Credential Creep

[sanantone]

A friend of mine is a PT and she says that she is in so much demand that she doesn't see how they'll really make the doctorate requirement practical.

My mom is a retired RN who was told her entire career that she would eventually need to get her BSN, and because she was in so much demand, it never happened.

I think the secret is to study something in demand and at least you're a little bit safer.   If they can't fill the positions that they have, it would be at least a little harder to demand more.

When's the last time she's looked into this? She's far behind. Every single physical therapy program was converted to a doctorate years ago. Accredited bachelor's and master's degrees in physical therapy no longer exist. 

One can become a physical therapy assistant with an associate's or bachelor's. They are required to practice under a physical therapist, and they make less money.

Young adults can't judge the market based on what Baby Boomers and Generation X needed. They were grandfathered in during requirements changes.