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We have outlined the structure of the course in addition to the process of piloting and integrating oral examinations. Structuring the course. Initially, the instructor developed a closed-book word-processed written examination in lieu of blue books with the intention of reducing grading time for Teaching Assistants (TAs). TAs were responsible for grading the examinations. After encountering difficulties with classroom technology and numerous violations of academic integrity, the instructor decided to pilot an oral examination in his diversity course. The instructor believed that modifying the grading process would result in an assessment that more directly aligns with the course learning outcomes. When the instructor first piloted the oral examination as a midterm in a large diversity course in Fall 2017, students expressed anxiety towards the new format. In order to address this uneasiness, the instructor provided sample questions and practiced responses during a midterm review, thereby modeling the behavior for success. The instructor also made modifications on the structure of the oral examination when implemented a second time in Winter 2018. In its first iteration, the instructor provided ten questions and asked students to respond to one. The following quarter, the instructor provided ten questions and asked students to respond to two. The intent being that the additional opportunities and time would increase variation in scores. Between the two quarters, the instructor also re-assessed the metrics for grading the oral examination. In the pilot, the instructor based the score solely on the student response. For the second quarter, he provided 80% of the assessment on completeness and accuracy of the student response and 20% on their confidence responding to the questions. TAs graded the confidence measure based on how much prompting students required and how quickly and certainly students responded. During the pilot, the instructor had five TAs and the following quarter he had three TAs. One of the TAs from the pilot quarter also was a TA in the second term and took a lead role in informing the other TAs of the process. All seven of the TAs are doctoral students in Anthropology. The pilot course in Fall 2017 was a general education Diversity and Race course that also was a diversity requirement. The class consisted of approximately 280 students and was relatively evenly distributed across grade levels, with slightly more representation from sophomores. The second course in Winter 2018 was Diversity and Health and consisted of approximately 170 students. Most students were in their third year and taking the course as a major requirement. Both courses were housed in the Department of Anthropology, and the latter course was also cross-listed with the Global Health Program. At the beginning of each quarter, the instructor provided students with course learning outcomes, which were listed on the course syllabi and discussed in class. While these were specific to the content of each class, both syllabi expected students to complete the course with the ability to: synthesize the anthropological concept of race or health, distinguish and define key terms, and describe and assess key concepts. During Fall 2017, there was an additional objective to have students explain key concepts because the course is an undergraduate general education requirement meant to promote diversity on campus and in society at large. While this was not included as an outcome for Winter 2018, the instructor noted in the course syllabus that memorization would not suffice and active engagement with course content was an explicit expectation. Setting. Situated in a large, public, research intensive university, this university’s mission is to transform the region and create a diverse global society by educating, generating and disseminating knowledge and creative works, and engaging in public service. Our research aligns with our university philosophy and Providing an Oral Examination as an Authentic Assessment in a Large Section, Undergraduate Diversity Class