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Not unless the employer can show direct correlation between job performance and possession of the degree required.

Reference: Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1970)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griggs_v._Duke_Power_Co.

The closing paragraph of the majority opinion by the court, written by Chief Justice Burger:

"...The facts of this case demonstrate the inadequacy of broad and general testing devices, as well as the infirmity of using diplomas or degrees as fixed measures of capability. History is filled with examples of men and women who rendered highly effective performance without the conventional badges of accomplishment in terms of certificates, diplomas, or degrees. Diplomas and tests are useful servants, but Congress has mandated the common sense proposition that they are not to become masters of reality."

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