5 CFR §315.714

1. (a)Agency authority. An agency may convert to a career or career-conditional appointment from a time-limited appointment pursuant to 5 CFR part 316, subpart I, without further competition.
2. (b)Eligibility. To be eligible for conversion the post-secondary student must:
   1. (1)Have completed the course of study leading to the baccalaureate or graduate degree;
   2. (2)Have completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment in an appointment under § 316.902 of this chapter;
   3. (3)Meet the OPM qualification standards for the position to which the student will be converted; and
   4. (4)Meet the time-in-grade requirements in accordance with 5 CFR part 300, subpart F.
3. (c)Tenure on conversion. An employee whose employment converts to career or career-conditional employment under this section becomes:
   1. (1)A career-conditional employee except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section; or
   2. (2)A career employee when he or she has completed the service requirement for career tenure or is excepted from it by § 315.201(c).
4. (d)Acquisition of competitive status. A post-secondary student converted from time limited employment under this section acquires competitive status upon completion of probation in accordance with §§ 11.2, 11.4, and 11.5 of this chapter.