---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 316.910"
title: "5"
number: "316.910"
heading: "Conversion."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/316.910"
---

# §316.910. Conversion.


An agency may convert a student serving in an appointment under the authority in this subpart, prior to the expiration date of the appointment, to a permanent position in the competitive service within the agency without further competition if the student:

- (a) Has completed the course of study leading to the baccalaureate or graduate degree;
- (b) Has completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment in an appointment under [§ 316.902](/cfr/5/316.902.md);
- (c) Meets the OPM qualification standards for the position to which the student will be converted; and
- (d) **Meets the time-in-grade requirements in accordance with 5 CFR part 300, subpart F.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, as amended at 91 FR 7810, Feb. 19, 2026]

### 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

[86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, as amended at 91 FR 7810, Feb. 19, 2026]