Procedure for changing to a preferred first name

In accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Sciences Po has introduced a procedure to make it easier for all students to change their first name (on a certain number of documents) to their preferred first name.

This procedure:

• can be requested at any time during university life and does not require any particular proof of identity, nor the undertaking of an official / legal name change process;
• can be reversed at any time;
• once completed, does not need to be repeated each academic year.

You will find below a list of documents on which the preferred first name can appear: 

• student card;
• examination result notices;
• registration, call and attendance lists (for seminars, exams, etc.);
• electoral lists, registration lists and lists of candidates for elections;
• student email addresses.

However, it is not possible to use a preferred first name on official documents and records, such as : 

• diplomas;
• doctoral contracts and employment contracts;
• pay slips; 
• individual transcripts (excluding examination results lists); 
• certificates of achievement;
• school leaving certificates;
• work placement agreements;
• attendance certificates and diploma certificates;
• any other documents required by the Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie, CAF, CROUS, etc.

If you would like to change your first name as a matter of course, or if you would like further information on this procedure, please send an e-mail to the Equality Officer: emmanuelle.abele@sciencespo.fr.