Updating Personal Information

If you wish to check or to update the contact information we have for you and for your parents, please follow these steps to update your account:
Attention International students: Please be sure to distinguish between your Permanent Home address (abroad) and your Temporary Residence address in the U.S.

1. Go to Inside Track
2. Log in with your username and password
3. Go to the three bars (main menu) on the top left of the page
4. Go to Students
5. Go to the Student Frequently Used Links card
6. Click on Student Dashboard
7. Under Other Applications, click on Update Personal Information (Address/Phone)

1. Go to Inside Track
2. Log in with your username and password
3. Go to the three bars (main menu) on the top left of the page
4. Go to Students
5. Go to the Student Frequently Used Links card
6. Click on Student Dashboard
7. Under Other Applications, click on Update Personal Information (Address/Phone)Log in as directed above then:

If you need to add a new email address - select the Type of E-mail to Insert. Enter a new email address and click Submit

If you need to update or delete an existing email address – select the email address you wish to change. Update the email or check off the box next to Delete this address and click Submit.  

(Remember, your YU email address is the preferred email for most YU communication and cannot be changed.)

You can update your Social Security number if you:

• Received a Social Security number for the first time.
• Did not include your Social Security number on your initial application to YU.
• Need to correct a data entry error.

To update your Social Security number, please submit a completed Change of Name or Social Security Number on School Records form along with a copy of your Social Security card, in person or via secure Dropbox link. 
 

All official University documents - including but not limited to transcripts, verifications, diplomas, financial aid and visa/travel-related documentation and communications, will reflect your legal name as established at the time that you enrolled. For example, your name as it appears on a legal or government issued document such as birth certificate, social security card, court order, passport, etc. .

To change your legal name, you need to follow a few simple steps.

Fill out the Change of Name or Social Security Number on School Records form and submit it with one of the following documents that indicate the legal change for your new name:

• Court order
• Marriage certificate
• Divorce document 
• Birth certificate
• Passport

The form and document can be submitted by email to regrecords@yu.edu. 

Please contact us via email with any questions regarding this policy and process.

Your legal last name, as it appears on your YU transcript, will be printed on your diploma. If your last name has changed from what is currently reflected on your transcript, please use the Change of Name or Social Security Number on School Records form and provide the required documentation, to ensure the new name can be used on your diploma. 

You can elect to have your chosen/preferred first name printed on your diploma, as well as your middle name or initial, accent marks, and/or diacritics by noting them on your Application to Graduate. 

*Important Notes:

Although YU considers the diploma to be a ceremonial document, some countries may require your diploma (along with your official transcript) for various legal, immigration, and employment purposes. Choosing to print your chosen/preferred name on your diploma may result in unforeseen complications due to the discrepancy between your diploma and other documents (e.g. transcript, passport, birth certificate, etc.) that contain your "primary" (i.e. legal) name. To avoid such complications, we recommend printing your legal name on your diploma if you plan to live, study, or work outside of the United States.

For Students of Professional Schools (e.g. Law, Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry): Before opting to print your chosen/preferred first name on your YU diploma, please take into consideration that professional licensing requirements often require you to use your legal name. For example, State Bar application and licensure and federal employment/guidelines require the use of the legal name. Therefore, not using your legal first name on a diploma may result in the rejection, delay, scrutiny, and/or requirements for additional proof of identification associated with any applications for employment, licensure, credentialing, visa applications, and/or other processes that require verification of your education records.

Yeshiva University understands that some of our students may have only one name. For standardization purposes, it is the policy of the University to present students who have just one name in our student information systems, thusly:

Last Name, FNU

In doing so, the University can identify and uniformly treat and report our students internally and to external agencies.

As an alumnus of Yeshiva University, you can change your name because of marriage, divorce, naturalization, or a court-ordered change of name. 

To request a change to your alumni name, you should fill out the Change of Name or Social Security Number on School Records form and submit it with one of the following documents that indicate the legal change to your new name:

• Court order
• Marriage certificate
• Divorce document
• Birth certificate
• Passport

Documentation should include both your old and your new name.

The form and document can be submitted by email to regrecords@yu.edu. 

Please contact us via email with any questions regarding this policy and process.

After updating your name on record, to order a diploma with your new name printed on it, please follow the instructions provided on our Graduation and Diplomas page

Update Information Form: If an alum moves, has a new phone number, a new email address, etc., use this form.

For more information on the Office of Alumni Affairs go to https://alumni.yu.edu/