Chapter 2: Eligibility, Ineligibility, and Appointment Guidelines
Table 2.7 Advanced Degrees Creditable For Awarding Additional Credit.
Rule | If the officer has a masters or doctorate degree in | then it may be creditable to an officer in the MC and DC (see note). | BSC, MSC, and NC (see note). |
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1 | Anatomy | X | X |
2 | Audiology | X | |
3 | Bacteriology | X | X |
4 | Biochemistry | X | X |
5 | Clinical Laboratory | X | X |
6 | Dietetic | X | |
7 | Engineering (health related) | X | |
8 | Environmental Health | X | X |
9 | Immunology | X | X |
10 | Medical Entomology | X | X |
11 | Medical Laboratory Sciences | X | X |
12 | Microbiology | X | X |
13 | Nuclear Medical Science (Health Physics, Radiobiology, Radiological Physics, Nuclear Physics, Biophysics) | X | X |
14 | Nursing Specialties | X | |
15 | Occupational Therapy | X | |
16 | Optometry | X | |
17 | Parasitology | X | X |
18 | Pharmacy | X | |
19 | Physiology | X | X |
20 | Physical Therapy | X | |
21 | Podiatry | X | |
22 | Psychology | X | |
23 | Public Health | X | X |
24 | Virology | X | X |
25 | Zoology | X | |
26 | Other specialties when approved on a case-by-case bases by HQ AFPC/DPAM, ANG/MPP, or HQ ARPC/DAO, as appropriate | X | X |
NOTE:
The additional degree must add adjunctive skills to the primary specialty and must contribute directly to performance in the specialty in which being appointed