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| GS-1 |
Enrollment in a high school diploma program |
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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 |
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*(a) Completion of 4 academic years of
study (or all the requirements) for a bachelor's degree and completion
of one period 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 Operating Manual for Qualification
Standards, 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-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-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 |
*Covers student trainee positions where
the target occupation follows a one-grade interval pattern.
**Covers student trainee positions where
the target occupation follows a two-grade interval pattern.
