Any certificate, degree, or diploma in the hands of a “preferred minority” has meant nothing for decades - because of this BS.
Round down AT LEAST two levels with such things; a preferred victim with a Masters degree probably has the education/qualifications of an Associates degree, and such a person with a Bachelors degree is the equivalent of an elementary school graduate. Supervisors know this; it couldn’t be concealed forever...
I have a friend in North Carolina, who manages a Chiropractic office. The Company that provides the office staff gives an online “assessment” to prospective employees. A recent candidate who has a Master’s degree from a well known HBCU, applied for an entry level office position and scored a 7. That’s 7 out of 100, with a Master’s degree.
To your point, there is a logarithmic difference in grades. A 4.0 takes 10 times the effort of a 3.0, and 100 times the effort of a 2.0.