FAST 4+1 B.A./M.A. with the Music Education Certificate

unit summary

credential	units
b.a. in music	120
m.a. in music	32
blended units counting toward both degrees	11
music education certificate	31

b.a. music requirement	units
lower division required	15
upper division required	18
applied & ensembles required	9
music electives	12
b.a. music total	54

Blended graduate coursework stands in for part of the music electives.

Seven certificate courses also fulfill music electives: MUS 331, MUS 335, MUS 341, MUS 431, MUS 432, MUS 433, MUS 441. MUS 304 is a required B.A. course and a certificate course.

note

The seventh and eighth semesters run the last of the B.A. alongside the first of the M.A. Rows marked blended count toward both degrees. Applied study, ensemble, and the capstone sequence continue through the fifth year. Certificate coursework runs from the third year through the fifth, and the certificate is complete at the end of the tenth semester.

General education paths differ from student to student. The GE courses shown are a typical selection for music majors, not a fixed sequence. Build your own GE plan with your advisor.

music major general education free elective counts toward both degrees music education certificate

certificate rotation

Certificate courses run on a two-year cycle of Year A and Year B semesters. The semesters below carry the same labels: the fifth and ninth semesters are Year A falls, the sixth and tenth are Year A springs, the seventh is a Year B fall, and the eighth is a Year B spring. Each certificate course appears in the semester its rotation slot allows.

before you register

Course offerings change from year to year. Confirm semester availability, sequencing, and prerequisites with Dr. Eros and with a Music Department advisor before you register.

lower division

first semester (fall a)

requirement	course	title	units
	ENGL 100	College Writing: Stretch I	3
	ENGL 109	College Writing Lab	1
Area 4 / US2-3 / SJ	ES 121	People's History I	3
Area 4 / US1-2	HIST 110	United States to 1877	3
Area 3A	MUS 108	The Language of Music	3
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study (placement audition)	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	15

second semester (spring a)

requirement	course	title	units
Area 1A	ENGL 101	College Writing: Stretch II	2
	ENGL 109	College Writing Lab	1
Area 1C	COMM 100	Oral Communication	3
Area 2	MATH 118E	Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities	4
LD music major	MUS 111	Music Theory I	2
LD music major	MUS 115	Aural Skills I	1
LD music major	MUS 118	Keyboard Musicianship I	1
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	16

third semester (fall b)

requirement	course	title	units
Area 1B / 2nd Comp	PHIL 100	Critical Thinking	3
Area 3B		Humanities	3
Area 5A		Physical and Biological Sciences	3
LD music major	MUS 112	Music Theory II	2
LD music major	MUS 116	Aural Skills II	1
LD music major	MUS 119	Keyboard Musicianship II	1
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
UD music major	MUS 381	Essentials of Music Technology	3
		semester total	18

fourth semester (spring b)

requirement	course	title	units
Area 5B-C		Physical and Biological Sciences + Lab	4
Area 6 / SJ		Ethnic Studies	3
LD music major / 2nd Comp	MUS 202	Writing About Music	3
LD music major	MUS 211	Music Theory III	2
LD music major	MUS 215	Aural Skills III	1
LD music major	MUS 218	Keyboard Musicianship III	1
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	16

upper division

fifth semester (fall a)

requirement	course	title	units
UD Area 4 / SJ		UD Social and Behavioral Sciences (completion of Areas 1 & 2)	3
UD music major	MUS 323	Topics in Western Music History	3
UD music major	MUS 312	Form and Analysis	3
music elective	MUS 461–469	Applied Music Study (jury)	1
music elective	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
music elective		Music Electives	1
certificate	MUS 331	Foundations of Music Education (also a music elective)	3
certificate	MUS 341	Basic Conducting (also a music elective)	3
		semester total	18

sixth semester (spring a)

requirement	course	title	units
UD Area 5 / SUS		UD Science/Quantitative Reasoning (completion of Areas 1 & 2)	3
UWR		University Writing Requirement	3
UD music major / DIV	MUS 324	History of American Music	3
UD music major	MUS 410	20th and 21st C Styles and Techniques	3
music elective	MUS 461–469	Applied Music Study (jury)	1
music elective	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
certificate	MUS 231	Basic String Techniques	1
certificate	MUS 441	Intermediate Conducting (also a music elective)	3
		semester total	18

Apply to FAST by the end of week 7 of this semester. Eligibility and the application are in section 08 of the Undergraduate Handbook.

blended year

The fourth year runs the last of the B.A. alongside the first two semesters of the M.A.

seventh semester (fall b) · m.a. first semester (fall a)

requirement	course	title	units
UD music major / UD Area 3 / certificate	MUS 304	World Music & Culture (completion of Areas 1 & 2)	3
chamber ensemble	MUS 360–369	Chamber Ensemble	1
certificate	MUS 232	Basic Woodwind Techniques	1
certificate	MUS 236	Basic Vocal Techniques	1
certificate	MUS 431	Elementary Music Teaching Methods (also a music elective)	3
blended	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study (jury)	2
blended	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
blended	MUS 601	Analysis of Musical Styles I	2
blended	MUS 603	Entrepreneurship in the Arts	3
		counts toward the b.a.	17
		counts toward the m.a.	8
		semester total	17

eighth semester (spring b) · m.a. second semester (spring a)

requirement	course	title	units
certificate	MUS 234	Basic Percussion Techniques	1
certificate	MUS 235	Basic Guitar Techniques	1
certificate	MUS 335	Technology for Music Educators (also a music elective)	3
certificate	MUS 432	Instrumental Music Teaching Methods (also a music elective)	3
certificate	MUS 495	Music Education Practicum	1
blended	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study (jury)	2
blended	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
m.a. in music	MUS 606	Interdisciplinary Collaboration	2
m.a. in music	MUS 605	History and Theory of Jazz	2
m.a. in music	MUS 693	Capstone, 1 of 3	1
		counts toward the b.a.	8
		counts toward the m.a.	8
		semester total	17

The B.A. is complete at the end of this semester, at 120 units.

graduate year

Two certificate courses remain, in their Year A rotation slots.

m.a. third semester (fall b)

requirement	course	title	units
m.a. in music	MUS 602	Analysis of Musical Styles II	2
m.a. in music	MUS 630	Advanced Conducting	2
m.a. in music	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study	2
m.a. in music	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
m.a. in music	MUS 693	Capstone, 2 of 3	1
certificate	MUS 233	Basic Brass Techniques	1
		semester total	9

m.a. fourth semester (spring b)

requirement	course	title	units
m.a. in music	MUS 631	Teaching Music in Higher Education	2
m.a. in music	MUS 604	Sounding Justice	2
m.a. in music	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study	2
m.a. in music	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
m.a. in music	MUS 693	Capstone, 3 of 3	1
certificate	MUS 433	Choral Music Teaching Methods (also a music elective)	3
		semester total	11

The M.A. is complete at the end of this semester, at 32 units, and the certificate at 31 units.

unit count

Counted from the semesters above. The blended units count once toward each degree, and the seven double-counting certificate courses count once toward the certificate and once toward the B.A.

category	units
music, major requirements and electives	44
general education	48
certificate coursework counting toward the b.a.	17
blended, counting toward both degrees	11
b.a. total	120
graduate coursework counting toward the m.a. alone	21
blended, counting toward both degrees	11
m.a. total	32
certificate coursework counting toward the b.a.	17
certificate coursework taken above both degrees	14
certificate total	31
units taken across the five years	155