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Missouri State University

Academic Advisor I

🇺🇸 Springfield, MO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $44K

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ December 3rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Missouri State University is hiring an Academic Advisor I. This role delivers fundamental academic advising to students, helping them understand degree requirements, course selections, and university policies. The advisor proactively orients students about admissions and registration processes, monitors academic progress, addresses concerns, and collaborates with retention and recruitment teams to support at-risk students and attract potential students to the department.

Highlights

  • Provide fundamental academic advising on degree requirements, course selection, and university policies.

  • Proactively orient students about admissions, placement testing, registration, policies, and university resources.

  • Monitor and conduct routine academic progress check-ins and address student academic concerns.

  • Collaborate with retention and recruitment professionals to identify and assist at-risk students.

  • Contribute to recruitment efforts to attract potential students to the department.

  • Required education: Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred.

  • Preferred experience: 1-2 years in higher education or related advising roles.

  • Required skills: Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal skills, organizational and problem-solving abilities, and computer literacy; experience with database applications preferred.

  • Compensation: Proposed salary of $43,888 annually.

  • Position requires evening, weekend work, and may include travel including overnight trips.