Amended 5/15/2000
Texas Christian University uses the Social Security card as the documentation to allow an individual to change his or her name of record at TCU (also known as the primary name.)
• The Office of Human Resources,
• The Office of the Registrar, and
• The Office of Career Services
are authorized to change an individual’s name of record at TCU. A Social Security card bearing the name that is to be changed must be presented to one of these offices.
In an effort to provide better customer service to all of our community, these offices will also inquire as to whether the individual has a preferred name different from the name of record, in which case the data entry operator will override the defaulted preferred name with the preference. {picture ID is necessary for preferred name changes}
The original documentation for all current and former students will be retained in the Office of the Registrar.
Name change documentation for employees who have not or do not attend the institution will be retained in the Office of Human Resources.
An audit notification of changes in name of record at TCU will be available for the authorizing office (Human Resources Office, Office of the Registrar, or Career Services) periodically as well as on request.
