Evaluations Specialist

Evaluations Specialist

Salary

$35,568.00 Annually

Location

Main Campus

Job Type

Staff

Job Number

202500082

Department

Student Services

Opening Date

05/06/2026

FLSA

Non-Exempt

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions
• Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.
• LITs Annual Security Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR

668.46). This report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts

(Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the Institute will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent

calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Institute or a recognized student

organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can

stop by Lamar Institute of Technology, Eagles Nest building at 855 East Lavaca, Beaumont, TX, 77705, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-247-4838 or emailing titleix@lit.edu.

• If you have questions, please email the Human Resources department at hr@lit.edu or call 409-981-6824.

Job Summary

The Evaluations Specialist's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, evaluating all incoming college, and university transcripts. This position develops and maintains an updated cross reference system of courses from colleges, universities, and community colleges. The Evaluation Specialist processes information determining the exact status of transferred classes and provides accurate accounting of transferred classes to the college records system, academic departments and to the student applicants. This position reports directly to the Manager of Admissions and Enrollment, and is non-exempt.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Evaluate transcripts for new and returning transfer admissions applicants
• Recognize academic, technical, and quarter hour course work
• Determine, and categorize acceptable transfer hours
• Consult with and advise students concerning transfer practices and policies.
• Assist academic departments and other stakeholders in the determination equivalent and non-equivalent course work.
• Assign credit based upon standardized transfer tests such as CLEP and Advanced Placement.
• Evaluate credit earned through military training
• Train student workers and Admissions employees regarding the transfer process
• Assist entering students with the admission process
• Assist applicants in person, online and over the telephone
• Answer phone, retrieve and respond to messages
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate degree
• Thorough understanding of college course organization and curriculum.
• Knowledge of interpretation and evaluation of university catalogs.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, and students.
• Skill and accuracy in making mathematical computations.
• Familiarity with transfer software products, Banner preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing.
• Ability to work with a diverse student population.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of one-year experience in a college transfer and/or admission setting
• Experience in transcript evaluation
• Experience working in Banner

Supplemental Information

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to: remain in a stationary position for most of the time; occasionally move about inside an office to access documents, office equipment, etc.; constantly operate a computer or other office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine.

• Lamar Institute of Technology is an E-Verify Employer.
• This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record

information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form.

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What is the highest level of education you have achieved?

• High school diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Professional degree such as Law or Medicine
• Doctorate degree or Ph.D.

02

What programs/software do you have experience using?

• Blackboard
• Starfish
• Microsoft Office
• Banner
• Argos

03

How many years of work experience in a related field in either the private sector, with a state agency, or higher education and experience with special populations do you have?

Required Question

Employer Lamar Institute of Technology (TX)

Address P.O. Box 10043

Beaumont, Texas, 77710

Website https://www.lit.edu