Degree Audit & Curriculum Systems Specialist - (MGR 170)

Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University of Pennsylvania seeks a Degree Audit & Curriculum Systems Specialist to oversee Degree Works, Curriculog, and Acalog data integrity. The role supports audit encoding, testing, and QA, ensuring alignment across degree audits, catalog content, advising, scheduling, and student planning systems such as the SEP.

The position requires system testing, problem solving, and collaboration with IT on updates, patches, and migrations, plus training faculty and staff on curriculum and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience with audit systems, governance rules, and process requirements.
• Ability to conduct detailed testing, error analysis, and quality assurance activities.

Responsibilities

• Encode and update Degree Works audit rules for majors/minors/certificates.
• Test plans for audits, upgrades, and catalog transitions including regressions.
• Resolve audit errors and misalignments; support QA across systems.

Skills

Systems thinking

Data integrity

Attention to detail

Structured problem solving

Testing & QA

Communication skills

Training skills

Documentation

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Position Summary & Description

SUMMARY

The Degree Audit & Curriculum Systems Specialist (Manager 170)provides operational and technical oversight of degree audit,curriculum, and catalog management systems. The position ensuresthe accuracy and integrity of Degree Works, Curriculog, and Acalogdata; supports audit encoding, testing, and quality assurance; andmaintains consistency across curriculum, catalog, advising,scheduling, and student planning systems, including the StudentEducational Planner (SEP).

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Encode, maintain, and update Degree Works audit rules formajors, minors, certificates, and concentrations.
• Execute test plans for audit cycles, system upgrades, andcatalog transitions, including regression testing.
• Investigate and resolve audit errors, misalignments, andexception-processing issues.
• Coordinate with Information Technology on system updates,patches, and migrations.
• Review approved curriculum proposals and ensure accurateimplementation in Degree Works and Acalog.
• Validate the alignment of catalog content, program structures,and curriculum workflow outputs with degree auditrequirements.
• Perform data validation and quality assurance reviews duringcatalog production cycles.
• Support the maintenance of academic program inventory changes,including new, modified, suspended, and terminated programs.
• Prepare and maintain mappings to support degree audits,reporting, and catalog alignment.
• Validate Student Educational Planner (SEP) templates andterm-by-term plans against Degree Works audit requirements.
• Identify and resolve inconsistencies among degree audits,program plans, and catalog year requirements.
• Provide training and support to faculty, staff, advisors, andapprovers on curriculum, catalog, and degree audit systems.
• Develop and maintain system documentation, standard operatingprocedures, user guides, and version notes.
• Triage and resolve service requests related to Degree Works,Curriculog, Acalog, and related system integrations.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, enhance dataintegrity, reduce errors, and support process automation.

KNOW HOW/SKILLS REQUIRED

• Systems thinking and data integrity management
• Attention to detail and structured problem solving
• Testing and quality assurance
• Communication and training skills
• Process documentation and continuous improvement

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Position Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with audit systems, process requirements, productofferings structures, and governance rules.
• Ability to conduct detailed testing, error analysis, andquality-assurance activities.

Preferred

• Experience with Degree Works, scribing, complex exceptions,transfer/articulation rules
• Experience with Acalog, Curriculog, Ellucian Banner and/orrelated academic systems.
• Experience in higher education, information systems, or relatedfield.
• Experience coordinating catalog production or curriculumworkflows.