Bachelor’s degree · BA / BA (Hons)
BA in Music (Pre-Teaching Credential)
California State University, Northridge · CSUN Department of Music · Northridge, California, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of ArtsBA
- Subject
- Music Education
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Undergraduate music education route preparing students to teach music in K-12 schools; the degree plus a credential year meets the requirements for the California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Music.
- Department
- CSUN Department 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 ArtsBA
- Award family
- BA / BA (Hons)A Bachelor of Arts, including BA (Hons). It is not relabelled as a Bachelor of Music.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Education | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Professional pathway
Academic study and professional licensure or clinical registration are different things. This is recorded exactly as the program states it.
- Type
- Teacher licensure or qualification route
- What the page says
- Completion of the degree plus the credential year satisfies the requirements for the Single Subject Teaching Credential in Music (approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing).Source
- Jurisdiction
- California
Qualifications and professional recognition vary by country and program. Confirm requirements with the relevant professional body before enrolling.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
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
- CSU Northridge campus18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8314
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)