370.308.3
Attachment A
The following standard is to be used when making initial appointments or subsequent promotions:
| EDUCATION | OR COMBINATION OF EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE |
OR QUALIFICATION STANDARD |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
GS-1 |
Enrollment in a high school diploma program |
|
The Qualification Standard for the Target Occupational Series |
|
GS-2 |
High school diploma or equivalent |
Continued study in a high school education program and completion of 1 period of student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-3 |
Completion of 1 academic year post-high school study |
Completion of 1 full semester, or the equivalent, of post-high school study and 1 period of student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-4 |
Completion of 2 academic years post-high school study or Associate's degree |
(a) Completion of 1 academic year of study and 2 periods of student trainee work experience; or (b) completion of 1 1/2 academic years of study and 1 period of student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-5 |
Completion of 4 academic years post-high school study leading to a Bachelor's degree or completion of 4 academic years of pre-professional study |
(a) Completion of 3 academic years of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree and 1 period of GS-4 student trainee work experience; or (b) completion of 2 1/2 academic years of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree and 3 periods of GS-4 level student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-6* |
Completion of 1/2 academic year of graduate level education. |
(a) Completion of 4 academic years of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree and 1 period of GS-5 student trainee work experience; or (b) completion of 3 academic years of study leading to a Bachelor's or higher degree and 2 periods (640 hours) of GS-5 student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-7 |
Completion of 1 academic year of graduate level education, Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement for two-grade interval positions as defined in the Introduction to the Qualification Standards Handbook, or 5 academic years of pre-professional study |
**(a) Completion of 4 academic years of study (or all the requirements) for a Bachelor's degree and completion of 1 period of GS-5 student trainee work experience; or (b) completion of 4 academic years of pre-professional study and completion of 1 period of GS-5 student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-8* |
Completion of 1 1/2 academic years of graduate level education or 5 1/2 year of pre-professional study |
(a) Completion of 1/2 academic year of graduate level study and completion of 1 period of GS-7 student trainee work experience, or (b) completion of 4 1/2 academic years of pre-professional study and completion of 1 period of GS-7 student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-9 |
Completion of 2 academic years of graduate level education or Master's or equivalent graduate degree |
(a) Completion of 1 full year of graduate level study and completion of 1 period of GS-7 student trainee work experience; or (b) completion of 5 academic years of pre-professional study and completion of 1 period of GS-7 student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-10* |
(a) Completion of 1 1/2 years of graduate level study and completion of 1 period of GS-9 student trainee work experience. |
Same as above |
|
|
GS-11 |
For research positions, completion of all requirements for a Master's or equivalent degree |
Completion of 2 full years of graduate level study and completion of 1 period of GS-9 student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
|
GS-11 |
For non-research positions, completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. or equivalent degree |
Completion of 2 1/2 full years of graduate level study and completion of 1 period of GS-9 student trainee work experience |
Same as above |
*Covers student trainee positions where the target occupation follows a one-grade interval pattern (i.e., hydrologic technician, computer assistant, etc.).
**Covers student trainee positions where the target occupation follows a two-grade interval pattern.
The required education must be related to the field/target position for qualification purposes. Agencies may use selective factors to identify special requirements (e.g., specific courses, need to perform the work of individual position).