Academic Advising Coordinator
About The Position
The Academic Advising Center at UNT Dallas is committed to empowering undergraduate students to become confident, self-directed learners by providing personalized guidance, comprehensive resources, and reliable support. Through collaborative partnerships, we foster academic excellence, personal growth, and informed decision-making, enabling every Trailblazer to take full ownership of their educational journey. The vision is to be a trusted and inspiring partner in every Trailblazer’s academic experience, guiding students to reach their fullest potential and confidently shape meaningful futures at UNT Dallas and beyond. This position is responsible for advising students on degree/program requirements and course scheduling. Maintains and updates student status records, transcript evaluations, degree plan audits, and graduation applications. Responsible for taking a leadership role in training and mentoring other advisors, participating in outreach/recruitment activities, managing special projects, and/or serving as a subject matter expert on specialized majors and determining how transfer credits apply toward degree requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field and three years of experience in student affairs, student services, counseling, professional academic advising, or related experience.
- A master's degree can substitute for one year of experience.
- Considerable knowledge of University policies and procedures related to functional area (or ability to rapidly assimilate).
- Current knowledge of student development and counseling theory.
- Strong presentation, problem solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with wide populations verbally and in writing.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to work independently.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish
Responsibilities
- Evaluates transcripts, AP scores, CLEP, or other nontraditional transfer credit hours for applicability to UNT Dallas degree programs according to established criteria.
- Compares contents of each degree plan against the established requirements for a particular degree and notifies student of discrepancies.
- Proactively advises students and groups from entry to completion; provides career/pathway exploration and career planning.
- Provide holistic student support through collaboration with academic units and the division of Student Access and Success.
- Works with advising team utilizing case management methods.
- Contacts students who have received academic alerts to recommend solutions and provide support.
- Confers with faculty or administrators with regard to academic policy issues, such as acceptable course substitutes for a particular degree.
- Assists the Registrar's Office in determining student eligibility for graduation.
- Assists with graduation exercises.
- May serve as contact person for specialized programs of study or certificate programs.
- Advises students pursuing a postBaccalaureate degree or certificate.
- Work with students with a UNT Dallas GPA below 2.0 to develop a plan for academic recovery.
- Works collaboratively with staff and faculty in support of retention initiatives (early alerts, midterm grade outreach, RFY programming, etc.).
- Provide assistance to all new and transfer students during orientation advising sessions for a seamless transition to UNT Dallas.
- Assists in determining TSI testing and appropriate course placement for incoming new and transfer students.
- Provides robust advising to students completing TSI requirements.
Benefits
- TRS Eligible
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
