Semester Conversion - Wine and Viticulture (WVIT)
Cal Poly is moving to the semester system in Fall 2026!
The Wine and Viticulture Department and CAFES Advising are here to support you through the transition from quarters to semesters. Below, you'll find helpful information on course scheduling, typical term offerings and important course updates.
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Your Last Year on Quarters: What to Take and When
It's advised that outside of the prioritized courses, students follow their flowchart as best as they can.
| Students | Prioritize | Hold Off On | Classes Not Being Offered and Substitutions |
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| Started Fall 2025 |
• CHEM 127
For Enology and Viticulture Concentrations: • CHEM 128 |
For Enology and Viticulture Concentrations:
If you know you cannot complete CHEM 128, hold off on both CHEM 127 and CHEM 128 |
No new information at this time |
| Started Fall 2024 |
• CHEM 127 • Complete any full-year series you start (WVIT 331/332/333 or WVIT 404/405/406) |
For Wine Business Concentration: • WVIT 344 • WVIT 433 |
• WVIT 343 is not offered in Fall; plan on taking this in Summer 2025, Winter 2026, or Spring 2026 |
| Started Fall 2023 |
For Enology Concentration: • CHEM 128 • CHEM 129
For Viticulture Concentration: • CHEM 128 • Complete any full-year series you start (WVIT 331/332/333 or WVIT 404/405/406)
For Wine Business Concentration: • WVIT 344 • WVIT 433 |
Not applicable |
• WVIT 343 is not offered in Fall; plan on taking this in Summer 2025, Winter 2026, or Spring 2026
For Enology and Viticulture Concentrations: • WVIT 365 is offered only Spring 2026
For Wine Business Concentration: • WVIT 345 is offered only Winter 2026
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| Started Fall 2022 | Follow the remaining requirements on your flowchart needed to graduate | Any purely elective classes that interfere with meeting graduation requirements |
• WVIT 343 is not offered in Fall; plan on taking this in Summer 2025, Winter 2026, or Spring 2026
For Enology and Viticulture Concentrations: • WVIT 365 is offered only Spring 2026
For Wine Business Concentration: • WVIT 345 is offered only Winter 2026 • WVIT 460 is offered in Fall 2025 (take in Spring or see advisor) |
Flowcharts
To assist with course planning, the department is designing flowcharts that will help visualize course sequencing. There are different types of flowcharts:
- 3+1 Flowchart: For students who started as first-time freshmen with three years on quarters, and one year on semesters. Contact CAFES Advising for your individual plan.
- 2+2 Flowchart: For students who started as first-time freshmen with two years on quarters, and two years on semesters. Contact CAFES Advising for your individual plan.
- 1+3 Flowchart: For students who started as first-time freshmen with one year on quarters, and three years on semesters. Contact CAFES Advising for your individual plan.
- Transfers Students: Meet with your academic advisor to develop a personalized graduation plan.
4 Year Semester Flowchart Links:
- Click Here for General Flowchart
- Click Here for Enology Concentration Flowchart
- Click Here for Wine Business Concentration Flowchart
- Click Here for Viticulture Concentration Flowchart
Course by Course Changes: Quarters to Semesters
On semesters, some courses will change numbers, merge with others, or no longer be offered—check here to see what’s happening to the classes you need.
Terms Typically Offered on Semesters
This chart shows which term a course is planned to be offered under the semester system for Fall 2026 to Spring 2027.
Wine and Viticulture (WVIT)
MAJOR & CONCENTRATION COURSES
| semester COURSE | QUARTER COURSE EQUIVALENT | COURSE TITLE | OFFERED FALL | OFFERED SPRING | NOTEs |
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| WVIT 1102 | WVIT 102 | Global Wine and Viticulture | X | X |
| WVIT 2202 | WVIT 202 | Fundamentals of Enology | X | X |
| WVIT 2233 | WVIT 233 | Basic Viticulture | X | X |
| WVIT 2270 | WVIT 270 | Selected Topics | X | X |
| WVIT 3300 | WVIT 300 | Survey of Grape Growing and Wine Making | X | X |
| WVIT 3301 | WVIT 301 | Wine Microbiology | X | |
| WVIT 3302 | WVIT 302 | Wine Fermentation Laboratory | X | |
| WVIT 3331 | WVIT 331 | Advanced Viticulture (Fall) | X | |
| WVIT 3333 | WVIT 333 | Advanced Viticulture (Spring) | X | |
| WVIT 3339 | WVIT 339 | Internship in Wine and Viticulture | X | X |
| WVIT 3343 | WVIT 343 | Branded Wine Marketing | X | |
| WVIT 3345 | WVIT 345 | Wine Marketing Research and Market Analysis | X | |
| WVIT 3365 | Winery Digital Media Marketing and Data Analysis | X | ||
| WVIT 3365 | WVIT 365 | Wine Analysis and Amelioration | ||
| WVIT 4400 | WVIT 400 | Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates | X | X |
| WVIT 4404 | WVIT 404 | Winemaking I | X | |
| WVIT 4405 | WVIT 405 | Winemaking II | X | |
| WVIT 4414 | WVIT 414 | Grape Pest Management | X | |
| WVIT 4423 | WVIT 423 | Wine Law and Compliance | X | X |
| WVIT 4428 | WVIT 428 | Winegrape Vineyard Management | X | |
| WVIT 4433 | WVIT 433 | Wine Industry Sales | X | |
| WVIT 4442 | WVIT 442 | Sensory Evaluation of Wine | X | X |
| WVIT 4447 | WVIT 447 | Logistics for the Global Wine Industry | X | |
| WVIT 4450 | WVIT 450 | Wine Business Plan Development | X | X |
| WVIT 4460 | WVIT 460 | Senior Project -- Wine Business | X | |
| WVIT 4463 | WVIT 463 | Issues, Trends and Careers in the Grape and Wine Industry | X | X |
| WVIT 4464 | WVIT 464 | Senior Project -- Enology and Viticulture | X | X |
| WVIT 4465 | WVIT 465 | Senior Project -- Research Experience in Enology or Viticulture | X | X |
| WVIT 4470 | WVIT 470 | Selected Advanced Topics | X | X |
| WVIT 4471 | WVIT 471 | Selected Advanced Laboratory | X | X |
| WVIT 4477 | WVIT 447 | Advanced Sensory Analysis | X |
SUPPORT COURSES
| semester COURSE | QUARTER COURSE EQUIVALENT | COURSE TITLE | OFFERED FALL | OFFERED SPRING | NOTES |
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