In order to get the VP position's he has held, he said he would only have gotten them with the masters. The last two he interviewed at, Allegheny and Seattle University, he said they only considered applicants with masters or higher for the interview. I don't know if it's common practice, but that's what they told him in the interview. I had the same question as you, the 'did you need the masters to get the position', as we were discussing college and such at the time, and that's what he told me.