Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-633: Physical Therapist 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-97), 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."
Degree: that included or was supplemented by
(1) a physical therapy curriculum approved by a recognized professional accrediting organization
at the time the curriculum was completed, and (2) the clinical affiliation requirements
prescribed by the school.
Applicants must pass a State-administered national examination.
Applicants who have completed an approved curriculum at either the
baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate certificate level and who subsequently completed a substantial
program of clinical practice of less than 1 year, e.g., 6 months, planned to assure professional
competence to practice in the occupation may be rated eligible for GS-6, rather than GS-5.
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