Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-430: Botany Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-61), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in
conjunction with the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Professional and Scientific Positions."
Basic Requirements:
- Degree: botany; or basic plant science that included at least 24 semester
hours in botany.
OR
- Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in
botany or basic plant science that included at least 24 semester hours in
botany, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional
education.
For positions dealing with the study of fungi, or with basic mycological relationships, the course work in
botany must have included at least 6 semester hours in mycology.
Evaluation of Education: Courses in basic botany, plant anatomy or morphology, cytology, histology,
genetics, taxonomy or systematics, algology, mycology, ethnobotany, and those dealing with specific
problems of a botanical nature or with specific groups of plants are qualifying. The courses required for
mycologists are specific and must have been in mycology.
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