Enclosure 2 March 1990 |
CIPMS QUALIFICATION STANDARD INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (GS-080-05/15)-ALL SPECIALTIES |
Description of Work: A detailed description of work can be found in the Army Occupational Guide (AOG) for the Security Specialist series (GS-080). This standard can be used in conjunction with the AOG to determine precise descriptions for the various subspecialties of the series.
Education and Experience Required
GS-05 and above: The following table shows the amount of experience and/or education required for grades GS-05/15 for positions covered by this standard. Applicants who meet experience requirements for a higher grade also meet the experience requirements for positions at lower grades in the same occupation. Possession of an advanced degree, e.g. Ph.D. without having earned the lesser degree, e.g. M.A., qualifies an applicant for both the appropriate higher and lower grade.
Evaluating Academic Background
The following list of degree majors is to be used as a guideline for determining whether a degree is closely related (CR) to the position being filled. Note that in some cases it may be determined that degrees in this listing are not CR to the specific position being filled. Also, in some cases, degrees not listed below may be classified as CR. Academic disciplines will vary with the specialized position requirements and will be established jointly by the selecting management official and to the personnel specialist.
Closely Related (CR) Academic Disciplines for GS-080 | |
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National Security Studies Political Science International Relations/Foreign   Affairs Geography Industrial Security Administration Industrial Management Systems Management/Operations Research |
Criminal Justice Psychology Engineering   (Job Specific) Security Administration History Electronic Technology   (Job Specific) Law |
If candidates possess an academic degree which is not closely related (CR), then their education should include or be supplemented by the minimum number of related/specialized credit hours stated for the given grade level. Candidates who do not possess the indicated academic credentials can qualify on the basis of experience alone or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
GRADE | Credit Hours Semester   Quarter |
General  Specialized |
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GS-05 | Non-CR* Bachelor's Degree |
  0   0 | 3 yrs (1 yr equiv to GS-04 | |
GS-06 | Non-CR Bachelor's Degree |
  12   18 completion of a mili- tary intelligence MOS producing course |
0 | 6 mths at/or equiv to GS-05 |
GS-07 | CR Bachelor's Degree ---OR--- Non-CR Bchlr's Deg. ---OR--- Non-CR Bchlr's Deg. w/SAA** ---OR--- Non-CR Bchlr's Deg. |
  0   0   15   22   0   0 MIOBC or MIOAC*** |
1 yr at/or equiv to GS-05 |
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GS-08 | CR Bachelor's Degree ---OR--- 1 or more yrs of CR graduate level study (no Master's Degree) |
MIOBC or MIOAC   18   27 |
6 mths at/or equiv to GS-07 |
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GS-09 | CR Master's Degree ---OR--- Non-CR Master's Deg ---OR--- Law Deg. (LLB or JD) |
  0   0   15   22   15   22 |
1 yr at/or equiv to GS-07 |
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GS-10 | Master's Deg. plus all requirements except dissertation in CR PH.D work |
  0   0 | 6 mths at/or equiv to GS-09 |
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GS-11 | CR Ph.D or equiv- alent Degree |
  0   0 | 1 yr at/or equiv to GS-09-dir/rel |
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GS-12-15 |   0   0 | 1 yr at/or equiv to the next lower grade-dir/rel |
*   CR=Closely Related Degree: A degree which has educated the student in   PERTINENT, SPECIFIC POSITION-RELATED subject matter allowing the student to develop   knowledge & abilities directly applicable to the position being filled. **   SAA=Superior Academic Achievement as defined by OPM. *** MIOBC=Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course   MIOAC=Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course |
Enclosure 2 (con't.) March 1990 |
CIPMS QUALIFICATION STANDARD GS-080-05/15 |
 Undergraduate Education:
For a maximum of three years of the required general experience, applicants for Security Specialist positions may substitute successfully completed study in an accredited college or university at the rate of one year of academic study (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours) for nine months of experience.
The successful completion of all requirements for any four-year degree program will satisfy the requirements for the GS-05.
The successful completion of all requirements for a closely related (CR) Bachelor's Degree or non-closely related Bachelor's degree which included or has been supplemented with appropriate specialized credit hours will be accepted as meeting the full requirements for the GS-07 level.
The Superior Academic Achievement standard of OPM is also applicable at grade GS-07 for applicants with non-closely related Bachelor's Degrees whose curriculum did not include the necessary specialized credit hours described above.
Graduate Education:
Education at the graduate level (including law school education) in an accredited college or university in the amounts shown in the table meets the requirements for positions at GS-08 through GS-11. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to do the work of the position.
A year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours which the school attended has determined to represent one-year of full time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 16 semester hours (or equivalent quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the one year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.
For certain positions covered by this standard, the work may be recognized as sufficiently technical or specialized, and the working level such that graduate study alone may not provide the knowledge and skills needed to perform the work. In such cases use selective factors to screen out applicants without those KSAs.
Combining Education and Experience
Combinations of successfully completed education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the (2) percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-08 and above. (When crediting education which requires specific course work, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.)
Use of Selective FactorsIn order for Reserve Duty to be credited as specialized experience, it must be progressively responsible experience which has included intelligence and/or counterintelligence or intelligence related security duties relevant to the position being filled. Credit for time spent performing specialized duties will be calculated on the basis of a 2087 hour (260 day) work year. Time spent acquiring counterintelligence or intelligence related security training is creditable as specialized work experience, whether that training is provided by industry, government, military or correspondence school courses.
Placement of Internal CandidatesInternal applicants who lack the specific general or specialized experience requirements may enter this occupation provided that the applicant's overall background gives clear indication of the ability and potential to perform the duties of the position. In these cases, movement will be accomplished by reassignment, change to lower grade, or by conversion to a new excepted appointment at the same or lower grade. Upon such movement, the employee will be expected to clearly demonstrate possession of the knowledges, skills, and abilities necessary to satisfactorily perform in the new position before being eligible for promotion within this occupation. Only the difference in qualifications between the position held and the position desired ("add on rule") need be considered in subsequent placement actions.