---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 3.3"
title: "5"
number: "3.3"
heading: "Conversion of appointments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/3.3"
---

# §3.3. Conversion of appointments.


Any person who acquires a competitive status under this part shall have his appointment converted to career-conditional appointment unless he meets the service requirement for career appointment prescribed under [§ 2.2(a)](/cfr/5/2.2.md?p=a) of this subchapter.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302. Link to an amendment published at 91 FR 52478, Aug. 14, 2026.

### Source

Source: 28 FR 10023, Sept. 14, 1963, unless otherwise noted.