REL 402 - World's Living Religions
Course Assignments and Due Dates
This page provides links to the assignments for the course, and the dates they are due.
There will be a weekly Test on the week's topics, usually due by 9am Monday of the following week.
You may take each test three times, up until its due date. Tests are Open Book. Your highest score will count towards your course grade.
There will also be a weekly Discussion Board on one of the Module's topics, with a Thread to be posted by 9am Wednesday of the week of the Module, and replies to two threads to be posted by 9am Friday of the same week.
NOTE : There are 5 Essays due at various times during the semester, in addition to the weekly Tests and Discussion Boards.
NOTE : Due dates are the last possible date for submitting an assignment. For the Final Papers I strongly advise that you complete and submit at least two of them BEFORE Finals Week. Do not leave all three Papers until the last week of the semester. You should be able to write at least one of them by Mid Term Week, and if you do you will get feed-back which might help you write the other two.
Likewise, you may take each Test three times before its due date. You will receive a score after each test, with the correct answers to any questions that you missed. I suggest that you plan to take the test for the first time on the Saturday to the Module, so that you have an extra couple of days to repeat the test if you wish.
I hope this will give you practice in preparing for, and meeting, deadlines. You may find this to be a useful skill in your future studies and career.
Follow the links to the Module Pages for each week/module.
Dates refer to the Spring Semester, 2026
Print this page and keep it to remind you of the dates.
Record the dates in your calendar.
Other dates to remember :
Thursday, January 15 (at sundown) - Friday, January 16 (at sundown) - Isra and Mi'raj (Muhammad's Night Journey)
Monday, February 2 - Tu B'Shevat
Sunday, February 15 - Maha Shivaratri
Tuesday, February 17 - Chinese New Year
Tuesday, February 17 (at sundown) - Ramadan begins
Tuesday, February 17 - Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday, February 18 - Ash Wednesday, Lent begins
Monday, March 2 (at sundown) - Tuesday, March 3 (at sundown) - Purim
Wednesday, March 4 - Holi
Sunday, March 15 - Laylat al Qadr
Friday, March 20 - Eid al Fitr (Ramadan ends)
Thursday, March 26 - Rama Navami
Sunday, March 24 - Palm Sunday
Wednesday, April 1 (at sundown) - Passover begins
Friday, April 3 - Good Friday
Sunday, April 5 - Easter Day
Thursday, April 9 (at sundown) - Passover ends
Friday, April 10 - (Orthodox) Good Friday
Sunday, April 12 - (Orthodox) Easter
Thursday, May 21 (at sundown) - Saturday, May 23 (at sundown) - Shavuot
Module 1, Monday, January 12 - Sunday, January 18
- by 9am Wednesday, January 14 - Introduce yourself to your classmates, by posting an introductory message to the Discussion Board on Canvas.
- by 9am Thursday, January 15 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 1 on Canvas.
- by 9am Friday, January 16 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 1 on Canvas.
- by 9am Monday, January 19 - Submit Essay 1 to the relevant box on Canvas.
- by 12 noon Monday, January 19 - Complete Test 1 on Canvas.
Students who enter the class during the Drop-Add period (January 12-19) should endeavor to catch up with the class as soon as possible.
The Essay and Discussion Board are set up to allow late submissions.
Module 2, Tuesday, January 20 - Sunday, January 25
- by 9am Thursday, January 22 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 2 on Canvas.
- by 9am Saturday, January 24 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 2 on Canvas.
- by 12 noon Monday, January 26 - Complete Test 2 on Canvas.
Students who enter the class during the Drop-Add period (January 12-19) should endeavor to catch up with the class as soon as possible.
The Essay and Discussion Boards are set up to allow late submissions.
Module 3, Monday, January 26 - Sunday, February 1
- by 9am Wednesday, January 28 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 3
- by 9am Friday, January 30 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 3
- by 12 noon Monday, February 2 - Complete Test 3
Module 4, Monday, February 2 - Sunday, February 8
- by 9am Wednesday, February 4 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 4
- by 9am Friday, February 6 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 4
- by 9am Monday, February 9 - Submit Essay 2
- by 12 noon Monday, February 9 - Complete Test 4
Module 5, Monday, February 9 - Sunday, February 15
- by 9am Wednesday, February 11 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 5
- by 9am Friday, February 13 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 5
- by 12 noon Tuesday, February 17 - Complete Test 5
Module 6, Tuesday, February 17 - Sunday, February 22
- by 9am Thursday, February 19 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 6
- by 9am Saturday, February 21 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 6
- by 12 noon Monday, February 23 - Complete Test 6
Module 7, Monday, February 23 - Sunday, March 1
- by 9am Wednesday, February 25 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 7
- by 9am Friday, February 27 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 7
- by 9am Monday, March 2 - Submit Essay 3
- by 12 noon Monday, March 2 - Complete Test 7
There is no Mid-Term Exam this Semester.
Midterm grades will be calculated on the work received by 9am, Wednesday, March 4
Module 8, Monday, March 2 - Sunday, March 8
- by 9am Wednesday, March 4 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 8
- by 9am Friday, March 6 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 8
- by 12 noon Monday, March 16 - Complete Test 8
Module 9, Monday, March 16 - Sunday, March 22
- by 9am Wednesday, March 18 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 9
- by 9am Friday, March 20 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 9
- by 12 noon Monday, March 23 - Complete Test 9
Module 10, Monday, March 23 - Sunday, March 29
- by 9am Wednesday, March 25 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 10
- by 9am Friday, March 27 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 10
- by 9am Monday, March 30 - Submit Essay 4
- by 12 noon Monday, March 30 - Complete Test 10
Module 11, March 30 - Sunday, April 5
- by 9am Wednesday, April 1 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 11
- by 9am Friday, April 3 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 11
- by 12 noon Monday, April 6 - Complete Test 11
Module 12, Monday, April 6 - Sunday, April 12
- by 9am Wednesday, April 8 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 12
- by 9am Friday, April 10 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 12
- by 12 noon Monday, April 13 - Complete Test 12
Module 13, Monday, April 13 - Sunday, April 19
- by 9am Wednesday, April 15 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 13
- by 9am Friday, April 17 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 13
- by 9am Monday, April 20 - Submit Essay 5
- by 12 noon Monday, April 20 - Complete Test 13
Module 14, Monday, April 20 - Sunday, April 26
- by 9am Wednesday, April 22 - Post your Thread to Discussion Board 14
- by 9am Friday, April 24 - Reply to two of your classmates' Threads on Discussion Board 14
- by 12 noon Monday, April 27 - Complete Test 14
Module 15, Monday, April 27 - Sunday, May 3
- by 9am, Wednesday, April 29 - Post a final message to your classmates on the Discussion Board
- by 9am, Monday, May 4 - Submit your three Term Papers
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