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Name and Address Change

Address Change

How do I change my address?

Address changes for currently enrolled students may be made in person on the third floor of Robinson Tower, or may be sent via a Baylor e-mail account to Registrar@baylor.edu. Additionally, address changes for student local or student home addresses may be made via BearWeb. Once logged in, click on "Personal Information" and then click "Address(es) and Phone(s)."

Name Change

Baylor University requires that an individual's full LEGAL name be included on the student's records. Upon admission to the University, every effort is made to ascertain the applicant's LEGAL name. Once the legal name has been determined, that becomes the official name of record. 

Things to consider before changing your legal name:

Please make sure your legal name of record at Baylor University matches the legal name on the Social Security card and FAFSA associated with your financial aid at Baylor University. 

Incoming Students

All incoming students, including undergraduate, graduate/online graduate, and law students must contact their appropriate Admissions office to make any changes to their records.

Current/Former Students

Name changes for current/former students are made through the Office of the Registrar. Current/former students who wish to submit a name change must complete and physically sign the change of name form (computer generated or digital signature is not accepted) and submit it to the Office of the Registrar along with the legal document(s) that support the name change.  The change of name form and the original or certified copy of the legal document can either be emailed to Registrar@Baylor.edu or brought to the Office of the Registrar, (CRT, Suite 380) during business hours. If a student chooses to email the name change form and legal document, a Zoom session will be scheduled to verify the legal document and a photo ID.

What are acceptable legal documents?

The legal document must be the original document or a certified copy of the original document. Photocopies and faxes are not acceptable.

  • birth certificate
  • marriage certificate/license
  • divorce decree including reinstatement of former name
  • annulments
  • court order for legal name change
  • passport
  • adoption documents

Current/Former Students - Procedure for changing the legal name

  1. Complete the change of name form and attach the appropriate legal documents (original/certified copies only). 
  2. Return the form and supporting documents to the Office of the Registrar either in person (CRT, Suite 380) or via email to Registrar@baylor.edu.
  3. If name change form and document(s) are submitted via email, PDF attachments are preferred.  All documents submitted via email must be verified by a staff member of the Office of the Registrar via Zoom.  During the Zoom session, the student will present the original or certified legal document(s) they scanned and a photo ID. Zoom meetings will be arranged by a staff member of the Office of the Registrar once the change of name form and the supporting documents have been received via email.

Current/Former Student Name Change Form

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700 South University Parks Dr.
Waco, Texas 76706

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Waco, Texas 76798-7068

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