Additional Information
If you want to get a taste of this work, apply for clerical positions at
the registrar's office when you start attending a college or university. This
will give you a sense of what the administrative life of a school is all about.
There is no single path to this job. Once in the job, you will have to
learn as you go and work your way up.
"There is no obvious promotion path for a registrar; advancement would
depend on individual qualifications and skills, and opportunities in the institution,"
says Ann Montgomery, a university registrar.
Would-be registrars can be educated in a variety of fields.
Registrar Bruce Shutt recommends that students take a bachelor's degree.
In order to get promoted, ultimately students will need a master's degree
and possibly a doctorate.
The essential requirement for this job is that applicants be very familiar
with the way universities operate, says Montgomery. "Typically, most postings
ask for five to seven years of related university experience."