Registrar (academic)
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In education outside the United Kingdom, a registrar or registrary
is an official in an academic institution (a college
, university
, or secondary school
) who handles student records. Typically, a registrar processes registration requests, schedules classes and maintains class lists, enforces the rules for entering or leaving classes, and keeps a permanent record of grades and marks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for registrars in the United States was just under $72k in 2008-2009. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos007.htm#earnings
In most Universities in the United Kingdom
, the Registrar is the head of the University's administration. The role is usually combined with that of Secretary of the University's governing bodies and in these cases, the full title will often be "Registrar and Secretary" (or "Secretary and Registrar") to reflect these dual roles. The University of Cambridge
, England
uses the archaic spelling of "Registrary
" for this office.
Various grades of professional academic-related staff perform senior administrative and managerial roles in such universities on behalf of the Registrar or Head of Department and head subsections of the administration. Titles afforded to such staff include Academic Registrar, Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and Principal Assistant Registrar. Salaries for such positions in 2007 average £70k, £40k, £44k and £47k respectively (some institutions refer to Senior Assistant Registrars as Principal Assistant Registrars, so £48k is the salary for either position).
Registrary
The Registrary is the senior administrative officer of the University of Cambridge. The term is unique to Cambridge, and uses an archaic spelling...
is an official in an academic institution (a college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
, university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, or secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
) who handles student records. Typically, a registrar processes registration requests, schedules classes and maintains class lists, enforces the rules for entering or leaving classes, and keeps a permanent record of grades and marks. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for registrars in the United States was just under $72k in 2008-2009. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos007.htm#earnings
In most Universities in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the Registrar is the head of the University's administration. The role is usually combined with that of Secretary of the University's governing bodies and in these cases, the full title will often be "Registrar and Secretary" (or "Secretary and Registrar") to reflect these dual roles. The University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
uses the archaic spelling of "Registrary
Registrary
The Registrary is the senior administrative officer of the University of Cambridge. The term is unique to Cambridge, and uses an archaic spelling...
" for this office.
Various grades of professional academic-related staff perform senior administrative and managerial roles in such universities on behalf of the Registrar or Head of Department and head subsections of the administration. Titles afforded to such staff include Academic Registrar, Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar and Principal Assistant Registrar. Salaries for such positions in 2007 average £70k, £40k, £44k and £47k respectively (some institutions refer to Senior Assistant Registrars as Principal Assistant Registrars, so £48k is the salary for either position).