diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts
index 0da0199c6..69c9589aa 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ import {
   UpdateStudentDto,
 } from "@graduate/common";
 import { Student } from "./entities/student.entity";
-import { EmailAlreadyExists, NewPasswordsDontMatch, WeakPassword, WrongPassword } from "./student.errors";
+import {
+  EmailAlreadyExists,
+  NewPasswordsDontMatch,
+  WeakPassword,
+  WrongPassword,
+} from "./student.errors";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class StudentService {
@@ -25,14 +30,13 @@ export class StudentService {
   constructor(
     @InjectRepository(Student)
     private studentRepository: Repository<Student>
-  ) { }
+  ) {}
 
   async create(
     createStudentDto: SignUpStudentDto
   ): Promise<Student | EmailAlreadyExists | WeakPassword> {
     // make sure the user doesn't already exists
-    const { email, firstName, lastName, password, passwordConfirm } =
-      createStudentDto;
+    const { email, fullName, password, passwordConfirm } = createStudentDto;
     const userInDb = await this.studentRepository.findOne({ where: { email } });
     if (userInDb) {
       this.logger.debug(
@@ -50,11 +54,6 @@ export class StudentService {
       return new WeakPassword();
     }
 
-    let fullName;
-    if (firstName && lastName) {
-      fullName = `${firstName} ${lastName}`;
-    }
-
     const newStudent = this.studentRepository.create({
       fullName,
       email,
@@ -161,8 +160,12 @@ export class StudentService {
     return formatServiceCtx(StudentService.name, methodName);
   }
 
-  async changePassword(uuid: any, changePasswordDto: ChangePasswordDto): Promise<void | WeakPassword | WrongPassword> {
-    const { currentPassword, newPassword, newPasswordConfirm } = changePasswordDto;
+  async changePassword(
+    uuid: any,
+    changePasswordDto: ChangePasswordDto
+  ): Promise<void | WeakPassword | WrongPassword> {
+    const { currentPassword, newPassword, newPasswordConfirm } =
+      changePasswordDto;
     const student = await this.findByUuid(uuid);
 
     if (newPassword !== newPasswordConfirm) {
@@ -170,40 +173,50 @@ export class StudentService {
     }
 
     const { password: trueHashedPassword } = student;
-    const isValidPassword = await bcrypt.compare(currentPassword, trueHashedPassword);
+    const isValidPassword = await bcrypt.compare(
+      currentPassword,
+      trueHashedPassword
+    );
 
     if (!isValidPassword) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        { message: "Invalid password", oldPassword: currentPassword },
-      );
+      this.logger.debug({
+        message: "Invalid password",
+        oldPassword: currentPassword,
+      });
       return new WrongPassword();
     }
 
     if (!isStrongPassword(newPassword)) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        { message: "weak password", oldPassword: currentPassword },
-      );
+      this.logger.debug({
+        message: "weak password",
+        oldPassword: currentPassword,
+      });
       return new WeakPassword();
     }
-    await this.studentRepository.save(Object.assign(student, { password: newPassword }));
+    await this.studentRepository.save(
+      Object.assign(student, { password: newPassword })
+    );
   }
 
-  async resetPassword(email, resetPasswordData: ResetPasswordDto): Promise<Student | Error> {
+  async resetPassword(
+    email,
+    resetPasswordData: ResetPasswordDto
+  ): Promise<Student | Error> {
     const { password, passwordConfirm } = resetPasswordData;
 
-    const student = await this.findByEmail(email)
+    const student = await this.findByEmail(email);
 
     if (password !== passwordConfirm) {
       return new NewPasswordsDontMatch();
     }
 
     if (!isStrongPassword(password)) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        { message: "weak password", password },
-      );
+      this.logger.debug({ message: "weak password", password });
       return new WeakPassword();
     }
 
-    return await this.studentRepository.save(Object.assign(student, { password }))
+    return await this.studentRepository.save(
+      Object.assign(student, { password })
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/api-dtos.ts b/packages/common/src/api-dtos.ts
index 30529d506..2e17c61f7 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/api-dtos.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/api-dtos.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,7 @@ export class UpdatePlanDto {
 export class SignUpStudentDto {
   @IsOptional()
   @IsString()
-  firstName: string;
-
-  @IsOptional()
-  @IsString()
-  lastName: string;
+  fullName: string;
 
   @IsNotEmpty()
   @IsEmail()
@@ -229,7 +225,7 @@ export class ForgotPasswordDto {
 export class ResetPasswordDto {
   @IsNotEmpty()
   @IsString()
-  token: string
+  token: string;
 
   @IsString()
   @IsNotEmpty()
@@ -238,4 +234,4 @@ export class ResetPasswordDto {
   @IsString()
   @IsNotEmpty()
   passwordConfirm: string;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-v2/components/Header/AccountOverview.tsx b/packages/frontend-v2/components/Header/AccountOverview.tsx
index 64b227d92..2f6d14793 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-v2/components/Header/AccountOverview.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-v2/components/Header/AccountOverview.tsx
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ interface AccountOverviewProps {
 }
 
 interface UpdateName {
-  firstName: string;
-  lastName: string;
+  fullName: string;
 }
 
 export const AccountOverview: React.FC<AccountOverviewProps> = ({
@@ -45,8 +44,6 @@ export const AccountOverview: React.FC<AccountOverviewProps> = ({
     register,
     handleSubmit,
     formState: { errors, isSubmitting },
-    watch,
-    trigger,
     reset,
   } = useForm<UpdateName>({
     mode: "onChange",
@@ -56,19 +53,16 @@ export const AccountOverview: React.FC<AccountOverviewProps> = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     if (student.fullName) {
       reset({
-        firstName: student.fullName.split(" ")[0],
-        lastName: student.fullName.split(" ")[1],
+        fullName: student.fullName,
       });
     }
   }, [reset, student]);
 
-  const firstName = watch("firstName", "");
-
   const onSubmitHandler = async (payload: UpdateName) => {
     try {
       const newStudent: StudentModel<string> = {
         ...student,
-        fullName: `${payload.firstName} ${payload.lastName}`,
+        fullName: payload.fullName,
       };
       mutateStudent(async () => {
         await API.student.update(newStudent);
@@ -103,28 +97,11 @@ export const AccountOverview: React.FC<AccountOverviewProps> = ({
               <Flex columnGap="md">
                 <GraduateInput
                   type="text"
-                  formLabel="First Name"
-                  id="firstName"
-                  placeholder="Cooper"
-                  error={errors.firstName}
-                  {...register("firstName", {
-                    onBlur: () => trigger("lastName"),
-                    pattern: noLeadOrTrailWhitespacePattern,
-                  })}
-                />
-                <GraduateInput
-                  error={errors.lastName}
-                  type="text"
-                  formLabel="Last Name"
-                  id="lastName"
-                  placeholder="The Dog"
-                  {...register("lastName", {
-                    validate: (lastName) => {
-                      if (lastName !== "" && firstName === "") {
-                        return "Please enter your first name along with your last name.";
-                      }
-                      return true;
-                    },
+                  formLabel="Full Name"
+                  id="fullName"
+                  placeholder="Cooper The Dog"
+                  error={errors.fullName}
+                  {...register("fullName", {
                     pattern: noLeadOrTrailWhitespacePattern,
                   })}
                 />
diff --git a/packages/frontend-v2/pages/signup.tsx b/packages/frontend-v2/pages/signup.tsx
index 48414d5fc..674006795 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-v2/pages/signup.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-v2/pages/signup.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ const SignUpForm: React.FC = () => {
 
   // Need to keep track of these values for validation
   const password = watch("password", "");
-  const firstName = watch("firstName", "");
 
   const onSubmitHandler = async (payload: SignUpStudentDto) => {
     try {
@@ -76,38 +75,22 @@ const SignUpForm: React.FC = () => {
       inputs={
         <>
           <Flex direction="column" rowGap="xs">
+            <Flex alignItems="center" columnGap="sm" color="gray">
+              <InfoOutlineIcon />
+              <Text color="gray" lineHeight="1">
+                Name is optional.
+              </Text>
+            </Flex>
             <Flex columnGap="md">
               <GraduateInput
                 type="text"
-                id="firstName"
-                placeholder="First Name"
-                error={errors.firstName}
-                {...register("firstName", {
-                  onBlur: () => trigger("lastName"),
+                id="fullName"
+                placeholder="Full Name"
+                error={errors.fullName}
+                {...register("fullName", {
                   pattern: noLeadOrTrailWhitespacePattern,
                 })}
               />
-              <GraduateInput
-                type="text"
-                id="lastName"
-                placeholder="Last Name"
-                error={errors.lastName}
-                {...register("lastName", {
-                  validate: (lastName) => {
-                    if (lastName !== "" && firstName === "") {
-                      return "Please enter your first name along with your last name.";
-                    }
-                    return true;
-                  },
-                  pattern: noLeadOrTrailWhitespacePattern,
-                })}
-              />
-            </Flex>
-            <Flex alignItems="center" columnGap="sm" color="gray">
-              <InfoOutlineIcon />
-              <Text color="gray" lineHeight="1">
-                Name is optional. If provided, enter at least your first name.
-              </Text>
             </Flex>
           </Flex>
           <GraduateInput