Graduate Admissions Evaluator

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Work type: Staff
Location: Fullerton
Categories: Unit 4 - APC
- Academic Professionals of California, Administrative, Probationary, Full Time

Position Description

Graduate Admissions Evaluator I

Evaluator I

559241

(Hiring range depending on qualifications, not anticipated to exceed $4,262 - $4,696 per month)

Monday
- Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; occasional early morning, evening and/or weekend hours.

California State University, Fullerton (Cal State Fullerton) is a leading public university committed to student success, academic excellence, and inclusive excellence. The university fosters a collaborative environment that supports teaching, research, and service while promoting innovation and professional growth. Cal State Fullerton is both a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, and a recipient of the Seal of Excelencia (2021 and 2024) from Excelencia in Education.

Joining Cal State Fullerton means becoming part of a community dedicated to advancing student achievement, career success, and economic mobility.

The Office of Graduate Studies within the Division of Academic Affairs is the central resource for graduate education on our campus. It provides leadership and support for graduate program curriculum development, offers guidance for state regulations and university policy, administers scholarship and fellowship programs for graduate students, provides academic support and services through the Graduate Studies Center in Langsdorf Hall, hosts graduate student events, provides graduate advisor support, and leads graduate student success initiatives.

Working closely with campus partners, the office oversees admissions, enrollment, degree progress and graduation to provide comprehensive support for all graduate students. We seek an exceptional individual to join our team as the Graduate Admissions Evaluator I. The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude and an active, energetic mind characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to inclusivity, openness, flexibility, integrity, and kindness.

Under the supervision of the Executive Director of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Admissions Evaluator I works closely with an Evaluator II to apply CSU and university policies to evaluate postbaccalaureate and graduate program applications to CSUF. Reviews academic records against criteria for admission, including verification of subject requirements, institutional accreditation, GPA, test scores, and other admission criteria. Evaluates applications to verify receipt of all transcripts, test scores, and other required documentation for admission.

Uses People Soft/CMS to update the grades for the core requirements, GPA, admission decisions, checklist items, registration holds, and admission comments. Evaluates international transcripts and researches extensively to determine the acceptability of the institution, coursework, the country’s education structure, conversion of the grading system, calculation of equivalent units and GPA, ability to receipt all required mark sheets, degree certifications, translations, and English language proficiency scores.

Reviews records and admission reports. Maintains the security of academic records. Interprets campus and CSU admission requirements to individuals or groups. Assists with questions from prospective students individually in relation to interpretation and articulation of requirements. Assist graduate advisors through admission processing. Attend recruitment and orientation events. Other duties as assigned.

Completion of a formal training program in academic records evaluation or one year of academic records evaluation experience or any 12-month combination of training and experience related to academic records evaluation. Knowledge of the format and interpretation of course records and transcripts of institutions of higher education. Knowledge of authenticating course credits and comparing records of differing formats,…