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NAME_TYPE

Students can record several names, categorized by type, on their student record.

• DEG - Degree

• PRF - Preferred or Chosen

• PRI - Primary

A full list of values available for name type can be found in NAME_TYPE_TBL.NAME_TYPE

Salvatore Stone records several name types in his student record. Salvatore lists his degree name (NAME_TYPE=DEG) as Salvatore Ashton Stone and his preferred name (NAME_TYPE=PRF) as Sal Stone.

• A student can identify the name they wish to appear on their degree and the name they wish to be addressed as--their preferred or chosen name.

• Primary name cannot be updated or changed by the student; students are required to submit appropriate documentation, and their primary name will be updated by UConn administration.