Superior Academic Achievement
What
is it? It’s a provision of the Office of
Personnel Management’s qualification standards that
allows students who have completed all the requirements
for a bachelor’s degree, but have no specialized experience
or graduate-level education, to qualify at the GS-7 level
based on superior academic achievement. (Normally someone
with a 4-year degree and no additional education or experience
can only qualify at the GS-5 level).
How
is Superior Academic Achievement defined?
It can be achieved 3 different ways:
(1) class standing, (2) grade-point average; or (3) honor
society membership.
- Class
standing – Applicants must be in the upper third
of the graduating class in the college, university, or
major subdivision.
- Grade
Point Average – Applicants must have a grade point
average of 3.0 or higher based on 4 years of education
and recorded on applicants transcript, or 3.5 or higher
based on the average required courses completed in the
major field during the final 2 years of the curriculum,
or
- Honor
society membership – membership in one of the national
scholastic honor societies.
How
will I know if I can apply using this provision? It only
applies to certain positions, and will be listed in the
qualification requirements of the vacancy announcement.
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