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Academic Advisor 1 - Engineering Technology

🇺🇸 Houston, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $18 - $21 per Hour

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ July 16th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Houston is hiring an Academic Advisor 1 - Engineering Technology. The role involves advising enrolled and prospective students on academic programs, processing degree plans and graduation applications, maintaining student records, and supporting retention efforts including readmission and financial aid appeals.

Highlights

  • Advise students on academic programs and curriculum in Engineering Technology.
  • Analyze and process degree plans, graduation applications, grade changes, and petitions.
  • Maintain and update student academic records throughout their studies.
  • Handle readmission requests, financial aid reinstatements, and provide retention services for students on probation.
  • Assist with orientation sessions and recruitment activities for incoming students.
  • Manage Veteran's Administration paperwork and produce graduation verification letters.
  • Requires knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree or specialized training in a relevant discipline.
  • Minimum one year of directly related job experience or equivalent education.
  • Salary range: $18.32 - $20.60 per hour.
  • Works within the Engineering Technology department at the University of Houston System.

Academic Advisor 1 - Engineering Technology Full Description


 | Department: Engineering Technology
| Salary: 18.32 - 20.60
| Description: Provides information and advice to enrolled and prospective students regarding the academic programs offered by the University or a specific department, including requirements for admission and retention through graduation. 

1. Advises enrolled and prospective students regarding academic programs and curriculum. 
2. Analyzes and processes degree plans, graduation applications, grade change forms, and general petitions. 
3. Maintains students' files updated throughout their academic careers and makes changes to records as necessary. 
4. Analyzes and processes requests for readmission from academic suspension, and financial aid reinstatements; provides retention services for students on probation. 
5. May assist in conducting orientation sessions for groups of incoming freshmen and transfer students. 
6. Processes Veteran's Administration paperwork, writes graduation verification letters, and provides financial aid appeals. 
7. May assist in recruiting high school and community college students and may make presentations at special events. 
8. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. 

Experience will be considered in lieu of education. 
Education will be considered in lieu of experience. 

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.
| All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.