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How to Apply: (continued)

Education

• High School

► Name, city, and State (Zip code if known)

► Date of diploma or GED

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Colleges or universities

► Name, city, and State (Zip code if known)

► Majors

► Type and year of degrees received. (If no degree, show total credits earned and indicate whether semester or quarter hours.)

•

Do not attach a copy of your transcript unless requested

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Do not list degrees received based solely on life experience or obtained from schools with little or no academic standards

Upon request from the employing Federal agency, you must provide documentation or proof that your degree(s) is from a school accredited by an

accrediting body recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, or that your education meets the other provisions outlined in the OPM

Operating Manual. It will be your responsibility to secure the documentation that verifies that you attended and earned your degree(s) from this accredited

institution(s) (e.g., official transcript). Federal agencies will verify your documentation.

For a list of postsecondary educational institutions and programs accredited by accrediting agencies and state approval agencies recognized by the U.S.

Secretary of Education, refer to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education website at

For information on Educational and Training Provisions or Requirements, refer to the OPM Operating Manual available at

Other Education Completed

•

School name, city, and State (Zip code if known)

► Credits earned and Majors

► Type and year of degrees received. (If no degree, show total credits earned and indicte whether semester or quarter hours.)

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Do not list degrees received based solely on life experience or obtained from schools with little or no academic standards

Other Qualifications

•

Job-related:

► Training (title of course and year)

► Skills (e.g., other languages, computer software/hardware, tools, machinery, typing speed, etc.)

► Certificates or licenses (current only). Include type of license or certificate, date of latest license, and State or other licensing agency

► Honors, awards, and special accomplishments, (e.g., publications, memberships in professional honor societies, leadership activities, public

speaking and performance awards)

(Give dates but do not send documents unless requested)

Any Other Information Specified in the Vacancy Announcement

Privacy Act Statement

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management and other Federal agencies rate applicants for Federal jobs under the authority of sections 1104, 1302, 3301,

3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of title 5 of the United States Code. We need the information requested in this form and in the associated vacancy

announcements to evaluate your qualifications. Other laws require us to ask about citizenship, military service, etc. In order to keep your records in order,

we request your Social Security Number (SSN) under the authority of Executive Order 9397 (November 1943). This Executive Order permits Federal

agencies to use the SSN as a unique identifier to distinguish your records from others with the same or similar names. Failure to furnish the requested

information may delay or prevent action on your application. We use your SSN to seek information about you from employers, schools, banks, and others

who know you. We may use your SSN in studies and computer matching with other Goverment files. If you do not give us your SSN or any other information

requested, we cannot process your application. Also, incomplete addresses and ZIP Codes will slow processing. We may confirm information from your

records with prospective non-federal employers concerning tenure of employment, civil service status, length of service, and date and nature of action for

separation as shown on personnel action forms of specifically identified individuals.

Public Burden Statement

We estimate the public reporting burden for this collection will vary from 20 to 240 minutes with an average of 90 minutes per response, including time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the information. Send comments regarding the

burden statement or any other aspect of the collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the U.S. Office of Personnel

Management (OPM), OPM Forms Officer, Washington, DC 20415-7900. The OMB number, 3206-0219, is currently valid. OPM may not collect this

information and you are not required to respond, unless this number is displayed. Do not send completed application forms to this address; follow

directions provided in the vacancy announcement(s).

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

U.S. Office of Personnel Management

NSN 7540-01-351-9178

OF 612

Previous edition usable

50612-101

Revised June 2006