| Week Starts | Topic | Assignments/Critical course Deadlines | Assignment Due Date |
Possible Points |
| 20 May |
Unit 1: Introduction | Required Introduction paragraph | 8 am 21 May |
50 |
| 26 May |
Unit 2: Pre-History | Required Pre-History paragraph |
8 am 29 May |
50 |
| Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Required Gilgamesh paper; First Assignment Due Date Deadline (26 May) | 8 am 31 May |
100 | |
| Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean | Required Ancient paragraph | 8 am 3 June |
50 | |
| 2 June |
Unit 5: Classical South Asia | *Optional Ramayana paper | 8 am 5 June |
(100) |
| Unit 6: Mesoamerica | Optional Quiché paragraph | 8 am 7 June |
(25) | |
| Unit 7: Classical China | *Optional Confucius paper | 8 am 10 June |
(100) | |
| 9 June |
Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam Due Date; Last Withdrawal Date (14 June) | 14 June | 150 |
| Unit 9: Islam and Empire | Required Hadith paragraph | 8 am 17 June |
50 | |
| 16 June |
Unit 10: African Society | Required Ibn Battuta paragraph | 8 am 19 June |
50 |
| Unit 11: Mongols | Optional Mongol paragraph | 8 am 21 June |
(25) | |
| Unit 12: Japan | Required Web paper | 8 am 24 June |
100 | |
| 23 June |
Unit 13: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages | Extra Credit Special Project paper | 8 am 26 June |
(50-100) |
| Unit 14: Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration | *Optional De Las Casas paper | 8 am 28 June |
(100) | |
| Unit 15: Final Exam | Final exam; Course End Date (30 June) | 29 June | 250 | |
| Any Week | Online Discussion (Post during the course.) | 50 | ||
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
There are specific assignment deadlines in this course, and these are listed on the course schedule. You may submit any of the course assignments, or optional course assignments late, but the maximum point value will then be reduced by one-half. You may not submit late extra credit work. You may not take a required exam late.
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F
Please remember that You must pass the final exam with a grade of at least "C" (175/250) in order to earn a grade of "C" or better in this course.