Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-631: Occupational 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: Applicants must have completed successfully
(1) an occupational therapy curriculum approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association at the
time the curriculum was completed, and (2) the clinical affiliation requirements prescribed by
the school. The curriculum may have been a bachelor's degree program, a post-baccalaureate
certificate program, or an entry-level master's degree program.
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.
|