diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index cfd0664618..428a84799a 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'  # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'  # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
 
 LANGUAGES = lms.envs.common.LANGUAGES
+LANGUAGE_DICT = dict(LANGUAGES)
+
 USE_I18N = True
 USE_L10N = True
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/lang_pref/api.py b/common/djangoapps/lang_pref/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18b98c1e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/lang_pref/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+""" Python API for language and translation management. """
+
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import get_language
+from dark_lang.models import DarkLangConfig
+
+
+# Named tuples can be referenced using object-like variable
+# deferencing, making the use of tuples more readable by
+# eliminating the need to see the context of the tuple packing.
+Language = namedtuple('Language', 'code name')
+
+
+def released_languages():
+    """Retrieve the list of released languages.
+
+    Constructs a list of Language tuples by intersecting the
+    list of valid language tuples with the list of released
+    language codes.
+
+    Returns:
+       list of Language: Languages in which full translations are available.
+
+    Example:
+
+        >>> print released_languages()
+        [Language(code='en', name=u'English'), Language(code='fr', name=u'Français')]
+
+    """
+    released_language_codes = DarkLangConfig.current().released_languages_list
+    default_language_code = settings.LANGUAGE_CODE
+
+    if default_language_code not in released_language_codes:
+        released_language_codes.append(default_language_code)
+        released_language_codes.sort()
+
+    # Intersect the list of valid language tuples with the list
+    # of release language codes
+    released_languages = [
+        Language(tuple[0], tuple[1])
+        for tuple in settings.LANGUAGES
+        if tuple[0] in released_language_codes
+    ]
+
+    return released_languages
+
+
+def preferred_language(preferred_language_code):
+    """Retrieve the name of the user's preferred language.
+
+    Note:
+        The preferred_language_code may be None. If this is the case,
+        the if/else block will handle it by returning either the active
+        language or the default language.
+
+    Args:
+        preferred_language_code (str): The ISO 639 code corresponding
+            to the user's preferred language.
+
+    Returns:
+       unicode: The name of the user's preferred language.
+
+    """
+    active_language_code = get_language()
+
+    if preferred_language_code in settings.LANGUAGE_DICT:
+        # If the user has indicated a preference for a valid
+        # language, record their preferred language
+        preferred_language = settings.LANGUAGE_DICT[preferred_language_code]
+    elif active_language_code in settings.LANGUAGE_DICT:
+        # Otherwise, set the language used in the current thread
+        # as the preferred language
+        preferred_language = settings.LANGUAGE_DICT[active_language_code]
+    else:
+        # Otherwise, use the default language
+        preferred_language = settings.LANGUAGE_DICT[settings.LANGUAGE_CODE]
+
+    return preferred_language
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/lang_pref/tests/test_api.py b/common/djangoapps/lang_pref/tests/test_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2362fbc0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/djangoapps/lang_pref/tests/test_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+""" Tests for the language API. """
+
+from django.test import TestCase
+import ddt
+
+from lang_pref import api as language_api
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class LanguageApiTest(TestCase):
+
+    INVALID_LANGUAGE_CODES = ['', 'foo']
+
+    def test_released_languages(self):
+        released_languages = language_api.released_languages()
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(len(released_languages), 1)
+
+    def test_preferred_language(self):
+        preferred_language = language_api.preferred_language('fr')
+        self.assertEqual(preferred_language, u'Français')
+
+    @ddt.data(*INVALID_LANGUAGE_CODES)
+    def test_invalid_preferred_language(self, language_code):
+        preferred_language = language_api.preferred_language(language_code)
+        self.assertEqual(preferred_language, u'English')
+
+    def test_no_preferred_language(self):
+        preferred_language = language_api.preferred_language(None)
+        self.assertEqual(preferred_language, u'English')
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/account.py b/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/account.py
index aa17e0bf91..4281326860 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/account.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/account.py
@@ -414,4 +414,3 @@ def _validate_email(email):
         raise AccountEmailInvalid(
             u"Email '{email}' format is not valid".format(email=email)
         )
-
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py b/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py
index b9b4c934ff..b985d3c039 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/user_api/api/profile.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ but does NOT include basic account information such as username, password, and
 email address.
 
 """
-from user_api.models import UserProfile
+
+from user_api.models import User, UserProfile, UserPreference
 from user_api.helpers import intercept_errors
 
 
@@ -43,13 +44,13 @@ FULL_NAME_MAX_LENGTH = 255
 
 @intercept_errors(ProfileInternalError, ignore_errors=[ProfileRequestError])
 def profile_info(username):
-    """Retrieve a user's profile information
+    """Retrieve a user's profile information.
 
     Searches either by username or email.
 
     At least one of the keyword args must be provided.
 
-    Arguments:
+    Args:
         username (unicode): The username of the account to retrieve.
 
     Returns:
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def update_profile(username, full_name=None):
     Args:
         username (unicode): The username associated with the account.
 
-    Keyword Arguments:
+    Keyword Args:
         full_name (unicode): If provided, set the user's full name to this value.
 
     Returns:
@@ -102,31 +103,48 @@ def update_profile(username, full_name=None):
 
 
 @intercept_errors(ProfileInternalError, ignore_errors=[ProfileRequestError])
-def preference_info(username, preference_name):
+def preference_info(username):
     """Retrieve information about a user's preferences.
 
-    Arguments:
+    Args:
         username (unicode): The username of the account to retrieve.
-        preference_name (unicode): The name of the preference to retrieve.
 
     Returns:
-        The JSON-deserialized value.
+        dict: Empty if there is no user
 
     """
-    pass
+    preferences = UserPreference.objects.filter(user__username=username)
+
+    preferences_dict = {}
+    for preference in preferences:
+        preferences_dict[preference.key] = preference.value
+
+    return preferences_dict
 
 
 @intercept_errors(ProfileInternalError, ignore_errors=[ProfileRequestError])
-def update_preference(username, preference_name, preference_value):
-    """Update a user's preference.
+def update_preferences(username, **kwargs):
+    """Update a user's preferences.
 
-    Arguments:
+    Sets the provided preferences for the given user.
+
+    Args:
         username (unicode): The username of the account to retrieve.
-        preference_name (unicode): The name of the preference to set.
-        preference_value (JSON-serializable): The new value for the preference.
+
+    Keyword Args:
+        **kwargs (unicode): Arbitrary key-value preference pairs
 
     Returns:
         None
 
+    Raises:
+        ProfileUserNotFound
+
     """
-    pass
+    try:
+        user = User.objects.get(username=username)
+    except User.DoesNotExist:
+        raise ProfileUserNotFound
+    else:
+        for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
+            UserPreference.set_preference(user, key, value)
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_profile_api.py b/common/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_profile_api.py
index 7421457a44..823985588c 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_profile_api.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/user_api/tests/test_profile_api.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 import ddt
 from nose.tools import raises
 from dateutil.parser import parse as parse_datetime
+
 from user_api.api import account as account_api
 from user_api.api import profile as profile_api
 from user_api.models import UserProfile
@@ -13,9 +14,9 @@ from user_api.models import UserProfile
 @ddt.ddt
 class ProfileApiTest(TestCase):
 
-    USERNAME = u"frank-underwood"
-    PASSWORD = u"ṕáśśẃőŕd"
-    EMAIL = u"frank+underwood@example.com"
+    USERNAME = u'frank-underwood'
+    PASSWORD = u'ṕáśśẃőŕd'
+    EMAIL = u'frank+underwood@example.com'
 
     def test_create_profile(self):
         # Create a new account, which should have an empty profile by default.
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ class ProfileApiTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_update_full_name(self):
         account_api.create_account(self.USERNAME, self.PASSWORD, self.EMAIL)
-        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name=u"ȻħȺɍłɇs")
-        profile = profile_api.profile_info(username=self.USERNAME)
-        self.assertEqual(profile['full_name'], u"ȻħȺɍłɇs")
+        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name=u'ȻħȺɍłɇs')
+        profile = profile_api.profile_info(self.USERNAME)
+        self.assertEqual(profile['full_name'], u'ȻħȺɍłɇs')
 
     @raises(profile_api.ProfileInvalidField)
     @ddt.data('', 'a' * profile_api.FULL_NAME_MAX_LENGTH + 'a')
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ class ProfileApiTest(TestCase):
 
     @raises(profile_api.ProfileUserNotFound)
     def test_update_profile_no_user(self):
-        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name="test")
+        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name='test')
 
     def test_retrieve_profile_no_user(self):
-        profile = profile_api.profile_info("does not exist")
+        profile = profile_api.profile_info('does not exist')
         self.assertIs(profile, None)
 
     def test_record_name_change_history(self):
@@ -55,30 +56,53 @@ class ProfileApiTest(TestCase):
         # Change the name once
         # Since the original name was an empty string, expect that the list
         # of old names is empty
-        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name="new name")
+        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name='new name')
         meta = UserProfile.objects.get(user__username=self.USERNAME).get_meta()
         self.assertEqual(meta, {})
 
         # Change the name again and expect the new name is stored in the history
-        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name="another new name")
+        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name='another new name')
         meta = UserProfile.objects.get(user__username=self.USERNAME).get_meta()
 
         self.assertEqual(len(meta['old_names']), 1)
         name, rationale, timestamp = meta['old_names'][0]
-        self.assertEqual(name, "new name")
-        self.assertEqual(rationale, u"")
+        self.assertEqual(name, 'new name')
+        self.assertEqual(rationale, u'')
         self._assert_is_datetime(timestamp)
 
         # Change the name a third time and expect both names are stored in the history
-        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name="yet another new name")
+        profile_api.update_profile(self.USERNAME, full_name='yet another new name')
         meta = UserProfile.objects.get(user__username=self.USERNAME).get_meta()
 
         self.assertEqual(len(meta['old_names']), 2)
         name, rationale, timestamp = meta['old_names'][1]
-        self.assertEqual(name, "another new name")
-        self.assertEqual(rationale, u"")
+        self.assertEqual(name, 'another new name')
+        self.assertEqual(rationale, u'')
         self._assert_is_datetime(timestamp)
 
+    def test_update_and_retrieve_preference_info(self):
+        account_api.create_account(self.USERNAME, self.PASSWORD, self.EMAIL)
+
+        profile_api.update_preferences(self.USERNAME, preference_key='preference_value')
+
+        preferences = profile_api.preference_info(self.USERNAME)
+        self.assertEqual(preferences['preference_key'], 'preference_value')
+
+    @raises(profile_api.ProfileUserNotFound)
+    def test_retrieve_and_update_preference_info_no_user(self):
+        preferences = profile_api.preference_info(self.USERNAME)
+        self.assertEqual(preferences, {})
+
+        profile_api.update_preferences(self.USERNAME, preference_key='preference_value')
+
+    def test_update_and_retrieve_preference_info_unicode(self):
+        account_api.create_account(self.USERNAME, self.PASSWORD, self.EMAIL)
+
+        profile_api.update_preferences(self.USERNAME, **{u'ⓟⓡⓔⓕⓔⓡⓔⓝⓒⓔ_ⓚⓔⓨ': u'ǝnןɐʌ_ǝɔuǝɹǝɟǝɹd'})
+
+        preferences = profile_api.preference_info(self.USERNAME)
+        self.assertEqual(preferences[u'ⓟⓡⓔⓕⓔⓡⓔⓝⓒⓔ_ⓚⓔⓨ'], u'ǝnןɐʌ_ǝɔuǝɹǝɟǝɹd')
+
     def _assert_is_datetime(self, timestamp):
         if not timestamp:
             return False
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/test/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/test/test_views.py
index c3e522e18e..adb8b8b7e2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/test/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/test/test_views.py
@@ -56,24 +56,6 @@ class StudentAccountViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
         result = self.client.login(username=self.USERNAME, password=self.PASSWORD)
         self.assertTrue(result)
 
-    def _change_email(self, new_email, password):
-        """Request to change the user's email. """
-        data = {}
-
-        if new_email is not None:
-            data['new_email'] = new_email
-        if password is not None:
-            # We can't pass a Unicode object to urlencode, so we encode the Unicode object
-            data['password'] = password.encode('utf-8')
-
-        response = self.client.put(
-            path=reverse('email_change_request'),
-            data=urlencode(data),
-            content_type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
-        )
-
-        return response
-
     def test_index(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('account_index'))
         self.assertContains(response, "Student Account")
@@ -153,7 +135,7 @@ class StudentAccountViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
         response = self._change_email(invalid_email, self.PASSWORD)
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 400)
 
-    def test_email_change_confirmation_handler(self):
+    def test_email_change_confirmation(self):
         # Get an email change activation key
         activation_key = account_api.request_email_change(self.USERNAME, self.NEW_EMAIL, self.PASSWORD)
 
@@ -242,3 +224,21 @@ class StudentAccountViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(email.to, expected_to)
         self.assertIn(expected_subject, email.subject)
         self.assertIn(expected_body, email.body)
+
+    def _change_email(self, new_email, password):
+        """Request to change the user's email. """
+        data = {}
+
+        if new_email is not None:
+            data['new_email'] = new_email
+        if password is not None:
+            # We can't pass a Unicode object to urlencode, so we encode the Unicode object
+            data['password'] = password.encode('utf-8')
+
+        response = self.client.put(
+            path=reverse('email_change_request'),
+            data=urlencode(data),
+            content_type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+        )
+
+        return response
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
index 4fba5f7c8a..d1344e881a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_account/views.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response, render_to_string
 from microsite_configuration import microsite
+
 from user_api.api import account as account_api
 from user_api.api import profile as profile_api
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/test/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/test/test_views.py
index ffb4ab6404..c933242c1d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/test/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/test/test_views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 """ Tests for student profile views. """
 
 from urllib import urlencode
+from collections import namedtuple
+
 from mock import patch
 import ddt
 from django.test import TestCase
@@ -11,16 +13,26 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from util.testing import UrlResetMixin
 from user_api.api import account as account_api
 from user_api.api import profile as profile_api
+from lang_pref import LANGUAGE_KEY
 
 
 @ddt.ddt
 class StudentProfileViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
     """ Tests for the student profile views. """
 
-    USERNAME = u"heisenberg"
-    PASSWORD = u"ḅḷüëṡḳÿ"
-    EMAIL = u"walt@savewalterwhite.com"
-    FULL_NAME = u"𝖂𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖂𝖍𝖎𝖙𝖊"
+    USERNAME = u'heisenberg'
+    PASSWORD = u'ḅḷüëṡḳÿ'
+    EMAIL = u'walt@savewalterwhite.com'
+    FULL_NAME = u'𝖂𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖂𝖍𝖎𝖙𝖊'
+
+    Language = namedtuple('Language', 'code name')
+    NEW_LANGUAGE = Language('fr', u'Français')
+
+    INVALID_LANGUAGE_CODES = [
+        '',
+        'foo',
+        'en@pirate',
+    ]
 
     @patch.dict(settings.FEATURES, {'ENABLE_NEW_DASHBOARD': True})
     def setUp(self):
@@ -37,38 +49,77 @@ class StudentProfileViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
     def test_index(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('profile_index'))
         self.assertContains(response, "Student Profile")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Change My Name")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Change Preferred Language")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Connected Accounts")
 
-    def test_name_change_handler(self):
+    def test_name_change(self):
         # Verify that the name on the account is blank
         profile_info = profile_api.profile_info(self.USERNAME)
-        self.assertEquals(profile_info['full_name'], '')
+        self.assertEqual(profile_info['full_name'], '')
 
         response = self._change_name(self.FULL_NAME)
-        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 204)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 204)
 
         # Verify that the name on the account has been changed
         profile_info = profile_api.profile_info(self.USERNAME)
-        self.assertEquals(profile_info['full_name'], self.FULL_NAME)
+        self.assertEqual(profile_info['full_name'], self.FULL_NAME)
 
     def test_name_change_invalid(self):
         # Name cannot be an empty string
         response = self._change_name('')
-        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
 
     def test_name_change_missing_params(self):
         response = self._change_name(None)
-        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
 
     @patch('student_profile.views.profile_api.update_profile')
-    def test_name_change_internal_error(self, mock_call):
+    def test_name_change_internal_error(self, mock_update_profile):
         # This can't happen if the user is logged in, but test it anyway
-        mock_call.side_effect = profile_api.ProfileUserNotFound
+        mock_update_profile.side_effect = profile_api.ProfileUserNotFound
         response = self._change_name(self.FULL_NAME)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 500)
 
+    @patch('student_profile.views.language_api.released_languages')
+    def test_language_change(self, mock_released_languages):
+        mock_released_languages.return_value = [self.NEW_LANGUAGE]
+
+        # Set French as the user's preferred language
+        response = self._change_language(self.NEW_LANGUAGE.code)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 204)
+
+        # Verify that French is now the user's preferred language
+        preferences = profile_api.preference_info(self.USERNAME)
+        self.assertEqual(preferences[LANGUAGE_KEY], self.NEW_LANGUAGE.code)
+
+        # Verify that the page reloads in French
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('profile_index'))
+        self.assertContains(response, "Merci de choisir la langue")
+
+    @ddt.data(*INVALID_LANGUAGE_CODES)
+    def test_change_to_invalid_or_unreleased_language(self, language_code):
+        response = self._change_language(language_code)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
+    def test_change_to_missing_language(self):
+        response = self._change_language(None)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+
+    @patch('student_profile.views.profile_api.update_preferences')
+    @patch('student_profile.views.language_api.released_languages')
+    def test_language_change_missing_profile(self, mock_released_languages, mock_update_preferences):
+        # This can't happen if the user is logged in, but test it anyway
+        mock_released_languages.return_value = [self.NEW_LANGUAGE]
+        mock_update_preferences.side_effect = profile_api.ProfileUserNotFound
+
+        response = self._change_language(self.NEW_LANGUAGE.code)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 500)
+
     @ddt.data(
         ('get', 'profile_index'),
-        ('put', 'name_change')
+        ('put', 'name_change'),
+        ('put', 'language_change')
     )
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_require_login(self, method, url_name):
@@ -83,7 +134,8 @@ class StudentProfileViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
 
     @ddt.data(
         ('get', 'profile_index'),
-        ('put', 'name_change')
+        ('put', 'name_change'),
+        ('put', 'language_change')
     )
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_require_http_method(self, correct_method, url_name):
@@ -109,5 +161,22 @@ class StudentProfileViewTest(UrlResetMixin, TestCase):
         return self.client.put(
             path=reverse('name_change'),
             data=urlencode(data),
-            content_type= 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+            content_type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
+        )
+
+    def _change_language(self, new_language):
+        """Request a language change.
+
+        Returns:
+            HttpResponse
+
+        """
+        data = {}
+        if new_language is not None:
+            data['new_language'] = new_language
+
+        return self.client.put(
+            path=reverse('language_change'),
+            data=urlencode(data),
+            content_type='application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
         )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/urls.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/urls.py
index 113e2e89ed..81344a0be3 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/urls.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/urls.py
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ urlpatterns = patterns(
     'student_profile.views',
     url(r'^$', 'index', name='profile_index'),
     url(r'^name_change$', 'name_change_handler', name='name_change'),
+    url(r'^language_change$', 'language_change_handler', name='language_change'),
 )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/views.py
index 078183c54c..c0ec2f57cd 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/student_profile/views.py
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 """ Views for a student's profile information. """
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import (
     QueryDict, HttpResponse,
     HttpResponseBadRequest, HttpResponseServerError
 )
-from django.conf import settings
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
+
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from user_api.api import profile as profile_api
+from lang_pref import LANGUAGE_KEY, api as language_api
 from third_party_auth import pipeline
 
 
@@ -26,15 +28,22 @@ def index(request):
         HttpResponse: 302 if not logged in (redirect to login page)
         HttpResponse: 405 if using an unsupported HTTP method
 
-    Example usage:
+    Example:
 
         GET /profile
 
     """
     user = request.user
 
+    released_languages = language_api.released_languages()
+
+    preferred_language_code = profile_api.preference_info(user.username).get(LANGUAGE_KEY)
+    preferred_language = language_api.preferred_language(preferred_language_code)
+
     context = {
-        'disable_courseware_js': True
+        'disable_courseware_js': True,
+        'released_languages': released_languages,
+        'preferred_language': preferred_language,
     }
 
     if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_THIRD_PARTY_AUTH'):
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ def name_change_handler(request):
         HttpResponse: 405 if using an unsupported HTTP method
         HttpResponse: 500 if an unexpected error occurs.
 
-    Example usage:
+    Example:
 
         PUT /profile/name_change
 
@@ -82,3 +91,51 @@ def name_change_handler(request):
     # A 204 is intended to allow input for actions to take place
     # without causing a change to the user agent's active document view.
     return HttpResponse(status=204)
+
+
+@login_required
+@require_http_methods(['PUT'])
+@ensure_csrf_cookie
+def language_change_handler(request):
+    """Change the user's language preference.
+
+    Args:
+        request (HttpRequest)
+
+    Returns:
+        HttpResponse: 204 if successful
+        HttpResponse: 302 if not logged in (redirect to login page)
+        HttpResponse: 400 if no language is provided, or an unreleased
+            language is provided
+        HttpResponse: 405 if using an unsupported HTTP method
+        HttpResponse: 500 if an unexpected error occurs.
+
+    Example:
+
+        PUT /profile/language_change
+
+    """
+    put = QueryDict(request.body)
+
+    username = request.user.username
+    new_language = put.get('new_language')
+
+    if new_language is None:
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest("Missing param 'new_language'")
+
+    # Check that the provided language code corresponds to a released language
+    released_languages = language_api.released_languages()
+    if new_language in [language.code for language in released_languages]:
+        try:
+            profile_api.update_preferences(username, **{LANGUAGE_KEY: new_language})
+            request.session['django_language'] = new_language
+        except profile_api.ProfileUserNotFound:
+            return HttpResponseServerError()
+    else:
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest(
+            "Provided language code corresponds to an unreleased language"
+        )
+
+    # A 204 is intended to allow input for actions to take place
+    # without causing a change to the user agent's active document view.
+    return HttpResponse(status=204)
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 33dce4c86b..abd6d2e31b 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en'  # http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
 # Sourced from http://www.localeplanet.com/icu/ and wikipedia
 LANGUAGES = (
     ('en', u'English'),
-    ('eo', u'Dummy Language (Esperanto)'),  # Dummy languaged used for testing
+    ('eo', u'Dummy Language (Esperanto)'),  # Dummy language used for testing
     ('fake2', u'Fake translations'),        # Another dummy language for testing (not pushed to prod)
 
     ('am', u'አማርኛ'),  # Amharic
@@ -778,6 +778,9 @@ LOCALE_PATHS = (REPO_ROOT + '/conf/locale',)  # edx-platform/conf/locale/
 # Messages
 MESSAGE_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage'
 
+# Guidelines for translators
+TRANSLATORS_GUIDE = 'https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/master/docs/en_us/developers/source/i18n_translators_guide.rst'
+
 #################################### GITHUB #######################################
 # gitreload is used in LMS-workflow to pull content from github
 # gitreload requests are only allowed from these IP addresses, which are
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_profile/profile.js b/lms/static/js/student_profile/profile.js
index 9a7665878a..a453dceb45 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_profile/profile.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_profile/profile.js
@@ -16,22 +16,42 @@ var edx = edx || {};
             eventHandlers: {
                 init: function() {
                     _fn.eventHandlers.submit();
+                    _fn.eventHandlers.click();
                 },
 
                 submit: function() {
-                    $("#name-change-form").submit( _fn.form.submit );
+                    $('#name-change-form').on( 'submit', _fn.update.name );
+                },
+
+                click: function() {
+                    $('#language-change-form .submit-button').on( 'click', _fn.update.language );
+                }
+            },
+
+            update: {
+                name: function( event ) {
+                    _fn.form.submit( event, '#new-name', 'new_name', 'name_change' );
+                },
+
+                language: function( event ) {
+                    /** 
+                     * The onSuccess argument here means: take `window.location.reload`
+                     * and return a function that will use `window.location` as the 
+                     * `this` reference inside `reload()`.
+                     */
+                    _fn.form.submit( event, '#new-language', 'new_language', 'language_change', window.location.reload.bind(window.location) );
                 }
             },
 
             form: {
-                submit: function( event ) {
-                    var $newName = $('#new-name');
-                    var data = {
-                        new_name: $newName.val()
-                    };
+                submit: function( event, idSelector, key, url, onSuccess ) {
+                    var $selection = $(idSelector),
+                        data = {};
+
+                    data[key] = $selection.val();
 
                     event.preventDefault();
-                    _fn.ajax.put( 'name_change', data );
+                    _fn.ajax.put( url, data, onSuccess );
                 }
             },
 
@@ -40,7 +60,7 @@ var edx = edx || {};
                     var csrftoken = _fn.cookie.get( 'csrftoken' );
 
                     $.ajaxSetup({
-                        beforeSend: function(xhr, settings) {
+                        beforeSend: function( xhr, settings ) {
                             if ( settings.type === 'PUT' ) {
                                 xhr.setRequestHeader( 'X-CSRFToken', csrftoken );
                             }
@@ -48,11 +68,12 @@ var edx = edx || {};
                     });
                 },
 
-                put: function( url, data ) {
+                put: function( url, data, onSuccess ) {
                     $.ajax({
                         url: url,
                         type: 'PUT',
-                        data: data
+                        data: data,
+                        success: onSuccess ? onSuccess : ''
                     });
                 }
             },
diff --git a/lms/templates/modal/_modal-settings-language.html b/lms/templates/modal/_modal-settings-language.html
index b7fd01f38e..9846d1f259 100644
--- a/lms/templates/modal/_modal-settings-language.html
+++ b/lms/templates/modal/_modal-settings-language.html
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@
 
       <ul class="list list-actions actions-supplemental">
         <li class="list-actions-item">
-        ${_("Don't see your preferred language? {link_start}Volunteer to become a translator!{link_end}").format(link_start='<a class=" action action-volunteer" rel="external" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/master/docs/en_us/developers/source/i18n_translators_guide.rst">', link_end="</a>")}
+        ${_("Don't see your preferred language? {link_start}Volunteer to become a translator!{link_end}").format(
+          link_start='<a class=" action action-volunteer" rel="external" target="_blank" href={translators_guide}>'.format(
+            translators_guide=settings.TRANSLATORS_GUIDE
+          ),
+          link_end="</a>"
+        )}
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_profile/index.html b/lms/templates/student_profile/index.html
index 87fcde2e96..a6d26ffdfe 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_profile/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/student_profile/index.html
@@ -16,14 +16,46 @@
 <form id="name-change-form">
     <input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="${csrf_token}">
 
-    <label for="new-name">${_('Full Name')}</label>
+    <label for="new-name">${_("Full Name")}</label>
     <input id="new-name" type="text" name="new-name" value="" placeholder="Xsy" />
 
     <div class="submit-button">
-        <input type="submit" id="name-change-submit" value="${_('Change My Name')}">
+        <input type="submit" id="name-change-submit" value="${_("Change My Name")}">
     </div>
 </form>
 
+<div id="language-change-body">
+    <form id="language-change-form">
+        <input type="hidden" name="csrfmiddlewaretoken" value="${csrf_token}">
+
+        <label for="new-language">${_("Please choose your preferred language")}</label>
+        <select id="new-language" name="language">
+            % for language in released_languages:
+                % if language.name is preferred_language:
+                    <option value="${language.code}" selected="selected">${language.name}</option>
+                % else:
+                    <option value="${language.code}">${language.name}</option>
+                % endif
+            % endfor
+        </select>
+
+        <div class="submit-button">
+            <input type="submit" id="language-change-submit" value="${_("Change Preferred Language")}" />
+        </div>
+    </form>
+
+    <ul class="list list-actions actions-supplemental">
+        <li class="list-actions-item">
+            ${_("Don't see your preferred language? {link_start}Volunteer to become a translator!{link_end}").format(
+                link_start='<a class=" action action-volunteer" rel="external" target="_blank" href={translators_guide}>'.format(
+                    translators_guide=settings.TRANSLATORS_GUIDE
+                ),
+                link_end="</a>"
+            )}
+        </li>
+    </ul>
+</div>
+
 % if settings.FEATURES.get('ENABLE_THIRD_PARTY_AUTH'):
     <%include file="third_party_auth.html" />
 % endif