Photography Degree?

The NILMDTS Foundation has a Facebook page.  I posted a little blurb on their wall saying how I heard about them years ago and how I recently took up photography with the long-term goal of being a volunteer for them.  A stranger commented on my post, saying she was told she needed a degree in photography and to let her know if I can volunteer.  Hmm.  My first reaction is, that can't be right!  Even many professional photographers didn't get their degree in photography.  And that isn't a requirement mentioned on the website's criteria for volunteers.  Maybe if you're not a pro, you have to have a degree in photography or some way to show your portfolio?  My second thought was, then I'll have to get a degree in photography in the future!

I sent a message to the foundation via their "Contact Us" link on their website asking if that was true.  We'll see what they say!