| Week | Fall 2009 | Week | Spring 2010 | |
| Preview | August 31 | Preview | January 25 | |
| 1 | September 7 | 1 | February 1 | |
| 2 | September 14 | 2 | February 8 | |
| 3 | September 21 | 3 | February 15 | |
| 4 | September 28 | 4 | February 22 | |
| 5 | October 5 | 5 | March 1 | |
| 6 | October 12 | 6 | March 8 | |
| 7 | October 19 | Break | March 15 | |
| 8 | October 26 | 7 | March 22 | |
| 9 | November 2 | 8 | March 29 | |
| 10 | November 9 | 9 | April 5 | |
| 11 | November 16 | 10 | April 12 | |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 23 | 11 | April 19 | |
| 12 | November 30 | 12 | April 26 |
The dates shown below are the suggested windows for course meetings. The dates coincide with course materials.
Fall 2009 Semester
First Course Group Meeting: August 31 - September 12
Second Course Group Meeting: October 5 - 12
Final Course Group Meeting: November 30 - December 7
Spring 2010 Semester
First Course Group Meeting: January 25 - February 5
Second Course Group Meeting: March 1 - 8
Final Course Group Meeting: April 26 - May 7
Electronically-delivered learning materials will be transmitted on Monday of each week for downloading and printing by each participant. The DataStreme Ocean Weekly Ocean News and Supplemental Information files are also available by noon Eastern Time Mondays. The Weekly Ocean News file may be updated during the week as additional ocean news items occur. Additional environmental data relevant to ocean issues are linked from the homepage and always available.
A two-week start-up period is incorporated into the schedule to practice downloading and printing of electronically-delivered course materials. The same Investigations Manual activities will be delivered for both weeks, however only one week needs to be completed.