diff --git a/cms/templates/js/access-editor.underscore b/cms/templates/js/access-editor.underscore
index 39d0b59756..a4fc348aa1 100644
--- a/cms/templates/js/access-editor.underscore
+++ b/cms/templates/js/access-editor.underscore
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
                     </label>
                 </li>
                 <div id="prereq_min_score_error" class="message-status error">
-                    <%- gettext('Minimum score must be an integer between 0 and 100.') %>
+                    <%- gettext('The minimum score percentage must be a whole number between 0 and 100.') %>
                 </div>
             </ul>
         </div>
     <% } %>
-    <h3 class="modal-section-title"><%- gettext('Use this as a Prerequisite') %></h3>
+    <h3 class="modal-section-title"><%- gettext('Use as a Prerequisite') %></h3>
     <div class="modal-section-content gating-is-prereq">
         <ul class="list-fields list-input">
             <li class="field field-checkbox checkbox-cosmetic">
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 <label for="is_prereq" class="label">
                     <i class="icon fa fa-check-square-o input-checkbox-checked"></i>
                     <i class="icon fa fa-square-o input-checkbox-unchecked"></i>
-                    <%- gettext('Yes, set this as a prerequisite which can be used to limit access to other content') %>
+                    <%- gettext('Make this subsection available as a prerequisite to other content') %>
                 </label>
             </li>
         </ul>
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
index 60ca406180..4a47af8949 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
@@ -756,9 +756,11 @@ class CourseFields(object):
     )
 
     enable_subsection_gating = Boolean(
-        display_name=_("Enable Subsection Gating"),
+        display_name=_("Enable Subsection Prerequisites"),
         help=_(
-            "Enter true or false. If this value is true, subsection gating is enabled in your course."
+            "Enter true or false. If this value is true, you can hide a "
+            "subsection until learners earn a minimum score in another, "
+            "prerequisite subsection."
         ),
         default=False,
         scope=Scope.settings