"Degree and Audit Scheduling Specialist"

Degree and Audit Scheduling Specialist

Company: Loyola University Maryland

Job Location:

Category: Registrars

Type: Full-Time

Position Title
Degree and Audit Scheduling Specialist

Employee Type
Regular

Office/Department
Office of the Registrar

Work Environment
Loyola University Maryland Main Campus

Job Type
Full time

Benefits at Loyola
https://www.loyola.edu/department/people-culture/benefits/

Compensation Range
$24.29 - $30.36

Anticipated Start Date
12/19/2025

Position Duties
Serves as the manager and technical expert for writing syntax and rules, reviewing, updating, and maintaining primarily Graduate program evaluations to support evaluations in the Student Information System (SIS), including the managing, processing, maintaining, and review of manual exceptions and overrides, in compliance with internal and external academic policies and procedures relating to degree and program completion and requirements. Responsible for understanding and translating curriculum requirements and translating those into templates that support student planning and success. Notifies appropriate personnel when program changes in degree audit raise concerns with student progress toward degree. Serves as a member of the degree audit and scheduling teams and collaborates with academic departments, Academic Advising, Dean's, and department chairs. This position also supports the maintenance and management of changes to the master course schedule including entering new courses into the SIS, assigning classrooms, and entering/editing master course schedule information.
Essential Functions
Curriculum Program Evaluations: Participate in the development and implementation of business process improvements to support the University's strategic initiatives as they relate to curriculum articulation between the catalogue and the program evaluation/degree audit, academic advising, and student planning. Responsible for articulating catalogue requirements to program (writing syntax and rules) for program evaluations and maintaining program requirements for students; encoding exceptions to curriculum requirements, creating program codes, and testing. Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects that impact program evaluations. o Maintain separate program requirements for each program, for each catalogue year, articulating and matching the requirements in effect for the student's catalogue year. o Review and update changes to existing major and minor program requirements, create new requirements for any new programs, core requirements, minors, double majors, and interdisciplinary programs as declared. o Research and resolve system and curricular issues related to student academic progress, monitoring the integration between the student record, degree audit, catalogue, and Student Planning and notifying University personnel of potential risks. o Remain current on curriculum changes and revisions and apply knowledge of other software systems to ensure the accuracy of the program evaluation, catalogue, and Student Planning. o Collaborate with the Director(s) of Program Operations, Academic Advising and Support Center, department chairs, Office of International Programs, and academic advisors to ensure compliance with approval processes for curriculum exceptions of graduate programs. o Create documentation for business process. o Participate in weekly meetings with the Office personnel and Academic Advising to discuss curricular changes and requests for exceptions or substitutions to a student's program. o Train end users on new work practices and ensure understanding of new business rules as they apply to program evaluations. o Work closely with Associate Registrar to ensure catalouge requirements are clearly defined and accurate.
Study Abroad (15%) Review transcripts and course equivalency information for consistency and work with the Office of International Programs and the Academic Advising and Support Center to resolve discrepancies. Determine and implement appropriate processes within the University's database system for entering course equivalency data. Monitor and manage Perceptive Content workflow processes between Records, Office of International Programs, and Academic Advising and Support Center for Study Abroad transcripts, Study Abroad Degree Audit Adjustments, and Office of International Programs Transcript Updates. Generate transcript and degree audits and proofread for accuracy. Maintain documentation regarding all study abroad programs and processes. Work collaboratively with the Office of International Programs to review updates and new study abroad programs.
Data management and processing (15%) Manage processes for course review and new courses entered into the Student Information System Participate in the course section and classroom scheduling process, including classroom assignments and data entry into the Student Information System for courses, sections, and classrooms. Receive, review, and enter evaluated transcripts into the University SIS for current students, incoming first year, and transfer students, including dual enrollment, transfer, winter and summer transfer credits. Collaborate with the Academic Advising and Support Center to resolve discrepancies. Generate transcripts and transfer equivalency report and proof for accuracy. Save equivalencies entered in Colleague to populate the course articulation database. Process Advanced Placement Credits, language placement and discipline-specific competency exam results.
Reporting and Data Management Generate reports and data downloads using various reporting tools. Maintain documentation for existing as well as new business processes applying documentation standards.
Non essential: Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.
Physical/Environmental Demands
Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.
Physical/Environmental Example
N/A
Additional Information
N/A
Education Required
Bachelor's degree
Education Preferred
Field of Study
N/A
Other Professional Licensures
N/A
Work Experience
1-3 years
Describe Required Experience
Minimum of one year related experience. Experience in a service-oriented, technology-driven environment.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Familiarity with degree audit and classroom scheduling systems Ability to communicate (orally and written) with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community Excellent time management, organizational, and project planning skills to meet critical deadlines and accurately complete assignments Well-developed research and analytical skills Demonstrated ability to work independently and on a team Ability to perform repetitive tasks and maintain attention to detail Excellent proofreading skills Ability to maintain a high level of data input accuracy Excellent interpersonal skills Possess strong customer orientation Ability to work in a changing, fast-paced environment and produce a high volume of work within established deadlines Ability to work with constant interruptions Ability to handle confidential information in a professional manner Knowledge of department and university policies, procedures, and practices and the ability to apply these policies in various situations Understanding and commitment to the mission and values of Loyola, a catholic Jesuit institution, as well as University goals of inclusion and diversity Experience in programming degree audit templates and data entry of course and catalogue information preferred. Experience with and knowledge of University curriculum/ degree requirements and scheduling parameters preferred. Experience in higher education is preferred.