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Ensure the correct name is on your graduation certificate

DEADLINE: Monday 17 June by 17.00.

Ensure the correct name is on your graduation certificate.

There are strict rules governing your legal name which should appear in full on your certificate as on other legal documents, i.e. passport.

  1. Check your name on Student Data System – this is how it will be printed on your certificate

If it is correct? You do not need to do anything further regarding your legal name.

If it is NOT correct, please see step 2 below.

  1. If your legal name is not correct, you must contact the Central Student Administration Office.

You must contact CSAO (csao@kent.ac.uk) if your legal name is wrong before the deadline listed above. If you submit a name change after your ceremony, your certificate will not be reprinted.