The Registrar's Office has contact every term with each student, teaching faculty member, academic department, college, school, and division of the University. The services provided by the Office create hundreds of thousands of individual contacts during an academic year by mail, in person, by voice-response systems, and by electronic media, especially the Internet. In addition to academic units, the Office works with major administrative units on campus, either as a provider or a user of services. The client population of the Registrar's Office also includes the court systems, Federal and State legislators, banks, business firms, and all former students/alumni.

The Registrar's functions focus on classroom scheduling, registration, enrollment in classes, collection of grades, issuance of transcripts and diplomas, verification of attendance, release of public information, and production of official campus publications including the General Catalog and quarterly Schedule of Classes. The Office operates as the secretary to the faculty and as official record keeper of the University.