POSITION IDENTIFICATION
TITLE Transfer Advisor
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER 1146
GRADE 42
CLASSIFICATION Exempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Associate Director, Academic Advisement Center
GENERAL FUNCTION
The Transfer Advisor provides academic advice to Missouri State University transfer
students and prospective transfer students. The Transfer Advisor maintains knowledge
of transfer articulation agreements and transfer requirements and state regulations
and collaborates with other Missouri State University departments involved with transfer
students and transfer student issues.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A Master’s degree is required.
Experience: At least two years’ work experience in higher education is required, which
includes experience in college or university admission, advisement, and/or related
student services or academic areas. Experience with federal, state, and higher education
policies and procedures is required. Experience working with transfer students from
community colleges and four-year universities is preferred.
Skills: Effective verbal and written communication skills interpersonal skills (particularly
in working with a diverse student population), and organizational skills are required.
A working knowledge of various computer applications is required.
Other: The scope of the position occasionally requires work in the evenings and on
weekends, especially during transfer fairs and recruitment events. Occasional overnight
travel is required.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Ensures a smooth transition for transfer students enrolling at Missouri State University
by meeting individually with incoming transfer students and providing them with general
orientation information, providing initial advisement and registration for transfer
students, and continuing to advise all undeclared/exploratory major transfer students
until a major is declared.
2. Assists prospective transfer students by meeting with them individually and discussing
course choices at their home institution and providing pre-matriculation advising
both at Missouri State University, at area community colleges, and on the web.
3. Serves as an information resource to students, faculty, and staff by maintaining
knowledge of transfer articulation agreements and other transfer requirements and
regulations, and assisting the Associate Director, Academic and Transfer Advising
in providing appropriate training and information for academic advisors across campus
and at sending institutions.
4. Assists with the development and implementation of CORE 42 and Missouri Reverse
Transfer (MRT) in conjunction with the Office of the Registrar and Office of Admissions,
works cooperatively with the transfer articulation office to assist in the reevaluation
of transfer degrees and general education coursework.
5. Contributes to the development of websites, publications, and other resources for
transfer students.
6. Collaborates with New Student and Family Programs in developing, maintaining, and
administering orientation opportunities for transfer students.
7. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing
professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses,
and attending training and/or courses required by the Associate Director, Academic
Advisement Center.
8. Contributes to the overall success of the Academic Advisement Center and the division
of Student Development and Public Affairs by performing all other duties and responsibilities
assigned.
SUPERVISION
The Transfer Advisor is supervised by the Director of the Advisement Center and generally
does not supervise others.
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES
REVISED JANUARY 2025
JOB FAMILY 4
Factor 1: Professional Knowledge, Skill, and Technical Mastery
Level 3.0 - 1500 Points: Entry-level knowledge of the principles, concepts, practices, and methods of an administrative, managerial, technical, or professional specialty. Knowledge permits employee to carry out basic recurring tasks and routine portions of assignments or to carry out less demanding professional elements of assignments in professional or technical areas including accounting or auditing, financial management, business administration, human resources, law, engineering, science, or medicine, while gaining familiarity with the University's policies and goals, business practices, and/or accounting systems. This level of knowledge permits the employee to schedule and carry out the steps of a limited operation or project, or to complete stages of a multi-phase project. Alternatively, knowledge at this level might also permit the employee to carry out recurring tasks and routine assignments requiring moderate experience in specific areas within higher education. Knowledge at this level is typically acquired through a combination of formal education and/or training and experience that includes a requirement for a college degree in a specific technical or professional specialty. Knowledge requirements may also include a limited amount of related work experience. Alternatively, equivalent knowledge requirements at this level include a non-technical or general Bachelor's degree requirement with a moderate level of additional related work experience or a non-specific Master's degree requirement with some related work experience.
Factor 2: Supervisory Responsibility
Level 1.0 - 50 Points: Typically, little, if any, supervision of others is required. The job may require irregular but occasional responsibility to direct the work of student workers and/or temporary or part-time workers. The nature of supervision is largely confined to assigning tasks to others and does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities. The amount of time spent on directing the work of others is normally a small portion of total work time.
Factor 3: Interactions with Others
Level 4.0 - 500 Points: Interactions with others are somewhat unstructured. The purpose may be to influence or motivate others, to obtain information, or to control situations and resolve problems. Interactions may be with individuals or groups of co-workers, students, or the general public, may be moderately unstructured, and may involve persons who hold differing goals and objectives. Individuals at this level often act as a liaison between groups with a focus on solving particular unstructured problems. Interactions at this level require considerable interpersonal skill and the ability to resolve conflict.
Factor 4: Job Controls and Guidelines
Level 2.0 - 250 Points: The employee carries out a group of procedures using the general methods and desired results indicated by the supervisor. Typically, standard operating procedures, handbooks, and/or reference manuals exist for most procedures, but the employee must select from the most appropriate of several guidelines and make minor adjustments to methods. Unforeseen situations are normally referred to others for resolution. Assignments are related in function and objective, but processes, procedures, or software varies from one assignment to another. Based on the assignment, the employee uses diverse, but conventional, methods, techniques, or approaches. Employees in jobs at this level may perform work that is moderately complex, but normally performed within a fairly narrow and specific functional area.
Factor 5: Managerial Responsibility
Level 3.0 - 850 Points: Work involves providing significant support services to others both within and outside of the department that substantially influences decision-making processes. Work activities are complex and others rely on the accuracy and reliability of the information, analysis, or advice to make decisions. Work activities have a direct, but shared, impact on further processes or services, affect the overall efficiency and image of the department, and may have material impact on costs or service quality within the cost center. Incumbents may be responsible for identifying areas of need and for developing proposals that request funding to fulfill those needs.
