The 4+1 pathway into the M.A./Credential Master’s program is an option that allows undergraduates in the critical race and ethnic studies (CRES) major at U.C. Santa Cruz to:

✔ Finish the master’s degree in just one additional year (5 Quarters July to July).

✔ Apply to the Education master’s program through a streamlined application process.

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in the CRES major have the opportunity, any time after the start of their junior year until Dec. 1 of their senior year, to apply to be admitted to the 4+1 contiguous pathway leading to the Education Master’s Degree.
The 4+1 pathway into the M.A./Credential Master’s program is an option that allows undergraduates in the critical race and ethnic studies (CRES) major at U.C. Santa Cruz.