University of Houston
Academic Advisor 1 - INFO SCI TECHNOLOGY
🇺🇸 Sugar Land, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $38K - $43K
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ August 5th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Main responsibilities include advising students, processing academic and financial aid documentation, maintaining student files, and assisting with orientation and recruitment.
- Requires knowledge in academic program requirements, student retention strategies, and administrative processes.
- Salary range is $38,100 to $42,850.
- Requires a 4-year degree or equivalent in-depth specialized training and a minimum of one year of relevant experience; education and experience may be substituted.
- Works within the INFO SCI TECHNOLOGY department at the UH Sugarland Campus.
- Must pass a criminal history check as this is a security-sensitive position.
- Involves interaction with prospective and enrolled students, veterans, and potentially high school and community college students for recruitment.
Academic Advisor 1 - INFO SCI TECHNOLOGY Full Description
Salary: 38,100 - 42,850
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. This position will be base out the UH Sugarland Campus. (IST Department)
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 Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.
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