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Technical Career Qualifications
- Biologist, 0401
- Chemist, 1320
- Engineering Series
- Engineering Psychology, 180
- Mathematician, 1520
- Mathematical Statistician, 1529
- Microbiologist, 0403
- Operations Research Analyst, 1515
- Physicist, 1310
- Technical and Evaluation Certification Checklist (PDF)
A. Bachelor’s Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience--Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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Bachelor’s degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that includes 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 hours of physics.
OR
Combination of education and experience with course work equivalent to a major in chemistry.
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General Engineering, 0801
Mechanical Engineering, 0830
Electrical Engineering, 0850
Computer Engineering, 0854
Electronics Engineering, 0855
Aerospace Engineering, 0861
Chemical Engineering, 0893
A. Requires a bachelor's degree or higher in professional engineering.
To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering
with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering
and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2)
include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than
first year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas
of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength
of materials (stress-strain relationships):
OR
B. Combination of education and experience - - college – level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration – Current registration as a professional engineer by any state, the District of Columbia , Guam or Puerto Rico . A
2. Written Test- Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training
(EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration,
which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various
States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the
requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology
(BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester
hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences,
or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering
and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions
at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely
related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants
for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar
functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must
meet the basic requirements in paragraph A.
Because of the diversity in kind and quality of BET programs, graduates of other BET programs are required to complete at least 1 year of additional education or highly technical work experience of such nature as to provide reasonable assurance of the possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for professional engineering competence. The adequacy of this background must be demonstrated by passing the EIT examination.
3. Specified academic courses--Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum--Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)
Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise, or unless he/she qualifies under the provisions of B.2 related to the EIT examination or BET degree.
About Education Requirements:
One full year of undergraduate academic study is defined as 30 semester
hours and is equivalent to one year of full time experience. If your
credits are in quarter hours, multiply the number of quarter hours you
have earned by 2/3 to determine the number of equivalent semester hours.
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Bachelor’s degree or higher in psychology for all specializations.
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Bachelors Degree in mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics.
OR
Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.
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Mathematical Statistician, 1529
Degree: that included 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, of which at least 12 semester hours were in mathematics and 6 semester hours were in statistics.
OR
Combination of education and experience--at least 24 semester hours of mathematics and statistics, including at least 12 hours in mathematics and 6 hours in statistics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Courses acceptable toward meeting the mathematics course requirement of paragraphs A or B above must have included at least four of the following: differential calculus, integral calculus, advanced calculus, theory of equations, vector analysis, advanced algebra, linear algebra, mathematical logic, differential equations, or any other advanced course in mathematics for which one of these was a prerequisite. Courses in mathematical statistics or probability theory with a prerequisite of elementary calculus or more advanced courses will be accepted toward meeting the mathematics requirements, with the provision that the same course cannot be counted toward both the mathematics and the statistics requirement.
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A. Bachelor’s Degree: microbiology; or biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included at least 20 semester hours in microbiology and other subjects related to the study of microorganisms, and 20 semester hours in the physical and mathematical sciences combining course work in organic chemistry or biochemistry, physics, and college algebra, or their equivalent.
OR
B. Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or basic medical science that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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Operations Research Analyst, 1515