What are the occupational series for Outstanding Scholar appointments and what is the criteria on hiring?
The Outstanding Scholar Program was established as a supplement to the competitive examining process. This authority was not intended to replace competitive examining, nor to become the primary method of hiring. To qualify for consideration as an Outstanding Scholar, an applicant must be a college graduate from an accredited university (or expect to graduate within 9 months) who has maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all undergraduate course work, or have graduated in the upper 10 percent of their baccalaureate graduating class, or of a major university subdivision. This authority is only to be used with the recruitment of administrative occupations at the GS-05 and GS-07 grade level where the promotion potential is at least the GS-09 level. Examples of occupations that can be filled under this authority are: Park Rangers, Human Resources, IT Specialists, Administrative Officer, Program Analyst, Budget Analyst, Public Affairs, Writer-Editor, Contractin
