diff --git a/cms/static/js/base.js b/cms/static/js/base.js
index 6c15f6ed2e..8d09885231 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/base.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/base.js
@@ -610,31 +610,6 @@ function addNewCourse(e) {
     }, checkForCancel);
 }
 
-function setNewCourseFieldInErr(el, msg) {
-    el.children('.tip-error').remove();
-    if (msg !== null && msg !== '') {
-        el.addClass('error');
-        el.append('<span class="tip tip-error">' + msg + '</span>');
-    } else {
-        el.removeClass('error');
-    }
-}
-
-function setNewCourseErrMsgs(header_err_msg, display_name_errMsg, org_errMsg, number_errMsg, run_errMsg) {
-    if (header_err_msg) {
-        $('.wrap-error').addClass('is-shown');
-        $('#course_creation_error').html('<p>' + header_err_msg + '</p>');
-    } else {
-        $('.wrap-error').removeClass('is-shown');
-        $('#course_creation_error').html('');
-    }
-
-    setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-course-name'), display_name_errMsg);
-    setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-organization'), org_errMsg);
-    setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-course-number'), number_errMsg);
-    setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-course-run'), run_errMsg);
-}
-
 function saveNewCourse(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -669,6 +644,31 @@ function saveNewCourse(e) {
 
     var header_err_msg = (bInErr) ? gettext('Please correct the fields below.') : null;
 
+    var setNewCourseErrMsgs = function(header_err_msg, display_name_errMsg, org_errMsg, number_errMsg, run_errMsg) {
+        if (header_err_msg) {
+            $('.wrap-error').addClass('is-shown');
+            $('#course_creation_error').html('<p>' + header_err_msg + '</p>');
+        } else {
+            $('.wrap-error').removeClass('is-shown');
+            $('#course_creation_error').html('');
+        }
+
+        var setNewCourseFieldInErr = function(el, msg) {
+            el.children('.tip-error').remove();
+            if (msg !== null && msg !== '') {
+                el.addClass('error');
+                el.append('<span class="tip tip-error">' + msg + '</span>');
+            } else {
+                el.removeClass('error');
+            }
+        };
+
+        setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-course-name'), display_name_errMsg);
+        setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-organization'), org_errMsg);
+        setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-course-number'), number_errMsg);
+        setNewCourseFieldInErr($('#field-course-run'), run_errMsg);
+    };
+
     setNewCourseErrMsgs(header_err_msg, display_name_errMsg, org_errMsg, number_errMsg, run_errMsg);
 
     if (bInErr)