Originally Posted by
nicholasblonde
Sorry chief--I'm a med school dropout (MD, OHSU, Portland, 2006, 34 MCAT), and I know for a fact there are plenty of barriers to entry that are not necessary. The application, interview, and selection process alone screens out countless fully qualified and capable individuals every year.
There's a difference between an application for a specific training program or a specific job opening, and the government requirements for the certification or licensing to practice a profession. If a company or a flight school wants to require a bachelor's degree, that would be a reasonable requirement. However, I'm unaware of another profession where the government requires an unrelated degree before certification to practice that profession.