The Office of the Registrar is an academic service center of the University of

Denver. The department assists students and faculty with registration and advising by providing resources to review academic progress, create class schedules, and successfully register for classes. Specialized services include, but are not limited to, registering for classes, transcript distribution, degree evaluation and certification, enrollment and degree verification, classroom scheduling, and withdrawal processing. We provide pertinent information regarding academic policy, federal regulations, and procedures related to the procurement, maintenance, and release of educational records of our current and former students.

Position Summary

Develops, implements and maintains all aspects of the Universitys computerized

degree audit system. Manages the curriculum planning process, rules, validation tables, logic and program coding for all academic programs in Student Information Systems. Develops methods to track students requirements. Analyzes and understands requirements of academic programs; translates, encodes, and maintains degree requirements for all units using Ellucian Degree Works degree audit software. Creates ad hoc reports for users and departments which help evaluate degree candidates. Definition and maintenance of the database structure and content for all of the academic requirements. Develops and utilizes test plans and routines to validate encoded requirements. Approves and manages all academic programs in Curriculum Management software. Prepares documentation, training materials, and trains University staff who will maintain exceptions and use Degree Works and Courseleaf Curriculum Management Software. Provides technical assistance to users of any academic program software administered by the registrars office, coding of exceptions, problem resolution, and systems procedures. Maintains tables and files associated with Degree Works. Researches and assists academic units in creating, revising, and enhancing accurate coding of program requirements by assisting with Program review in the Bulletin.

Assists in implementation and testing of enhancements or changes to the

software. Manages various database tables in Banner Student. Schedules and executes computer jobs related to the production of Degree Works Reports.

Position develops spring and summer commencement programs. Responsible for

building and maintaining rules for graduation application.

Essential Functions

• In addition to following the University of Denver’s policies and procedures, principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Defines and maintains database structure for the academic requirements and academic programs of the University by mapping and encoding program requirements, rules, validation tables, logic and program encoding for all academic programs in Degree Works. 
• Manages Catalog Information Management Systems on a rolling basis and maintains curriculum rules. Provides information regarding systems policy and guidelines to users, deadlines, troubleshoot departmental curriculum-system errors, manage workflows, test to express requirements in such a way to automate tracking and enhance usability. Participates in faculty meetings and other curriculum development activities as necessary. 
• Evaluate student data, academic requirements and draft test cases for Degree Works to resolve complex issues. Analyze and document user needs, policies, processes, procedures and operational methods to address curricular needs. 
• Builds queries and exports data requests for graduation candidates, provides quarterly candidate reports to degree evaluators, and manages graduation student data. Creates and maintains online graduation application webpages in Banner Student Systems. 
• Manages attributes of large student populations and designs dynamic curriculum to alter requirements based on those attributes.
• Encodes complex pre-requisites using CAPP areas in catalog systems. Enters degree exceptions and makes changes to correct specific Degree Works audits. 
• Trains faculty, departmental and advising staff in use of Curriculum, Degree Works, Catalog information management systems and graduate student tracking.

Writes documentation of Curriculum, Degree Works, Catalog Information

Management systems and training materials for students, faculty and staff users. Assists with planning, encoding and implementing changes in Student Information Systems. 

• Administers validation of foreign institutions, degrees as well as curriculum specific database tables that can be used to create dynamic curriculum requirements based on.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from

groups of faculty, students and administrators.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Command of logic skills related to developing computerized rules, specifically top-down processing, specific vs. generic rules.
• Ability to understand academic requirements and translate such requirements to automated system.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Two years of related higher education experience
• Experience with degree audit applications and student information systems; understanding of database driven applications.
• Ability to apply rule sets to complex information, using logic, analytical techniques and deductive reasoning.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize own work and multi-task.
• Ability to routinely and independently exercise sound judgment in making decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years related registrars office experience.
• Experience in Banner Student Information Systems, Courseleaf, and Degree Works
• Implementation and maintenance of automated degree systems.
• Knowledge of SQL, HTML, CSS and XML
• Knowledge of, or experience with: Requirements collection and documentation, Business rules analysis, Modeling processes (use cases, activity diagrams, flowcharts, swim-lane process diagrams, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to design tests
• Experience with relational database management systems.

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions often occur, and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

• Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  In accordance with the University’s flexible work policy, this position is eligible to be considered for partial remote work. Further details regarding this plan will be determined with the hiring manager and are dependent on the division and team specific needs.

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) August 4, 2026.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu [https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/listing/] to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is 10.

Salary Rate

The salary range for this position is $65,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its

good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits [https://www.du.edu/sites/default/files/2026-02/Benefits%20Overview-Benefited%20Employees_FINAL_2.9.2026.pdf], including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver [https://www.du.edu/].

Please include the following documents with your application

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified

applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement [https://www.du.edu/equalopportunity/non-discrimination-statement].

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal

history and National Sex Offender Registry background check.