I totally confused myself and went to the files page on Canvas and found it in the week 3 folder.
Author: bahoover
Comment on Diversity in Graduate Stem Education by bahoover
Before you mentioned it in your post, my first thought was that in those fields–undergraduate degrees seem to be the expectation. I think there is also an emphasis on work experience. A student who has interned or worked in the field may be more valued than someone who went to get a graduate degree.