Turned down for job because it is a magnet hospital?

I haven't seen it written down anywhere, personally, but I've heard from multiple sources that part of the Magnet certification requirements is that there be a certain percentage of BSN-prepared RNs -- so, assuming that's true, it would be a legitimate reason for not hiring a non-BSN nurse.

My facility gave up their quest for Magnet status a few years ago b/c they didn't have anywhere near the correct ratios of BSN to other degrees...they even let those LPN people work there

(Don't flame me anyone...I'm kidding...I'm a LPN.)

Seriously though, there's been a BIG push for our nurses to go back to school and keep advancing their degrees, and although there's nothing in writing, it seems like the vast majority of new hires have been BSNs. I've heard through the grapevine a few times that they are planning on going for Magnet again in a few years, so it seems like more than coincidence.