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Chosen first name or change of gender designation

To reflect our values of inclusiveness and acceptance, LaSalle College allows students to use a chosen name* during their day-to-day college activities and gives them the option to submit a change of gender designation application.

Note: LaSalle College reserves the right to refuse the addition of a chosen first name to a student's file. Please note that no nicknames or diminutives will be accepted.

The requested gender designation must be supported by documents issued by the government to the student. There is now “Non-Binary” option too. For a chosen first name, the application does not require official supporting documents; this request is intended to simplify the student’s interactions in the community.

A person may decide to use a chosen first name for various reasons:

In Office 365 (school email) and Omnivox
In communications, documents and interactions in classes and with the administration that do not require the use of the legal name
On student cards (you must submit an update request for this purpose)
On disciplinary warnings and expulsion notices

On applications and acceptance letters
On equivalency requests
On transcripts
On attestation of registration requests
On internship contracts
On proof of graduation
On diplomas
On Opus card confirmations
On student involvement recognition

For a complete list of uses of chosen and legal first names, please see the Detailed List for Chosen and Legal First Name Use.

Apply for a chosen name or change of gender designation

All chosen first name and change of gender designation applications must be done using the “Request to add a selected first name to the student record or change of gender designation” form found in the LaSalle College Student Guide.

*Chosen first name: A “chosen” first name is used by certain people during their everyday life which differs from their legal first name.

**Legal name: The legal name is the first name assigned to a person at birth or recognized by the Registrar of Civil Status.

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