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Biographic Information

Your Legal Name

This section pulls in information you entered when you created your account. Confirm that what appears here is correct; click the OpenCCC link to make changes.

Previous Name

If you have ever used a different legal name on any official documents or school transcripts than how your name appears on your application, select Yes in this section and enter your previous name.

Examples of previous names include:

  • Birth names (if different from current legal name)
  • Maiden names
  • Nicknames (e.g., "Bob" for Robert, "Beth" for Elizabeth, etc.)
  • "Westernized" names
  • Alternate punctuation (e.g., your name appears with/without a hyphen, apostrophe, or diacritical marking)
  • Alternate spacing (e.g., your name appears with or without specific spaces)
  • Known misspellings (if a document contains a misspelling)

My Name

If you commonly use a first or middle name that differs from your legal name, select Yes in this section and enter the information.

Birth Date

Enter your date of birth. Make sure you enter your date of birth correctly.

Gender and Sexual Orientation

This section asks about your gender and sexual orientation. Your responses help us better understand our applicants and students and are used to support student programs and services. This information will not be used or considered in the admission process. You may opt out of responding to any of these questions for any reason.

 

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