Academic Advisor, College of Education

Posting Number S26379P Posting Date 06/26/2026 Closing Date 07/15/2026 Title Academic Advisor, College of Education Working Title Academic Advisor, College of Education Salary Range $55,000 Annual Employee Class Administrator Department Office of the Dean of Education Full-time/ Part-time Full-time Specialization Hours Per Week 40 Standard Work Week Monday-Friday Benefits

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Job Summary

Chicago State University (CSU), is the oldest public university in the Chicago metropolitan area. Chicago State University is Illinois' only four-year U.S. Department of Education-designated Predominantly Black Institution (PBI). CSU serves over 1,500 undergraduate students and nearly 900 graduate students. The university is a nationally accredited university with five colleges in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health Sciences and Pharmacy and proudly supports a diverse and non-traditional student population that hails from 28 countries and 36 states.

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Provides academic advising to undergraduate teacher candidates in the College of Education (COE) as needed for registration, orientation, course scheduling, and degree progression towards graduation requirements. Serves as the primary resource, mentor, and consultant for COE undergraduates teacher candidates regarding all aspects of their educational development, career planning, and personal growth. Monitors and assists in guiding COE undergraduate teacher candidates progress, provides referrals to other university departments for services, and engages students as necessary to meet their individual needs.

Prepare and facilitate new student orientation and provides students with needed academic support via individualized academic plans, when necessary. Provides guidance to students regarding other subsidiary programs (e.g., admissions requirements, international programs, study abroad, or veteran's programs) offered by both university and external sources and performs associated outreach functions to internal and external constituencies. Ensures that students are provided information and accessibility regarding university resources and programs that will assist them in being successful during their college education/experience.

Job Description

Works under the direct supervision of the Assistant Dean of the College of

Education:

* Provides academic program-specific advisement to traditional, transfer, and non-traditional (adult) undergraduate teacher candidates in the College of Education regarding course requirements, transfer articulation, and academic progress; assists undergraduate teacher candidates with course selection and sequencing based on existing plans of study; determines eligibility and satisfactory progress toward degree completion; and communicates academic progress and findings to university administration to ensure compliance with financial aid and athletic requirements.

* Develops individual student action plan to achieve academic goals, career objectives, and personal growth; evaluates transcripts to determine student eligibility and progress; assists students with academic petitions and graduation applications; maintains and manages student academic files in accordance with recognized protocols; follows rules and regulations applicable for FERPA, Title IX, etc. compliance.

* Effectively uses institutional technological systems such as Banner, CAPP, Early Alert Warning Systems, and other Web based software, etc.

* Provides referral services for students to appropriate campus resources for assistance, study skills, tutoring, counseling, etc.

* Provides academic program-specific advisement to students regarding admissions policies/procedures and general academic program requirements; describes courses; and disseminates information regarding registration procedures.

* Provides information and/or advises students on financial assistance, student work programs, and/or scholarships available in the university; prepares and leads the facilitation of new student orientation.

* Prepares and produces statistical reports and other formal records in accordance with applicable laws and procedures; reviews and recommends record management and other academic processing procedures.

* Attends all academic advisor training workshops as assigned.

* Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree.

* Additional education or other formal training in an area of specialization inherent to the position may be required.

* Demonstrated work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position may be required.

* Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree, additional education,…