Academic Advisor

University of North Texas System•Denton, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for advising students on degree/program requirements and course scheduling. Creates and updates degree audits, processes graduation applications, and communicates with students on a regular basis via email and text. Responsible for assisting 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 and two years of experience in student affairs, student services, counseling, or professional academic advising.
Strong presentation skills.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Ability to use a variety of complex computer applications.
Ability to communicate effectively with various populations verbally and in writing.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to work independently and lead project teams effectively.
Considerable knowledge of UNT policies and procedures related to functional area (or ability to rapidly assimilate).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree plus 2 years working directly with students in an advising capacity.

Responsibilities

Performs advanced advising work in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences regarding degree requirements, complex academic issues, interprets and makes decisions regarding academic policies, complex degree audits, and evaluates progress to graduation.
Corresponds with students about degree requirements, transfer hours, etc., via various forms of communication.
Assist students with exploring other degree options or majors.
Serves as on-call advisor for the office once a week including assisting the front desk as needed, answering student phone calls, emails, text messages, and advise drop-in students.
Provides information and answers questions for prospective students and parents.
Provides appropriate referrals to online and campus resources.
Assists in recruitment activities and events, including advising prospective students.
Supports the retention strategies for both the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the University of North Texas.
Prepares, updates and checks degree audits, prioritizing VA, Athletes, Financial Aid and other exceptional degree audits.
Evaluate transfer work to determine degree audit applicability.
Processes graduation applications.
Advises students when complex problems or questions arise. Inform them of discrepancies, GPA, and other requirements.
Serves as a resource and problem solver in college orientation sessions.
Conducts departmental orientation advising session and academic planning presentations as needed.
Reviews and updates four-year plans, catalog copy, encoding in U.achieve, and major specific articulation guides for area community colleges.
Researches and recommends approval/disapproval of repeat and equivalency requests from Registrar’s Office.
Assist with training of Associate Academic Advisors.
Serve as a project leader and perform advanced assignments.
Manages and prioritizes paperwork or projects for the individuals specific Academic Advisor assignments and maintains procedural documentation for them.
Facilitate various retention programs/outreach for targeted populations.
Promote goodwill with students and be effective in handling a variety of student situations.
Works in a professional cooperative manner with faculty and staff.
Greets all office visitors in a friendly, cooperative and helpful manner.