Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-405: Pharmacology 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-58), 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: major in an appropriate biological, medical, veterinary, or physical science,
or in pharmacy that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry and physiology and 12 semester hours
in pharmacology.
Evaluation of Education: The positions in this series are multidisciplinary positions, since the work
involves the application of a scientific knowledge of biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and such
related sciences as microbiology, biophysics, genetics, mathematics, and statistics.
Courses in chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, general physiology, and animal, human, microbial,
or cellular physiology may be used to meet the 30-semester-hour requirement in chemistry and physiology.
Under some circumstances, i.e., where the course work provided additional insight into the biophysical,
biochemical, and physiological relationships involved, courses in such subjects as cytology, embryology,
cellular or microbial genetics, and biophysics may be used to meet this requirement.
Courses in pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacotherapeutic, molecular pharmacology, and other
similar subjects may be used to meet the 12-semester-hour requirement in pharmacology. Courses dealing
intensively with pharmacologically-oriented subjects may also be used to meet this requirement.
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