| Month | Date | Day | Chapt. | Subject | Milestones, Possible Videos |
| January | 25 | Mon | Class and Instructor Introduction | ||
| 27 | Wed | 1 | Introduction to Planet Earth | ||
| February | 1 | Mon | Introduction to Planet Earth (cont.) | Introductory Quiz Due | |
| 3 | Wed | 2 | Plate Tectonics | ||
| 8 | Mon | Plate Tectonics (continued) | “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea”5 | ||
| 10 | Wed | Plate Tectonics (continued) | |||
| 15 | Mon | HOLIDAY - no class | Lincoln’s/Washington’s Day | ||
| 17 | Wed | Plate Tectonics (continued) | |||
| 22 | Mon | 3 | Marine Provinces | ||
| 24 | Wed | Marine Provinces (continued) | |||
| March | 1 | Mon | 4 | Marine Sediments | Exam 1 Due |
| 3 | Wed | Marine Sediments (continued) | |||
| 8 | Mon | 5 | Water and Seawater | ||
| 10 | Wed | Water and Seawater (continued) | |||
| 15 | Mon | 6 | Air / Sea Interaction | ||
| 17 | Wed | Air / Sea Interaction (continued) | |||
| 22 | Mon | 7 | Ocean Circulation | “The Big Chill”8 | |
| 24 | Wed | Ocean Circulation (continued) | Exam 2 Due | ||
| 29 | Mon | SPRING BREAK - no class | |||
| 31 | Wed | SPRING BREAK - no class | |||
| April | 5 | Mon | 8 | Waves and Water Dynamics | |
| 7 | Wed | Waves and Water Dynamics (continued) | |||
| 12 | Mon | Waves and Water Dynamics (continued) | “Killer Waves”6 | ||
| 14 | Wed | 9 | Tides | ||
| 19 | Mon | 10 | The Coast: Beaches and Shorelines | ||
| 21 | Wed | 11 | The Coastal Ocean | ||
| 26 | Mon | The Coastal Ocean (continued) | |||
| 28 | Wed | 12 | The Marine Habitat | Exam 3 Due | |
| May | 3 | Mon | The Marine Habitat (continued) | “Ocean Oasis”6 | |
| 5 | Wed | 13 | Biological Productivity / Energy | ||
| 10 | Mon | 14 | Animals of the Pelagic Environment | ||
| 12 | Wed | 15 | Animals of the Benthic Environment | Research Project Due (May 16) | |
| 17 | Mon | Climate Change and the World Ocean | |||
| 19 | Wed | The Grand Finale !!! | |||
| 24 | Mon | 9:30 – 11:30 AM à Room 406 | FINAL EXAM PERIOD | ||
| 26 | Wed | 11:59 PM, Blackboard | Final Exam Due |