upcoming wine & viticulture curriculum changes AWS

UPCOMING WINE & VITICULTURE CURRICULUM CHANGES Students on the 2013-2015 catalog Major Required Courses: ALL CONCENTRATIONS = Equivalent Future Course Offering  AGB 401 = either AGB 369-Ag. Personnel Mgmt. OR BUS 384-Human Resources Mgmt. o Neither class includes USCP requirement so make sure your university requirement has already been fulfilled. If not, try to take a USCP with a remaining GE course.  WVIT 231/232 = WVIT 233-Basic Viticulture Concentration Courses: ENOLOGY = Equivalent Future Course Offering  WVIT 203 = no longer offered. We use a completed unit to automatically cover the requirement  SENIOR PROJECT CHANGES TO WVIT 361/461 (2) & WVIT 462 (2): Please review changes listed in last section of document Concentration Courses: WINE BUSINESS = Equivalent Future Course Offering  AGB 422-Transportation & Logistics in Global Ag. Bus. = WVIT 447 – (Tentative offering W, SP) Concentration Courses: VITICULTURE = Equivalent Future Course Offering  SENIOR PROJECT CHANGES TO WVIT 361/461 (2) & WVIT 462 (2): Please review changes listed in last section of document  BOT 323 = AEPS/BOT 323-Plant Pathology  PPSC 311 = AEPS 313-Agriculture Entomology  PPSC 321 = AEPS 321-Weed Biology & Management  WVIT 415 = WVIT 333-Advanced Viticulture: Spring  You are required to take 6 total units of the Winegrape Growing series: WVIT 424 - Fall (2), WVIT 425 - Winter (2), WVIT 426 - Spring (2), WVIT 427 - Summer (2) o The equivalent option next year will be WVIT 428 (4 units) AND o WVIT 426 (2 units) – only offered SPRING 2017  Dan Rodrigues is instructing both courses and will accommodate lack of prerequisites or course time conflicts. o If you have already completed 2 units of the series but still need 4 units: Take WVIT 428 (4 units) in 2017-2018 to fulfill the requirement o If you have already completed 4 units of the series but still need 2 units, you are STRONGLY encouraged to: Take WVIT 426 (2 units) in SPRING 2017 to finish the requirement o If you have NOT completed any of the 6 units, you are STRONGLY encouraged to: Take WVIT 426 (2 units) in SPRING 2017 Take WVIT 428 (4 units) in 2017-2018 

Please note – Your PolyPlanner course options might not reflect WVIT 428 due to your catalog year. If that is the case, place your 424, 425, 426, or 427 courses as accurately as possible.

If you have any problems regarding the Winegrape Growing series, contact Department Head, Dr. Lecat ([email protected]) and we will find a customized solution

Students on the 2015-2017 catalog Major Required Courses: ALL CONCENTRATIONS = Equivalent Future Course Offering  WVIT 231/232 = WVIT 233-Basic Viticulture Concentration Courses: WINE BUSINESS = Equivalent Future Course Offering  No noteworthy changes to concentration Concentration Courses: ENOLOGY = Equivalent Future Course Offering  SENIOR PROJECT CHANGES TO WVIT 361/461 (2) & WVIT 462 (2): Please review changes listed in last section of document Concentration Courses: VITICULTURE = Equivalent Future Course Offering  SENIOR PROJECT CHANGES TO WVIT 361/461 (2) & WVIT 462 (2): Please review changes listed in last section of document  You are required to take 4 total units of the Winegrape Growing series: WVIT 424 - Fall (2), WVIT 425 - Winter (2), WVIT 426 - Spring (2), WVIT 427 - Summer (2) o The equivalent option next year will be WVIT 428 (4 units) and will automatically replace your Wine Grape growing series for 4 total units  This might impact your 2017-2018 projected course schedule, so please plan accordingly  Please note – Your PolyPlanner course options might not reflect WVIT 428 due to your catalog year. If that is the case, place your 424, 425, 426, or 427 courses as accurately as possible. If you have any problems regarding the Winegrape Growing series, contact Department Head, Dr. Lecat ([email protected]) and we will find a customized solution

SENIOR PROJECT: 2013-2015 AND 2015-2017 catalogs 

WVIT 361/461 (2) & WVIT 462 (2) will consist of two options: o WVIT 464: Senior Project (4 units, one quarter lecture course)  Logistics: Most viticulture and enology students will take this requirement to fulfill senior project  Description: Designed for critical review of literature and analysis of different studies. o WVIT 465: Senior Project (2 units repeatable up to 4 units total)  Logistics: Students will enroll in two, 2 unit sections in 1 quarter. This allows for multi-quarter flexibility by the project and faculty, if needed. Taught as an independent study. Students will not be designing their own experiment and a permission number from the faculty member will be required.  Description: Designed to incorporate senior project students into existing, grant funded, active research projects of our faculty. The student will assist in data collection and analysis of a small portion of our research projects.

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Students that completed or have enrolled in WVIT 361/461: o You are STRONGLY encouraged to complete WVIT 462 during spring 2017 o Those unable to complete WVIT 462 in spring or are taking WVIT 361 in spring can enroll in WVIT 465 under appropriate faculty and follow the original WVIT 462 structure.

Last Update V4_BL-March 24, 2017