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California State University - Chico

Assistant Registrar - Articulation and Graduation (Administrator I)

🇺🇸 Chico, California 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $50K - $147K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ September 28th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

California State University, Chico is hiring an Assistant Registrar for Articulation and Graduation Advising and Transfer Credit to provide leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the University’s articulation, transfer credit, graduation advising, degree audit, plan codes, and degree conferral functions. The role ensures compliance with California Education Code, Title 5, CSU Executive Orders, and campus academic policies governing student records and graduation requirements. It’s a full-time, on-site, at-will management (MPP) position at CSU Chico.

Highlights
  • Provides direct supervision and leadership for the Articulation and Graduation Advising and Transfer Credit team
  • Establishes operational priorities, develops procedures, and implements strategic initiatives
  • Manages technology supporting academic records, articulation, transfer credit, and graduation services
  • Applies expertise in articulation policy, transfer credit evaluation, plan code creation, and degree audit functionality
  • Collaborates with Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management Services, IT, and the CSU Chancellor’s Office
  • Supports strategic planning for Enrollment Management Services and campus and systemwide initiatives
  • Develops operational metrics and assessment strategies to drive continuous process improvement
  • Ensures compliance with federal regulations, accreditation standards, and campus academic policies
  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job-related field and 5 years of progressively responsible registrar operations experience, including 2 years of lead or supervisory experience
  • Prefers a master’s degree, CSU system experience, FERPA familiarity, and PeopleSoft or similar SIS experience

Assistant Registrar - Articulation and Graduation (Administrator I) Full Description

Job/Department Summary:
The Assistant Registrar for Articulation and Graduation Advising and Transfer Credit works under the general direction of the University Registrar and provides leadership, strategic direction, operational oversight, and continuous improvement for the University's articulation, transfer credit, graduation advising, degree audit, plan codes, graduation processing, and degree conferral functions. The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with California Education Code, Title 5, CSU Executive Orders, Chancellor's Office Executive Memoranda, federal regulations, accreditation standards, and campus academic policies governing student records, general education, transfer credit, articulation, graduation requirements, and degree completion.

  • Provides direct supervision and leadership for the Articulation and the Graduation Advising and Transfer Credit team
  • Establishes operational priorities, develops procedures, and implements strategic initiatives
  • Manages technology supporting academic records, articulation, transfer credit, and graduation services
  • Applies knowledge and expertise with articulation policy, transfer credit evaluation, plan code creation and maintenance, and degree audit functionality
  • Collaborates extensively with Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management Services, IT, faculty governance committees, and the CSU Chancellor's Office
  • Supports strategic planning for Enrollment Management Services and provides leadership for campus and systemwide initiatives
  • Develops operational metrics and assessment strategies, fostering continuous process improvement and exceptional customer service

Required Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in a job-related field
  • A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in university registrar operations in articulation, transfer credit evaluation, graduation services, degree audit, academic records, enrollment management, or closely related higher education administration, with two of those years providing lead or supervisory guidance to a work unit
Preferences:
  • A master's degree in higher education or a related field
  • Experience in public higher education or the California State University system
  • Familiarity with FERPA, Title 5, state and federal mandates, assembly and senate bills
  • Experience using PeopleSoft or similar student information system

Compensation
Admin I Hiring Range: $49,620 - $147,456 per year, salary commensurate with education and experience. Time Base: Full-time. This is a Management Personnel Plan (MPP), at-will position, exempt from FLSA overtime provisions.