SEMESTER CONVERSION GUIDE | Sociology

This page explains how your major will transition from quarters to semesters. Use it to find catalog recommendations, equivalency guides and other resources to help you stay on track during the semester conversion.

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Catalog Recommendations

First Year Students

• Started Summer/Fall 2025: 2026-2028 Semester Catalog*
• Started Summer/Fall 2024 or prior: Talk with an Advisor about the best catalog for you

Transfer Students

• Started Summer/Fall 2025: 2026-2028 Semester Catalog* (excluding 2+2)
• Started Summer/Fall 2024 or prior: Talk with an Advisor about the best catalog for you

*Degree Progress Reports will automatically be updated to reflect 2026-28 semester requirements in mid July 2026. All other students should submit a change of catalog form in July.

Equivalency Guides

How to Read Semester Equivalency Guides

For students who will be switching to the 2026-2028 semester catalog: The Semester Equivalency Guide shows you how the quarter courses that you have taken may fulfill a semester requirement on the 2026-2028 semester catalog.

For students who will be staying on the 2022-2026 quarter catalog: The Quarter Equivalency Guide will show how required courses on the quarter catalog may be fulfilled with equivalent semester courses.

Academic Planning Resources

• 2022-2026 Quarter Catalog
• 2026-2028 Semester Catalog
• Change of catalog form (not required to change to the 2026-2028 catalog if an automatic update for your class is noted above*)
• Tentative Course Offerings
• GE Conversion Guide
• Students in their third year must declare their concentration
• Sociology concentrations and forms

Major courses that fulfill semester GEs