Student Identity

Legal Sex

The University at Buffalo (UB) strives to identify individuals as they identify themselves. Students may elect male, female, X or another legal sex. To update legal sex, requests should be sent to the Office of the Registrar at ubregistrar@buffalo.edu. Requests received by the Office of the Registrar to change a legal sex do not require any medical or legal documentation.

By law, UB must report required student data to the federal government in accordance with its data requirements. In certain circumstances, the federal government requires the University to query and report legal sex in a binary male or female format. Accordingly, a student who has selected X or another legal sex may be required to choose a male or female category solely for the purposes of federal reporting. We recognize that this is not inclusive. This process will be updated once federal reporting standards are updated.

Legal sex is shown only to administrative users when necessary for university business and does not appear on class rosters.

Pronouns

Everyone has the right to be addressed and referred to by the chosen name and pronouns that correspond to their gender identity, including the use of non-binary pronouns (e.g., they/them).

Students can enter their pronouns into HUB and have those pronouns displayed in the system.

Pronouns will appear in:

• HUB Student Center
• HUB Faculty Center
• HUB Admin Access
• Slate (Admissions system)
• Class rosters
• Navigate (Advising System)

Gender Identity

Students can update their gender identity so that it reflects correctly in the system. Both gender identity and legal sex are confidential and are only displayed to a limited number of users.

The university will use preferred/chosen names and pronouns when possible. For information on setting a preferred/chosen name, visit the Preferred/Chosen Name website.

UB students can update their gender identity and pronouns in the HUB Student Center.

Honorifics

Honorifics, also commonly known as salutations, are titles that convey esteem or respect. Common honorifics are “Dr.,” “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” “Ms.,” and “Mx.”. To update honorifics, requests should be sent to the Office of the Registrar at ubregistrar@buffalo.edu.