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.