diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
index 18ac4313d9..10bd7ad9ae 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/models.py
@@ -299,7 +299,10 @@ class PhotoVerification(StatusModel):
                     return ('none', error_msg)
 
             if attempt.created_at < cls._earliest_allowed_date():
-                return ('expired', error_msg)
+                return (
+                    'expired',
+                    _("Your {platform_name} verification has expired.").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
+                )
 
             # If someone is denied their original verification attempt, they can try to reverify.
             # However, if a midcourse reverification is denied, that denial is permanent.
@@ -742,7 +745,7 @@ class SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification(PhotoVerification):
             ("photoIdReasons", "Text not clear"): _("We couldn't read your name from your photo ID image."),
             ("generalReasons", "Name mismatch"): _("The name associated with your account and the name on your ID do not match."),
             ("userPhotoReasons", "Image not clear"): _("The image of your face was not clear."),
-            ("userPhotoReasons", "Face out of view"): _("Your face was not visible in your self-photo"),
+            ("userPhotoReasons", "Face out of view"): _("Your face was not visible in your self-photo."),
         }
 
         try:
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py
index 4f1b3beecf..cbbc3160d7 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/verify_student/tests/test_models.py
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ class TestPhotoVerification(TestCase):
         reverify_status = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user=user, window=window)
         self.assertEquals(reverify_status, ('denied', ''))
 
+        reverify_attempt.status = 'approved'
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        reverify_attempt.created_at = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification._earliest_allowed_date() + timedelta(days=-1)
+        reverify_attempt.save()
+        reverify_status = SoftwareSecurePhotoVerification.user_status(user=user, window=window)
+        message = 'Your {platform_name} verification has expired.'.format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)
+        self.assertEquals(reverify_status, ('expired', message))
+
     def test_display(self):
         user = UserFactory.create()
         window = MidcourseReverificationWindowFactory()
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
index 65ccedb323..b605b35e73 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard/_dashboard_status_verification.html
@@ -38,23 +38,23 @@
 
 %endif
 
-%if verification_status == 'must_reverify':
+%if verification_status in ['must_reverify', 'expired']:
 <li class="status status-verification is-denied">
-  <span class="title status-title">${_("ID-Verification Status")}</span>
+<span class="title status-title">${_("{platform_name} Verification Status").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}</span>
 
   <div class="status-data">
     <span class="status-data-message">${verification_msg}</span>
 
     <ul class="list-actions">
     <li class="action-item action-item-reverify">
-      <a href="${reverse('verify_student_reverify')}" class="action action-reverify">${_("Re-verify Yourself")}</a>
+      <a href="${reverse('verify_student_reverify')}" class="action action-reverify">${_("Resubmit Verification")}</a>
     </li>
     </ul>
 
     <div class="status-note">
       <span class="deco-arrow"></span>
 
-      <p>${_("If you fail to pass a verification attempt before your course ends, you will not receive a verified certificate.")}</p>
+      <p>${_("To receive a verified certificate, you have to submit a new photo of yourself and your government-issued photo ID before the course ends.")}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </li>