Admissions Evaluator - International Credential Evaluations

Seattle University; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Seattle University is seeking an Admissions Evaluator - International Credential Evaluations to assess international transcripts for GPA calculations, transfer credits, and prerequisites. The incumbent serves as a Designated School Official (DSO) and issues I-20s, supporting visa processes for international students.

The role requires collaboration within admissions operations, including verifying English proficiency requirements, coordinating with the International Student Center, and

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating international transcripts and determining course equivalencies.
• Ability to serve as a Designated School Official (DSO) or work closely with international programs.
• Strong knowledge of transfer credit policy and degree requirements.
• Excellent communication with students and internal partners.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate international transcripts for GPA calculations and transfer credit.
• Post course equivalencies and class standing in ERP/CRM systems (Colleague, Workday, Slate).
• Issue initial I-20s as the DSO in coordination with the International Center.
• Support undergraduate admissions processes and collaborate with Transfer Admissions Counselors.

Skills

Team collaboration

Emotional intelligence

Ethics & integrity

Flexibility & innovation

Inclusion & cultural humility

Tools

Colleague (ERP)

Workday

Slate

Job description

Months Per Year: 12

Work Model: Onsite

Seattle University will be one of the most innovative and progressive Jesuit and Catholic universities in the world, educating with excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. We embrace an intersectional framework for defining diversity in its broadest sense, including differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, generational history, culture, socioeconomic class, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, political perspectives, geographic origin and physical ability. Seattle University strives to be a welcome, open and safe campus climate for all who learn, live and work at Seattle University.

Seattle University's Core Competencies

• Effective Team Collaboration: Works harmoniously with others towards a common goal, leveraging individual strengths to achieve shared objectives.


• Emotionally Intelligent Communication: Engages in a skillful exchange of information, thoughts, and feelings, verbally and non-verbally.


• Ethics and Integrity: Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to honesty, professionalism, and alignment with our Jesuit mission in all actions and decisions.


• Flexibility and Innovation: Embraces change, approaching problems with curiosity adaptability, and is committed to making a positive impact.


• Mindful Inclusion: Fosters mindful inclusion by consciously creating a workplace that celebrates differences, embraces cultural humility, and empowers uniqueness.


• Outcomes-Driven Orientation: Sets clear objectives, pursues excellence, and delivers measurable outcomes while upholding Jesuit Catholic values.

Job Description Summary

The Admissions Evaluator - International Credential Evaluations carefully evaluates international transcripts for GPA calculations, transferable credit and major prerequisites. The Evaluator serves as a Designated School Official (DSO) and issues I-20's for international students to be able to apply for visas. As the subject matter expert in international evaluations, the Evaluator also plays a key role in functions related to admissions operations for all undergraduate applicants as part of a team of Admissions Evaluators, which includes evaluating transcripts and calculating GPA's for domestic students, and maintaining data and applicant/record cleanliness.

Position Description

International (60%)

• Serves as the subject matter expert for evaluating secondary and post-secondary international credentials for incoming students. This includes calculating GPAs according to grading scales from other countries, determining course equivalencies from post-secondary institutions outside the United States, and applying applicants' previous coursework towards Seattle University's degree requirements.


• Regularly reviews other components of international applications, including auditing for fulfillment of the university's English Proficiency requirement and confirming citizenship information.


• Serves as a Designated School Official (DSO), which involves issuing initial I-20's for incoming international students. Works in close partnership with the International Student and Scholar Center and participates in regular DSO trainings. Communicates with students on missing materials needed for I-20 issuance.


• Serves as a member of the undergraduate international admissions group which includes the Sr. Assistant Director for International Recruitment and the International Transfer Admissions Counselor. Participates in regular meetings with the group and supports international functions in close collaboration with the Sr. Assistant Director for International Recruitment.


• Supports with monitoring emails in the general international inbox and responding to student questions as needed.

General Admissions Operations (35%)

• Determines course equivalencies and applies applicants' previous coursework towards Seattle University's degree requirements and posts appropriate equivalencies of transferred credit hours awarded and current class standing in the University's ERP and CRM systems, specifically Colleague, Workday, and Slate.


• Serves as an academic policy resource for incoming freshmen and transfer students regarding University Core and major transfer requirements for all undergraduate degrees and is a key contact for Transfer Admissions Counselors and designated academic liaisons throughout the University on academic policy matters related to the onboarding of undergraduate students with transferrable credit.


• Adds course equivalencies to the online TES database system and assists in the development of effective tools/resources for best practices in communicating transfer course equivalencies to prospective transfers.


• Assists in maintaining data and applicant/record cleanliness in various ways working closely with other individuals within the Admissions Operations team and Research and Analytics. These tasks may consist of editing small parts of multiple records, general audits, the scanning and assignin