Preferred Name and Pronouns

The Preferred Name portion of this guide provides instructions on how to add / edit your preferred name. 

The Pronouns portion of this guide provides instructions on how to designate / change your pronouns.

Preferred Name

Adding or Updating a Preferred Name

2. Click on the Student Homepage icon in the Titan Online widget.

CSUF portal

3. Click on the Profile tile.

Student Homepage

4. Click on the Preferred Name button.

Personal Details screen

5. Read the Preferred First Name statement.

(Optional) See the website and contact information for more details

Preferred Name statement

6. Enter your new preferred name in the Enter Your New Preferred First Name box

If you already have a Preferred First Name, this new Preferred First Name will overwrite the current one.

new preferred name populated

7. Click the Submit button.

Submit button highlighted

8. Your changes will be reflected in the Future-Dated Preferred First Name section

Future-Dated Preferred First Name information
Deleting a Future-Dated Preferred Name

2. Click on the Student Homepage icon in the Titan Online widget.

CSUF portal

3. Click on the Profile tile.

Student Homepage

4. Click on the Preferred Name button.

Personal Details screen

5. Under the Future-Dated Preferred First Name section, click on the Click to delete this preferred name checkbox.

Click to delete this preferred name checkbox

6. Click the Submit button.

Submit button

Pronouns

Designating or Changing Your Pronouns

2. Click on the Student Homepage icon in the Titan Online widget.

CSUF portal

3. Click on the Profile tile.

Student Homepage
Pronouns link

5. Review the Pronouns guidelines.

Highlight of Pronoun guidelines

6. Click on the Pronouns drop-down menu.

Pronouns drop-down

7. Select your preferred pronouns.

Pronoun drop-down list options
7.1. Based on your selection, the Subject / Object / Possessive fields will populate.
Highlight of Subject / Object / Possessive field

8. Or you can select Not Listed and enter a custom set of pronouns.

Not Listed

If not listed is selected, you will be required to indicate your Subject. 

Object and Possessive are optional for the Not Listed selection.

Highlight of Subject / Object / Possessive field

Examples of Not Listed:

Subject / Object / Possessive Not Listed options examples
Subject / Object / Possessive Not Listed options examples

9. When you are done, click the Save button.

Save button

Need More Help?

For more information and FAQs on Preferred Names and Pronouns: Registration and Records - Services

For technical questions or assistance, please contact the Student IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-8888.

2 Comments

Eliza Acdan

Hello, my name is Eliza Acdan. I am a recent graduate and I just received my diploma in the mail. Upon opening it, I was surprised to find that my middle name was missing from the document. I had called and visited the registrar office multiple times before this to make sure my middle name - Layugan - would be included on my diploma when I received it. When I visited the office in person, they assured me that it would be included as requested.
Please get back to me about how to resolve this issue.

Thanks,

Eliza Claire Layugan Acdan

Camille Johnson

Hi Eliza! Please contact the Registrar's Graduation Unit. They can be reached at [email protected] or 657-278-7601.

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