CODIFICATION: $ 11.2 was revised, Dept. Reg. 108.476, 27 F.R. 469, Jan. 17, 1962. Subsequently, the fourth sentence of paragraph (b) was amended as set forth above, Dept. Reg. 108.477, 27 F.R. 1010, Feb. 3, 1962.

$ 11.2 Written examination for appoint

ment to class 8. (a) The written examination will be given annually or semi-annually, if required, in designated cities in the United States and at Foreign Service posts abroad on dates established by the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service.

(b) No person will be permitted to take a written examination for appointment as Foreign Service officer who has not been specifically designated by the Board of Examiners to take that particular examination. Prior to each written examination the Board will establish a closing date for the receipt of applications for designation to take the examination. No person will be designated for the examination who has not as of that closing date filed an application with the Board. Except as provided in paragraph (c) in this section, to be designated for the written examination a candidate, as of the first day of the month in which the closing date for the filing of applications occurs, shall have been a citizen of the United States for at least 9 years and shall be at least 21 but under 31 years of age, except that an applicant who has been awarded a Bachelor's degree by a college or university, or has completed successfully his junior year at a college or university, may qualify as to age if at least 20 but under 31 years of age.

(c) Foreign Service staff employees and Civil Service employees of the Department of State who are 31 years of age or more may apply if they are under 35 years of age and will have completed not less than 3 years of satisfactory service as of the closing date for receipt of applications.

(d) The written examination is designed to permit the Board to test the candidate's intelligence and the breadth and quality of his knowledge and understanding. It will consist of 4 parts: (1) A general ability test, (2) an English expression test, (3) a general background test, and (4) a test in a modern language (French, German, Russian, or Spanish).

(e) The several parts of the written examination, exclusive of the modern language test, will be weighted in accordance with the rules laid down by the Board of Examiners. The modern language test will be graded separately. (Sec. 302, 60 Stat. 1001, as amended; 22 U.S.C. 842)

§ 11.3 Oral examination for appoint

ment to class 8. (a) The oral examination will be given throughout the year at Washington and periodically in selected cities in the United States and at selected Foreign Service posts abroad.

(b) A candidate who receives a grade of 70 or above on the modern language portion of the written examination will receive a bonus of 5 points to be added to the weighted average grade he receives on the first three parts of the written examination. If a candidate's weighted average grade on the first three parts of the written examination, with the addition of the aforementioned 5 bonus points (if he is entitled to them), is 70 or higher, he will be eligible to take the oral examination. Candidates eligible for the oral examination will be given an opportunity, and will be required, to take the oral examination within 9 months after the date of o the written examination. If a candidate fails to present himself for the oral examination on an agreed date within the 9 month period, his candidacy will automatically terminate. Time spent on Government duty outside the United States will not be counted.

(c) The oral examination will be given by a panel of deputy examiners selected by the Board of Examiners from a roster of Foreign Service oficers, officers from the Department of State and other Government agencies, and qualified private citizens who by prior service as members of selection boards or through other appropriate activities have demonstrated special qualifications for this work. The examination will be conducted in the light of all available information concerning the candidate and will be designed to determine his competence to perform the work of a Foreign Service officer at home and abroad, his potential for growth in the Service, and his suitability to serve as a representative of the United States abroad. Determinations of duly constituted panels of deputy examiners are final, unless modified by specific action of the Board of Examiners for the Foreign Service.