Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music (Composition, Instrumental Performance, Jazz Studies, Music Education, Vocal Performance)
California State University, Fresno · Fresno State School of Music · Fresno, California, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicBM
- Subject
- Composition (concentration)Music Performance (concentration)Jazz Studies (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Professional undergraduate degree with five options for performers, composers and teachers; the pre-certification music education option meets subject-matter preparation for a California teaching credential.
- Department
- Fresno State School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicBM
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | CompositionApplicants apply to this pathway“Bachelor of Music Options: Composition Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies Music Education (Pre-Certification) Vocal Performance”Source |
| Music Performance | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Instrumental PerformanceApplicants apply to this pathway“Bachelor of Music Options: Composition Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies Music Education (Pre-Certification) Vocal Performance”Source |
| Jazz Studies | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Jazz StudiesApplicants apply to this pathway“Bachelor of Music Options: Composition Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies Music Education (Pre-Certification) Vocal Performance”Source |
| Music Education | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Music Education (Pre-Certification)Applicants apply to this pathway“Bachelor of Music Options: Composition Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies Music Education (Pre-Certification) Vocal Performance”Source |
| Opera and Vocal Studies | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Vocal PerformanceApplicants apply to this pathway“Bachelor of Music Options: Composition Instrumental Performance Jazz Studies Music Education (Pre-Certification) Vocal Performance”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Fresno State campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)