Transcript Evaluator

General Statement of Job

The Transcript Evaluator works as team member in the Office of the Registrar whose primary responsibility is to evaluate transfer credits to support timely and accurate student enrollment and retention.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

Review and evaluate transfer courses according to predetermined MSSU equivalent courses,

Use evaluation best practices, institutional and departmental policies and guidelines to evaluate undetermined transfer courses.

Post evaluated courses on student transcripts.

Make recommendations to the Registrar on course substitutions for transfer courses.

Respond to student and advisor inquiries on transfer courses.

As needed assist with alternative credit transcript evaluation.

Appropriately document all evaluations.

Scan and save documents to electronic storage site.

Serve as the registrar representative for institution wide committees as assigned.

Performs other related duties as required.

Education, Experience, and Licenses

High school diploma required.

Strong keyboarding experience required.

Strong experience with Microsoft suite especially Excel required.

Experience with Adobe preferred.

Must have a valid Driver's License and the ability to meet the University's insurance requirements for driving university vehicles.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to maintain high ethical standards, adhere to FERPA standards, and maintain appropriate confidentiality with work-related and personnel information, and decisions.
• Ability to write using original or innovative techniques or style using proper grammar.
• Ability to be respectful and interact positively with individuals of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Ability to effectively manage and endure the demands/pressures of work assignments and adjusts accordingly.
• Ability to use logic, critical-thinking, rationality, objectivity, and common sense to solve complex problems, with minimal supervision.
• Ability to be objective, fair, and consistent in applying rules, regulations, and exceptions.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear (including the use of a telephone); conduct meetings for coursework and other activities both in-person and on-line; and conduct classes in a traditional classroom setting. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel (including the use of a computer keyboard); reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if she/he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.