What is a qualifying educational institution or program?
Qualifying educational institutions or programs include:
- A high school or GED whose curriculum has been approved by a state or local governing body or a home-school curriculum.
- Any accredited technical or vocational school.
- A two- or four-year college or university.
- A graduate or professional school.
- A post-secondary home-school curriculum.
To determine if a school or program is accredited, refer to the U.S. Department of Education’s Institutional Accreditation System
A post-secondary certificate program must have been completed at a qualifying educational institution equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study that is part of an accredited college-level, technical, trade, vocational or business school curriculum.
Education outside of the United States must be equivalent to education gained in conventional or accredited U.S. programs for federal employment. If you received a degree abroad, you may need to get your degree reviewed by a U.S.-based credential evaluation service. Contact the hiring agency for more information.