Transfer Equivalency Specialist

Description:

What you will do:

• Take inputs from transcripts and academic records from other institutions and organizations, process the credit by adding courses to the student record through direct data entry or automated processing, apply the correct equivalency, research course content, and ensure that the transfer courses are correctly represented within the student’s degree audit.

• Research and interpret course content for the evaluation process by investigating course descriptions in college catalogs or by exchanging & collecting information with institutions in question; acquire knowledge in the application of calendar and grading systems, course requirements and transcript format.

• Apply appropriate policies, guidelines and procedures to ensure the accuracy of the data within transfer articulation modules of the student information system including transfer tables and the specific student record and verifies the correct application of the data in the degree audit system.

• Assist in the process to identify new guidelines to improve procedures within business processes and data processing.

• Assist in other areas on the Transfer and Graduation Services team to include, but not be limited to graduation checkout processes, degree audit coding or maintenance, and support for planner and scheduler technologies.

• Examples of project work include reviewing courses from one institution to ensure that all courses are represented in transfer tables in uAchieve, or learning and processing specialty transfer credit such as study abroad or international transfer articulation.

Qualifications you already possess (Minimum Qualifications)

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution.

Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualification to possess (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with overseeing data maintenance related to compliance with academic policies.

• Experience with student information systems within a higher education setting.

• Experience with Academic Services or Student Services in a higher education setting.

• Experience in Registrar’s Office operations in a higher education setting.