The following requirements are prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management and used to determine minimum qualifications.
Administrative and Management Positions
This qualification standard covers positions in the General Schedule that involve the performance of two-grade interval administrative and management work. It contains common patterns of creditable experience and education to be used in making qualifications determinations
This standard may also be used for two-grade interval positions other than those listed if the education and experience pattern is determined to be appropriate.
Education and/or experience requirements
There is no degree requirement for this series.
The following table shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions covered by this standard.
| GRADE | EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL | SPECIALIZED | ||
|
GS-5 |
4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree |
3 years, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4 |
None |
|
GS-7 |
1 full year of graduate level education |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-5 |
|
GS-9 |
master's or equivalent graduate degree |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 |
|
GS-11 |
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 |
|
GS-12 |
None |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level |
NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.