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 |
| 10 January | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post | 8 am 11 January |
15+ |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph |
8 am 15 January |
50 | |
| 15 January | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (18 January) |
8 am 18 January |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean | Unit 4 Extra Credit |
8 am 22 January |
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| Digital Project choice of topic and type of project | 8 am 19 February |
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| Digital Project assignment | 8 am 26 February |
150 | ||
| 22 January | Unit 5: Classical South Asia | Ramayana paper | 8 am 25 January |
100 |
| Unit 6: Classical China | 8 am 29 January |
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| 29 January | Unit 7: Islam | Canvas post/respond | 8 am 1 February |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Anytime before or on 5 February |
150 | |
| 5 February | Unit 9: Mesoamerica | 8 am 8 February |
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| Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages | Wikipedia Analysis paper Last Withdrawal Date (12 February) |
8 am 12 February |
100 | |
| 12 February | Unit 11: Mongols | 8 am 15 February |
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| Unit 12: African Society | Ibn Battuta group project | 8 am 19 February |
100 | |
| 19 February | Unit 13: Japan | Canvas post/respond | 8 am 22 February |
5 |
| Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation | (Digital project from unit 4 due) | 8 am 26 February |
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| 26 February | Unit 15: Explorations | Final exam | Anytime before or on 1 March |
200 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Canvas posting Course End Date (6 March) |
8 am 5 March |
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