In addition, the course reviews some learning skills and explores related academic and career advising topics. The portfolio must be completed in draft form by the end of the semester. Concurrently with the Routes to Adult Learning class, a student may enroll in additional course work. A faculty adviser will be assigned to assist the student to complete the portfolio and to select courses appropriate to his or her academic goals. The adviser will continue to monitor the student's progress until he or she completes the assessment process, chooses a major, and is assigned a departmental major adviser.
Portfolio assessment occurs in the second half of the second semester.
The actual awarding of credit will be contingent upon completion of a minimum of twelve PLU credits with a GPA of 2.5 or better. Many AURA students work full-time and some can take only one course each semester. Pursuing coursework at the rate of one course a semester is permissible. The AURA student completes Psychology 401 in the Fall, and the portfolio is due by March 1 of the subsequent semester. A student applies for assessment by submitting three final copies of the portfolio and the completed application for assessment, and by paying the assessment fee.