APPENDIX A

 

Guidance on Meeting the Business Course Requirements for the

Contract Specialist (GS-1102) Qualification Standard

 

Below are types of courses that generally satisfy the Qualification Standard requirement for 24-semester hours (or equivalent) of study from an accredited institution of higher education in any of the following disciplines: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management. Additional information about accreditation can be found on: ope.ed.gov/accreditation.

 

The following is based on guidance provided by the Defense Acquisition University to the defense workforce and lists subject areas identified by the American Council on Education for each of the business disciplines listed above. Although not an exhaustive list, this guidance should be used by civilian agencies to determine if certain courses provide enough business instruction to count toward the 24-semester hour business requirement.  ACMs should work with their human resources departments to ensure a consistent interpretation of which types of courses should count toward the requirement.

 

BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT DISCIPLINE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION SUBJECT AREA
Accounting Cost Accounting Standards
Business Finance




 

 

 

Business Communications

Business and Personnel

Business Statistics

Cost Analysis

Financial Cost Management

Financial Planning and Analysis

Inventory Management

Resource Planning

Risk Analysis

Contracts




 

 




 

 

Acquisition Contracting

Acquisition Management

Business Communications in Contracting Writing

Business Contract Law

Contract Administration

Contract Law

Contract Management

Contract Pricing and Negotiation

Contracting Management

Cost & Price Analysis

Government Contracting

Government Contract Law

Procurement

Procurement and Contracting

Procurement Management
Economics




 

Cost and Price Analysis

Cost Analysis

Economic Analysis

Economic Principles and Decision Making

Economics and Financial Management

Economics

Industrial Management




 

 

 

 

 

Automated Systems in Logistics Management

Civil Engineering Management

Environmental Management

Engineering and Analysis

Logistics Management

Logistics and Materiel Management

Manufacturing Management

Materiel Acquisition Process & Support Systems

Property Disposal Management

Supply Management

Systems Engineering

Technology

Warehousing Operations
Law

Commercial or Business Contracts

Contract Law

Organization & Management




 

 




 

 




 

 

 

 

Business Administration

Advanced Management (Math)

Business

Business Management

Business and Personnel Management

Computer Programming

Computer Programming & Systems Development

Computer Sciences, Data Processing

Data Entry and Automated Systems Input

General Management

Human Resource Development

Leadership and Group Decision Process

Management Science

Management & Leadership

Managerial Analysis

Manpower Management

Materiel Management

Methods of Adult Education

Organizational Behavior

Personnel Administration

Principles of Management

Quality and Reliability Assurance

Research and Development Management

Strategic Management

Survey of Program Operations
Purchasing Basic Purchasing
Quantitative Methods



 

 

Business Statistics

Computer Science

Decision Risk Analysis

Operations Research

Probability Statistics

Quantitative Analysis

Statistics