The 4+1 pathway into the Master of Arts/Credential (MA-C) Program is an option that allows undergraduates in the mathematics education major at the University of California, Santa Cruz to:

✔ Finish the master’s degree in just one additional year (five quarters, July to July).

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

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in the mathematics education 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 requirements for admission into the 4+1 pathway are:

✔ a GPA in the major of 3.0 or more;

✔ completion of EDUC 185B, Introduction to Mathematics Education, with a grade of B or better. It is recommended students take 185B by the end of their junior year. The course previews the reading and writing workload required in most of the courses in the MA-C Program. EDUC 185B is typically offered in winter; and

✔ completion or current enrollment or plan to enroll by fall of the senior year in all of the required Cal Teach courses.