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* Non-Legal Education (Undergraduate/Graduate)

I served in the United States Armed Forces.
I am the spouse, un-remarried widow/widower, or mother of a deceased or disabled U.S. veteran who has been
administratively deemed eligible for derivative entitlement to veterans' preference.
No Response / Not Applicable
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Date of Service:
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Click here for information on how veterans' preference is applied to Honors Program hiring.
Click here for information on how veterans' preference is applied to Summer Law Intern Program hiring.
To determine whether you qualify for veterans' preference eligibility, visit the Veterans' Preference Advisor. For
additional information on veterans' preference eligibility, visit the Vet Guide.
Military retirees at the rank of major, lieutenant commander, or higher (04 and above) are not eligible for
veterans' preference unless they are qualifying disabled veterans. This restriction does not apply to
Reservists who do not begin drawing military retired pay until age 60.)
Are you eligible for veterans' preference?
Yes
No
Applicants claiming veterans' preference: Attach DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty,
and other documents that validate preference eligibility.
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If eligible, select the category in which you qualify.
"0" Point (SSP) Preference
Veterans qualify for this category if discharged based on sole survivorship in a family where the father or mother
or one or more siblings:
1. Served in the armed forces, and
2. Was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is
permanently 100 percent disabled or hospitalized on a continuing basis (and is not employed gainfully
because of the disability or hospitalization), where
3. The death, status, or disability did not result from the intentional misconduct or willful neglect of the parent or
sibling and was not incurred during a period of unauthorized absence.
I am a veteran whose discharge from active duty was based on sole survivorship.
"5 Point" (TP) Preference:
Veterans qualify for this category on the basis of service during a specific time or place, or by receiving certain
medals or participating in campaigns or expeditions for which a campaign medal has been authorized. These
preference eligibles do not have a disability rating.
I am an honorably separated veteran who served on active duty (not active duty for training) in the Armed
Forces:
For 180 or more consecutive days, any part of which occurred after January 31, 1944 and before October 15,
1976; or
During the Gulf War period beginning August 2, 1990, and ending January 2, 1992; or
For 180 or more consecutive days, any part of which occurred during the period beginning September 11,
2001, and ending on August 31, 2010, the last day of Operation Iraqi Freedom; or
In a campaign or expedition for which a campaign medal has been authorized, such as Operations Enduring
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haiti, Somalia, etc. You must have received the
expeditionary medal to qualify.
"10 Point" (CPS, CP, XP) Preference:

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Veterans qualify for this category based on service-connected disability or through the award of the Purple Heart
medal. Spouses, widows/widowers or mothers of a deceased or disabled preference-eligible veteran may
qualify for derivative preference. Derivative preference may not be claimed if the veteran is living and is qualified
for federal employment. Applicants claiming this level of preference must attach SF-15 and any other
substantiating documents. See www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for details.
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(CPS) I am an honorably separated veteran who has a present service-connected disability or who is
receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension from the military or the Department of
Veterans' Affairs and I have a disability rating of 30% or more. or
(CP) I am an honorably separated veteran who has a present service-connected disability or who is receiving
compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension from the military or the Department of Veterans' Affairs
and I have a disability rating of 10% but less than 30%. or
(XP) I am an honorably separated veteran who has a present service-connected disability rating of less than
10% or who received a Purple Heart or
(XP) I am the unmarried widow/widower of a deceased veteran who qualifies for derivative preference or I
am the mother of a veteran who died in service or who is permanently and totally disabled.

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