5 CFR § 316.910 - Conversion.

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title: "5 CFR § 316.910 - Conversion."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "316.910"
section_name: "Conversion."
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: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302, 3316. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729. 5 CFR 2.2(c)."
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# 316.910 Conversion.

An agency may convert a student serving in an appointment under the authority in this subpart, prior to the expiration date of the appointment, to a permanent position in the competitive service within the agency without further competition if the student:

(a) Has completed the course of study leading to the baccalaureate or graduate degree;

(b) Has completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment in an appointment under § 316.902;

(c) Meets the OPM qualification standards for the position to which the student will be converted; and

(d) Meets the time-in-grade requirements in accordance with 5 CFR part 300, subpart F.

[86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, as amended at 91 FR 7810, Feb. 19, 2026]