changed until the supporting documents have been received.

* If you do not have an active Auburn University login to access Filemover, please email us and request a Filemover access email. We will send you further instructions in that case.

* Acceptable forms of official IDs for name changes include:

  • Official Driver’s License
  • Passport
  • State-issued ID card


Step 2: Submit