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How to update gender
Students and applicants can update their gender identity in their Student Centre via goSFU.
Undergraduate
Current and applicants
Step 1: Current students, please go to goSFU and sign in with your computing ID and password. Applicants, please go to applicant.sfu.ca and sign in with your student number and password.
Step 2: Click on Student Centre
Step 3: Scroll down to Personal Information and click on Gender from the list or from the dropdown menu
Step 4: Select your gender from the dropdown menus. Your options are:
Please indicate your gender:
- Woman
- Man
- Non-Binary Gender
- Prefer not to answer
Would you say you are:
- Cisgender
- Transgender
- Prefer not to answer
Step 5: Click submit
Please note:
The following personal information is only visible to you and a limited group of Simon Fraser University staff involved with management and maintenance of student records and systems. This information will be used for reporting, policy development, and program improvement purposes.
This information recorded here will be used to update your student record and will remain visible with your student record. Its collection is consistent with the SFU Privacy Disclosure Protection of Privacy
Graduate applicants
Step 1: Go to goSFU and sign in with your computing ID and password. For spring and summer 2023 applicants, please sign in with your Grad Application Number. (i.e. GA00000999)
Step 2: Click on the NavBar icon on the top right corner > Menu > Gender
Step 3: Select your gender from the drop down menus. Your options are:
Please indicate your gender:
- Woman
- Man
- Non-Binary Gender
- Prefer not to answer
Would you say you are:
- Cisgender
- Transgender
- Prefer not to answer
Step 4: Click submit
Please note:
The following personal information is only visible to you and a limited group of Simon Fraser University staff involved with management and maintenance of student records and systems. This information will be used for reporting, policy development, and program improvement purposes.
This information recorded here will be used to update your student record and will remain visible with your student record. Its collection is consistent with the SFU Privacy Disclosure Protection of Privacy
For more information on how to update your gender identity, please contact reginfo@sfu.ca.