| DATE | TOPIC |
| Aug. 25-27 | Intro and Fossil Preservation |
| Aug. 30 | Sedimentary Environments and Preservation |
| September 1 | Modes of Fossil Preservation and Fossil Record |
| September 3 | Geologic Principles |
| Sept. 13 | Taxonomy |
| Sept. 15 | Taxonomy and Origin of Life |
| Sept. 20 | Origin of Life & Precambrian Fossils |
| Sept. 22 | Eukaryote and Metazoan Fossils |
| Sept. 24 | Evolution |
Oct. 4-6 Oct. 11-15 |
| Oct. 18 | Early Paleozoic Life |
| Oct. 20 | Paleozoic Life, Vertebrate Evolution |
| Oct. 22 | PZ Life, Amphibians and Early Reptiles |
| Oct. 29 | Plants, Extinction, MZ Vertebrates |
| Nov. 1 | Dinosaurs |
| Nov. 12 | Birds, Flying Reptiles and MZ Marine Life |
| Nov. 15 | Cretaceous (K)/Tertiary (T) Extinction |
| Nov. 17 | Mammals and Early Cenozoic Life |
| Nov. 19 | Late Cenozoic Life |
| Nov. 22 | Human Evolution |
| Nov. 29 | Cenozoic Climate |
| Dec. 6 | In-class Mystery Fossils |