Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1360: Oceanography 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-189), 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: major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline
such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or
biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics,
geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering
sciences.
OR
- Combination of education and experience--course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate
experience or additional education.
Applicants who qualify on the basis of major study in biology or geology must have had at least 6 semester
hours in the major directly concerned with marine science or 6 semester hours in oceanography; applicants
who qualify on the basis of other physical sciences or engineering must have had differential and integral
calculus and at least 6 semester hours in physics.
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