Program Advisor - Science

DUTIES

AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops education plans for students from culturally diverse backgrounds by connecting academic standing to education and / or career goals, while assessing academic and work history, factoring in life situations, multicultural context and financial resources.
• Provides mandatory advising of International and Probationary Students with responsibility for final course approval.
• Provides advice and support for developing processes related to steps of application, registration and time-tabling.
• Identifies at risk students, either academically or personally; develops action plans, provides appropriate retention strategies and advocates on behalf of students.
• Researches, verifies, and applies detailed knowledge of educational programs, services and transfer agreements established by TRU and other post-secondary institutions for incoming and transfer students.
• Provides advice and support to the university's recruitment, conversion, and retention activities.
• Develops, promotes, and presents orientations and workshops, both in person and through web-based technology.
• Establishes and maintains liaison and referral services with educational institutions, professional and community organizations, and other TRU departments.
• Responds to a variety of internal requests from faculty and administration for consultation regarding new programs, courses, and institutional policies.
• Participates on institutional committees.
• Travels off-campus to conduct individual advising in support of TRU recruitment and applicant conversion.
• Supports transfer credit assessments for new students by consulting subject matter experts to assess course content; communicates with the Transfer Credit team; guides students through transfer credit and program applicability.
• Performs graduation audits to facilitate timely program completion with the Faculty of Science at TRU.
• Maintains the Faculty of Science transfer credit database and serves as the contact with the TRU transfer credit team.
• Stays in steady contact with TRU World and International Student Advisors; maintains accurate and updated knowledge of study permits for international students and projected enrolment and student numbers.
• Approves and prepares letters of permission for program students to take non-TRU courses.
• Provides training to other staff, as needed, about course and program advising and / or systems management.

REPORTS TO

Manager, Academic Planning and Review

QUALIFICATIONS

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WORKING CONDITIONS

The salary for the above position is determined by the Collective Agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4879, as it presently exists.