Originally Posted by
sweptback
To the regionals? No. As long as you have 1500 hours, that's all they care about.
To the majors? Yes. Even if you somehow managed to get hired without a degree, it would more than likely be at the end of the hiring wave, after all the more qualified candidates have been hired.
Compass is really big on education, and GPA. More now than before. I can only think of a handful of guys hired without a 4-yr, or with a GPA below 3.0.
I think the trend is toward an emphasis in education, even at the regionals.