One of the job postings actually spells it out: they want "experience" and coursework counts for it > Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Scie

One of the job postings actually spells it out: they want "experience" and coursework counts for it > Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Sciences; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree. > 1+ years of work experience or coursework in design capabilities using modern technologies. We can argue if modern CS curriculum is really equivalent to work experience, especially with reduction in number of large projects, but at least the companies are pretty upfront about what they want and why.