---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 316.906"
title: "5"
number: "316.906"
heading: "Acquisition of competitive status."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/316.906"
---

# §316.906. Acquisition of competitive status.


A student appointed under [§ 316.901](/cfr/5/316.901.md) acquires competitive status only upon completion of probationary period after any conversion, in accordance with the provisions of [part 11](/cfr/5/part11.md) of this chapter. Time spent on a time-limited appointment under this part may count toward fulfillment of such probationary period.


## Notes

### Amendments

[90 FR 26729, June 24, 2025]

### Source

Source: 86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302, 3316. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729. 5 CFR 2.2(c).

### Source

Source: 33 FR 12423, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[90 FR 26729, June 24, 2025]