Degree Audit Specialist

Job Title: Degree Audit Specialist 
Department: Office of the Registrar
Grade: 11

Basic Functions: Conducts degree audits for undergraduate students. Works closely with faculty student services officers and faculty academic or registration advisors to ensure that the degree compliance evaluation is as accurate as possible given faculty/school decisions regarding course attributes, exemptions, and substitutions.

1.      Duties Performed:

• Conducts degree audits using a combination of CAPP compliance reports, checklists, and other tools.
• Implements petitions and course attributes on CAPP.
• Determines the Freshman year equivalence for all students who entered as Freshmen and ensures that the requirements are met prior to the student being promoted to Sophomore.
• Determines the Arabic exemption is properly recorded for all students benefiting from it and ensures the student is taking an additional humanities course to meet the requirement.
• Assists in graduation related activities.
• Assists in the preparation and printing of degrees.
• Assists in degree distribution, both in conjunction with commencement and throughout the year.
• Works at the commencement exercises on behalf of the Office of the Registrar.
• Performs other related duties as requested.

2.      Work Contacts:

Frequent work contact with the Assistant Registrar Systems and Processes, Graduation Systems Administrator, Faculty Executive Officers, Faculty Student Services Officers, Academic and Registration Advisors, other members of the Office of the Registrar staff, particularly the Administrative Assistant, and members of the Admissions office responsible for the Arabic exemption.

3.      Independence of Operation:

Reports to the Assistant Registrar for Graduation. Works according to well-established procedures and specialized clerical, administrative or technical standards. Completed work is spot-checked.

4.      Supervisory Responsibility:

None.

5.      Physical Effort:

90% office environment.

10% physical effort required at commencement.

6.      Work Conditions:

Clean and pleasant.

7.      Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3 years or relevant work experience.
• Excellent communication, both written and oral, skills in English and Arabic. French is a plus.
• Knowledge of curriculum functioning is a plus.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of Banner and CAPP a plus.