Here is our weekly schedule. New Modules will be activated at the end of each week (by Sunday evening), unless otherwise noted.
| DATE | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENTS | |
| WEEK 1: 8/28-8/30/26 | * Module 1: Course Introduction | * Discussion Board #1: Introductions * Discussion Boards posts are due by midnight, Sunday, 8/30/2026. | |
| WEEK 2: 8/31-9/6 | *Module 3: Ideology | * Discussion Board posts 1 and 2 * Module 3 Reading response paper | |
| WEEK 3: 9/7-9/13 | * Module 4: What is Social Class? | See assignments in the module. | |
| WEEK 4: 9/14-9/20 | * Module 5: What is Social Class | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 5: 9/21-9/27 | * Module 5: What is Social Class – Part 2 | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 6: 9/28-10/4 | * Module 6: How Class Influenced the Constitution | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 7: 10/5-10/11 | * Module 7: The Structure of US Government | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 8: 10/12-10/18 | * First Exam | * First Exam. * Due date: 10/18/2026 | |
| WEEK 9: 10/19-10/26 | * Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | * NOTE: this week you should focus on the study of the Bill of Rights | |
| WEEK 10: 10/26-11/1 | * Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | * NOTE: this week you should focus on the War on Terror, and the Patriot Act | |
| WEEK 11: 11/2-11/8 | * Module 11: The Court System | ||
| WEEK 12: 11/9-11/15 | * Module 11: The Court System | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 13: 11/16-11/22 | * Module 12: The Supreme Court in Action: The Wal-Mart Case | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 14: 11/23-11/29 | * Module 13: MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” | * Discussion Board 13 and Reading Response Paper 13 | |
| WEEK 15: 11/30-12/6 | * Module 14: On Racialized Capitalism | * See assignments in module. | |
| WEEK 16: 12/7-12/16 | * Module 15: Second Exam | * Second Exam. * DUE DATE: 12/16/2026, Wednesday, by midnight. * Any outstanding assignments should be submitted during this week as well. | |
