Position Summary & Description
SUMMARY:
The Degree Audit & Curriculum Systems Specialist (Manager 170)
provides operational and technical oversight of degree audit,
curriculum, and catalog management systems. The position ensures
the accuracy and integrity of Degree Works, Curriculog, and Acalog
data; supports audit encoding, testing, and quality assurance; and
maintains consistency across curriculum, catalog, advising,
scheduling, and student planning systems, including the Student
Educational Planner (SEP).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Encode, maintain, and update Degree Works audit rules for
majors, minors, certificates, and concentrations.
Execute test plans for audit cycles, system upgrades, and
catalog transitions, including regression testing.
Investigate and resolve audit errors, misalignments, and
exception-processing issues.
Coordinate with Information Technology on system updates,
patches, and migrations.
Review approved curriculum proposals and ensure accurate
implementation in Degree Works and Acalog.
Validate the alignment of catalog content, program structures,
and curriculum workflow outputs with degree audit
requirements.
Perform data validation and quality assurance reviews during
catalog production cycles.
Support the maintenance of academic program inventory changes,
including new, modified, suspended, and terminated programs.
Prepare and maintain mappings to support degree audits,
reporting, and catalog alignment.
Validate Student Educational Planner (SEP) templates and
term-by-term plans against Degree Works audit requirements.
Identify and resolve inconsistencies among degree audits,
program plans, and catalog year requirements.
Provide training and support to faculty, staff, advisors, and
approvers on curriculum, catalog, and degree audit systems.
Develop and maintain system documentation, standard operating
procedures, user guides, and version notes.
Triage and resolve service requests related to Degree Works,
Curriculog, Acalog, and related system integrations.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, enhance data
integrity, reduce errors, and support process automation.
KNOW HOW/SKILLS REQUIRED:
- Systems thinking and data integrity management
- Attention to detail and structured problem solving
- Testing and quality assurance
- Communication and training skills
- Process documentation and continuous improvement
WORK SCHEDULE:
Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Position Qualifications
Minimum:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with audit systems, process requirements, product
offerings structures, and governance rules.
• Ability to conduct detailed testing, error analysis, and
quality-assurance activities.
Preferred:
• Experience with Degree Works, scribing, complex exceptions,
transfer/articulation rules
• Experience with Acalog, Curriculog, Ellucian Banner and/or
related academic systems.
• Experience in higher education, information systems, or related
field.
• Experience coordinating catalog production or curriculum
workflows.
