Usually there are specific requirements that you have to complete, and a list of classes that will fulfill each requirement. For example, at the University of Southern California there are six general education categories, and students must take one course to satisfy each of them.
the general schedule the general schedule gs is the predominant pay scale for federal employees especially employees in professional technical administrative or clerical positions the system consists of 15 grades from gs 1 the lowest level to gs 15 the highest level there are also 10 steps within each grade
DLA is based on your grade and dependency status on the PCS travel order effective date. To determine the PCS travel order effective date, see JTR, Appendix A1, definition of Effective Date of PCS Order. Current DLA rate information is found at Dislocation Allowance (DLA) and then selecting the applicable rate table. Also see JTR, Ch 5, Part A10.