| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC |
| 1 | Sept. 2 | 1. Introduction and Protozoans |
| 2 | Sept 6 | No Class | Sept 9 | 2. Protozoans and Sponges |
| 3 | Sept. 13 | 3. Cnidarians: Hydroids |
| Sept. 16 | 4. Cnidarians: Scyphozoans and Anthozoans | |
| 4 | Sept. 20 | 5. Ctenophorans: comb jellies |
| Sept. 23 | 6. Protostomes: Intro. to Annelids | |
| 5 | Sept. 27 | 7. Annelids: Polychaete worms |
| Sept. 30 | 8. Protostomes: Intro. to Molluscs | 6 | Oct. 4 | HOUR EXAM #1: Protozoans thru Annelids | Oct 7 | 10. Molluscs: chitons and snails | 7 | Oct. 11 | 11. Molluscs: misc. and Bivalves | Oct. 14 | 12. Molluscs: Bivalves | 8 | Oct. 18 | 13. Molluscs: Cuttlefish, squids, and Octopi |
| Oct. 21 | 14. Ecology of Molluscs | |
| 9 | Oct. 25 | 15. Intro to the Arthropods |
| Oct 28 | 16. Lower Crustaceans | |
| 10 | Nov. 1 | 17. Higher crustaceans |
| Nov. 4 | 18. Chelicerates and Minor arthropods | |
| 11 | Nov. 8 | 19. Insects and other Unirames |
| Nov. 11 | 20. Intro to the Deuterostomes | |
| 12 | Nov. 15 | 21. HOUR EXAM #2 Molluscs thru Arthropods |
| Nov. 18 | 22. Echinoderms: Asteroids | |
| 13 | Nov. 23 | 23. Echinoderms: Sea urchins |
| Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving Recess - No Class | |
| 14 | Nov. 29 | 24. Echinoderms: Sea cucumbers |
| Dec. 2 | 25. Intro to the Higher Invertebrates | |
| 15 | Dec. 6 | 26. Intro to the Chordates |
| Dec. 9 | 27. Invertebrate evolution | |
| 16 | Dec. 13 | 28. Summary of the Deuterostomes |
| Dec. 16 | FINAL EXAM: thru the Deuterostomes ARC Rm. 206, 12:00-3:00 PM |
