5 CFR § 316.902 - Eligibility.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s316.902"
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title: "5 CFR § 316.902 - Eligibility."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "316.902"
section_name: "Eligibility."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "316"
part_name: "TEMPORARY AND TERM EMPLOYMENT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729; 5 CFR 2.2(c)."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12423, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
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# 316.902 Eligibility.

A post-secondary student means an individual who:

(a) Is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher education as defined by the Higher Education Act of 1965, in a section codified at 20 U.S.C.1001(a); and

(b) Is pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree on at least a part-time basis, as determined by the institution of higher education; and

(c) Meets the minimum qualification standards prescribed or approved by OPM for the position to which the individual is being appointed.