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admissions evaluator
A professional who examines academic records of students to determine eligibility for graduation or for admission to college, university, or graduate school. Responsibilities include:
- Compares transcripts of courses with school entrance or degree requirements and prepares evaluation form listing courses for graduation.
- Studies course prerequisites, degree equivalents, and accreditation of schools, and computes grade-point averages to establish students' qualifications for admission, transfer, or graduation.
- Explains evaluations to students.
- Refers students with academic discrepancies to proper department heads for further action.
- Types list of accepted applicants or of degree candidates and submits it for approval.
- Issues registration permits and records acceptances and fees paid.
- Performs related duties, such as preparing commencement programs and computing student averages for honors.
- May advise students concerning their eligibility for teacher certificates.
- May specialize in evaluation of transfer students' records and be designated Evaluator, Transfer Students.
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