[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR67.4]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 67--EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE COMPONENT 
OFFICERS TO A GRADE ABOVE FIRST LIEUTENANT OR LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE)--
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Sec. 67.4  Policy

    (a) It is DoD policy under 10 U.S.C. 12205 to require Reserve 
component officers to have at least a baccalaureate degree from a 
qualifying educational institution before appointment to a grade above 
First Lieutenant in the Army Reserve, Air Force Reserve or Marine Corps 
Reserve, or Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in the Naval Reserve, or for 
officers to be federally recognized in a grade above First Lieutenant as 
a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard.
    (b) Exempt from this policy is any officer who was:
    (1) Appointed to or recognized in a higher grade for service in a 
health profession for which a baccalaureate degree is not a condition of 
original appointment or assignment.
    (2) Appointed in the Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve as a 
limited duty officer.
    (3) Appointed in the Naval Reserve for service under the Naval 
Aviation Cadet (NAVCAD) program or the Seaman to Admiral program.
    (4) Appointed to or recognized in a higher grade if appointed to, or 
federally recognized in, the grade of captain or, in the case of the 
Navy, lieutenant before October 1, 1995.
    (5) Recognized in the grade of captain or major in the Alaska Army 
National Guard, who resides permanently at a location in Alaska that is 
more than 50 miles from each of the cities of Anchorage, Fairbanks, and 
Juneau, Alaska, by paved road, and who is serving in a Scout unit or a 
Scout support unit.
    (c) The Department of Defense will designate an unaccredited 
educational

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institution as a qualifying educational institution for the purpose of 
meeting this educational requirement if that institution meets the 
criteria established in this part.