ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT AND CATALOG, University Registrar 1A

About the Role

Boston University’s Office of the University Registrar (OUR) is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Assistant Registrar for Curriculum Management and Catalog to join our Curriculum and Classroom Management team. This position plays a key role in maintaining the University’s course catalog and academic program records within the student information system (MyBU). The Assistant Registrar serves as a central liaison between the Registrar’s Office and academic units across the University, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of curriculum data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and update curriculum data in the Student Information System (MyBU), including processing course additions and changes, ensuring accuracy through audits and quality control.
• Serve as subject matter expert for Enrollment Requirement Groups (ERGs), designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting prerequisite and corequisite logic in collaboration with academic units.
• Manage ERG requests, testing, and issue resolution, particularly during registration cycles.
• Act as subject matter expert for CourseLeaf (CAT/CIM), supporting curriculum workflows, annual bulletin updates, system improvements, and user training.
• Provide guidance to schools and colleges on curriculum processes, requisites, and best practices.
• Respond to inquiries and service tickets, serving as a liaison between the Registrar’s Office and University stakeholders.
• Monitor course catalog data across SIS and MyBU, resolving discrepancies and supporting time-sensitive updates.
• Support reporting, SIS testing, system enhancements (including automation/AI), and ongoing curriculum maintenance activities.
• Manage workflow and priorities in coordination with the Senior Assistant Registrar.

About the Organization

The Office of the University Registrar is part of the Enrollment & Student Administration unit (ENSA). It supports the instructional and student progress endeavors of Boston University by providing quality services to students, faculty, academic and administrative departments, and the public. We supervise registration and the evaluation of transfer credit, maintain student academic records and record grades, issue transcripts, verify enrollment and graduation, issue diplomas, assign classrooms, produce the class schedule, schedule final examinations, and oversee production of the Bulletin and the Degree Advice system.

Across the 11 departments of ENSA, we are dedicated to ensuring that our policies, practices, and services meet the needs of an increasingly inclusive University community of students, families, faculty, staff, and alumni. We do so through a lens of respect, and a commitment to encouraging the personal success and productivity of all employees.

Benefits and other information

• Remote work is dependent on performance and responsibility. This position is designated as remote-local. The successful candidate must reside within a 3-hour commuting distance of the University to attend occasional in-person events as required.
• Generous benefits package including health, dental, life insurance, tuition remission, retirement plan, paid time off.

Required Skills

Requirements

A cover letter is required for consideration.

About the Candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3-5 years of experience in higher education administration, academic records, or a related field
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy
• Familiarity with student information systems, preferably PeopleSoft or similar platforms
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and work collaboratively across departments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with catalog and curriculum management in a university setting
• Understanding of FERPA and student data privacy standards
• Experience using MyBU or other SIS platforms and working with service ticketing systems

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.