Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1720: Education Program 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-220), 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 at least 24 semester hours in a field related
to the work of the position to be filled, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been
in education courses.
OR
- Combination of education and experience--at least 24 semester hours in a field related to
the work of the position to be filled, of which at least 9 semester hours must have been in
education courses, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience
must reflect the level and kind described in C below.
OR
- Four years of experience that demonstrated a thorough understanding of the principles and
practices underlying the work of this series. This experience must have been of such
character and diversity to demonstrate that the applicant possesses an understanding of the
field comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of a full 4-year
course of study in an accredited college or university.
OR
- At least 1 full academic year of professional teaching experience. This experience is
defined as full and primary responsibility, under general supervision, for instruction of
assigned students in an accredited school or institution. This includes responsibility for
preparing and presenting lessons and for evaluating students' progress, including a
determination of the students' success or failure according to established criteria.
Serving in an assistant capacity to a professor without the authority to determine the
students' success or failure to meet course requirements does not meet this criterion.
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