Last updated: November 10, 2026
This table should be used only as a guideline when determining the appropriate minimum qualifications for a professional staff position. The minimum qualifications may differ from this guide if deemed appropriate by the hiring manager and UWHR Compensation. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
To find which professional staff exemption applies to each job profile, see Job profiles and descriptors – Professional staff.
| Professional Staff Exemption | Grade | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Confidential Secretaries to the President and Vice Presidents | BA + 1 | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | ||
| Continuing Education | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | MA + 3 | MA + 4 |
| Counseling of Students | BA + 1 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | MA + 3 | MA + 4 |
| Development | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | BA + 5 | |
| Graphic Arts and Publications | BA + 1 | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | |
| HR/Personnel | BA + 1 | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | BA + 5 |
| Institutional Policy | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | |||
| Internal Audits and Investigations | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | BA + 5 | |
| Principal Assistants to Executive Heads | BA + 1 | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | BA + 5 |
| Program Direction/Control | BA + 1 | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | BA + 5 |
| Public Information | BA + 1 | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | BA + 5 |
| Research (Not RSE) | BS + 1 | BS + 2 | MS + 1 | MS + 2 | PhD + 2 |
| Research (RSE) | PhD + 6 | ||||
| Senior Computer Systems and Network Programming | BA + 2 | BA + 3 | BA + 4 | ||