That's exactly what it means. I'm a bit surprised at this, since the FBI recently required a RA undergrad degree, AND a RA graduate degree in either law (J.D.) or accounting to be considered for a SA position.
General thoughts on utility of DETC... After a lot of discussion with my colleagues, both here and in my work place, here's what I've come up with regarding DETC vs. RA. 1. If you want to be in the "higher education space", even as an administrator - RA is the only way to go. Even a good DETC institution won't hold much weight when applying for a position since the faculty won't allow administration to be "tainted" by degree-holders from lesser institutions. 2. As soon as you get outside the walls of higher education, the rules change dramatically. Most corporations and other organizations don't know anything about accreditation, and furthermore they don't really care - so long as you don't embarrass them later with some made-up degree either fake or from a diploma mill. DETC is fine, but obviously even in a corporate or government situation a degree holder from Stanford is going to have the edge over one from Aspen. RA is the safest bet, regardless of your real or imagined career path. Always remember, things can change - not so much for accreditation and how it is perceived, but for you personally in terms of the life choices you may make, and the type of organizations you eventually wind up working for.
