---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Administrative Personnel"
key: "chI/subchB/part302"
level: "part"
label: "Part 302"
heading: "Employment in the Excepted Service"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part302"
sections_count: 19
---

# Part 302 — Employment in the Excepted Service

Title 5 C.F.R. — Administrative Personnel › Chapter I — Office of Personnel Management › Subchapter B — Civil Service Regulations

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part302-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Eligibility Standards](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part302-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Accepting, Rating, and Arranging Applications](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part302-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Selection and Appointment; Reappointment; and Qualifications for Promotion](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part302-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Appeals](/cfr/5/chI-subchB-part302-subpartE.md)