Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.
| Week Starts | Topic | Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines | Due Date | Possible Points |
| 20 May | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Discussion Post | Midnight Thursday 23 May |
15 |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph |
Midnight Sunday 26 May |
50 | |
| 27 May | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (26 May) |
Midnight Wednesday 29 May |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean | Unit 4 Extra Credit |
Midnight Thursday 30 May |
||
| Digital Project choice of topic and type of project | Midnight Sunday 16 June |
|||
| Digital Project assignment | Midnight Sunday 23 June |
|||
| Unit 5: Classical South Asia Unit 6: Classical China |
Ramayana paper |
Midnight Sunday 2 June |
100 | |
| 3 June | Unit 7: Islam | Discussion post/respond | Midnight Wednesday 5 June |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Midnight Thursday 6 June |
150 | |
| Unit 9: Mesoamerica | Midnight Sunday 9 June |
|||
| 10 June | Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages | Wikipedia Analysis paper |
Midnight Wednesday 12 June |
100 |
| Unit 11: Mongols | Midnight Thursday 13 June |
|||
| Unit 12: African Society | Ibn Battuta group project Last Withdrawal Date (14 June) |
Midnight Sunday 16 June |
100 | |
| 17 June | Unit 13: Japan | Discussion post/respond |
Midnight Thursday 20 June |
5 |
| Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation | (Digital project from unit 4 due) | Midnight Sunday 23 June |
||
| 24 June | Unit 15: Explorations | Final exam | Midnight Thursday 27 June |
200 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Discussion posting Course End Date (30 June) |
Midnight Sunday 30 June |
25 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F