Degree Audit Analyst

University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America’s Best Large Employers in 2023.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Degree Audit Analyst

Job Profile Title

Data Analyst C

Job Description Summary

Reporting to the Senior Assistant Registrar for Degree Audit, the Degree Audit Analyst is the subject matter expert for day-to-day operations. Responsibilities include analyzing, building, updating, and maintaining degree audit systems, providing data analysis and maintenance services for the Office of the University Registrar and campus stakeholders. This role also involves analyzing, designing, and documenting degree audit processes and procedures to support office needs and stakeholder experience, and informing stakeholders about operational aspects of catalog and curriculum management to support policies and practices.

Performs foundational data analysis and reporting to support operational or planning needs. Prepares reports, dashboards, and visualizations for defined datasets. Participates in identifying trends, evaluating data quality, and designing metrics. May occasionally support basic data science tasks such as pattern recognition or simple exploratory analysis.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as subject matter expert for stakeholders when problems and/or questions arise related to day-to-day work and objectives. Serves as primary point of contact for staff when problem solving issues in DegreeWorks and degree audit code.

• Builds and tests degree audit programs, including rules, required courses, GPA requirements and required number of hours for automated tracking of students' progress toward completion of degree programs. Maintains a thorough understanding of plans of study including degree requirements for undergraduate and professional programs;

• Builds, maintains, and modifies degree audits using the proprietary programming language, SCRIBE, while working with the campus community to document written and unwritten curricular

  rules; Modifies degree audit programs to incorporate curriculum changes, new courses, and new attributes.

• Maintains blocks of data, uses standardized naming conventions, and analyzes and interprets plans of study degree information provided by colleges/schools.

• Troubleshoots challenges/errors related to degree audits. Determines why courses are not being used in an

  audit by analyzing data through the diagnostic reports.

• Reviews course and program proposals in curriculum manager degree audit check step for accuracy, and makes updates as needed to align degree audit and catalog requirements.

• Provide training on Degree Audit features and functions in PATH and Degree Works. Create and maintain documentation materials.

• Works closely with office leadership and campus community to ensure compliance with university regulations and policies in the University Catalog;

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