diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/access.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/access.py
index 4dae9f3161..fe4159fefe 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/access.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/access.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from xblock.core import XBlock
 from external_auth.models import ExternalAuthMap
 from courseware.masquerade import is_masquerading_as_student
 from django.utils.timezone import UTC
+from student import auth
 from student.roles import (
     GlobalStaff, CourseStaffRole, CourseInstructorRole,
     OrgStaffRole, OrgInstructorRole, CourseBetaTesterRole
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def has_access(user, action, obj, course_key=None):
     - visible_to_staff_only for modules
     - DISABLE_START_DATES
     - different access for instructor, staff, course staff, and students.
+    - mobile_available flag for course modules
 
     user: a Django user object. May be anonymous. If none is passed,
                     anonymous is assumed
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ def _has_access_course_desc(user, action, course):
 
     'load' -- load the courseware, see inside the course
     'load_forum' -- can load and contribute to the forums (one access level for now)
+    'load_mobile' -- can load from a mobile context
+    'load_mobile_no_enrollment_check' -- can load from a mobile context without checking for enrollment
     'enroll' -- enroll.  Checks for enrollment window,
                   ACCESS_REQUIRE_STAFF_FOR_COURSE,
     'see_exists' -- can see that the course exists.
@@ -136,6 +140,36 @@ def _has_access_course_desc(user, action, course):
             )
         )
 
+    def can_load_mobile():
+        """
+        Can this user access this course from a mobile device?
+        """
+        return (
+            # check mobile requirements
+            can_load_mobile_no_enroll_check() and
+            # check enrollment
+            (
+                CourseEnrollment.is_enrolled(user, course.id) or
+                _has_staff_access_to_descriptor(user, course, course.id)
+            )
+        )
+
+    def can_load_mobile_no_enroll_check():
+        """
+        Can this enrolled user access this course from a mobile device?
+        Note: does not check for enrollment since it is assumed the caller has done so.
+        """
+        return (
+            # check start date
+            can_load() and
+            # check mobile_available flag
+            (
+                course.mobile_available or
+                auth.has_access(user, CourseBetaTesterRole(course.id)) or
+                _has_staff_access_to_descriptor(user, course, course.id)
+            )
+        )
+
     def can_enroll():
         """
         First check if restriction of enrollment by login method is enabled, both
@@ -234,6 +268,8 @@ def _has_access_course_desc(user, action, course):
     checkers = {
         'load': can_load,
         'load_forum': can_load_forum,
+        'load_mobile': can_load_mobile,
+        'load_mobile_no_enrollment_check': can_load_mobile_no_enroll_check,
         'enroll': can_enroll,
         'see_exists': see_exists,
         'staff': lambda: _has_staff_access_to_descriptor(user, course, course.id),
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py
index 68d4f11d87..2c8b989b5a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/tests.py
@@ -1,43 +1,36 @@
 """
 Tests for course_info
 """
-import json
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
 
-from courseware.tests.factories import UserFactory
 from xmodule.html_module import CourseInfoModule
+from xmodule.modulestore import ModuleStoreEnum
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.xml_importer import import_from_xml
 
+from ..testutils import (
+    MobileAPITestCase, MobileCourseAccessTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin, MobileAuthTestMixin
+)
 
-class TestCourseInfo(APITestCase):
+
+class TestAbout(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileCourseAccessTestMixin):
     """
-    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/course_info/...
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/course_info/{course_id}/about
     """
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestCourseInfo, self).setUp()
-        self.user = UserFactory.create()
-        self.course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=True)
-        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='test')
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'course-about-detail', 'params': ['course_id']}
 
-    def test_about(self):
-        url = reverse('course-about-detail', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertTrue('overview' in response.data)  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
+    def verify_success(self, response):
+        super(TestAbout, self).verify_success(response)
+        self.assertTrue('overview' in response.data)
 
-    def test_updates(self):
-        url = reverse('course-updates-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(response.data, [])  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
+    def init_course_access(self, course_id=None):
+        # override this method since enrollment is not required for the About endpoint.
+        self.login()
+
+    def test_about_static_rewrite(self):
+        self.login()
 
-    def test_about_static_rewrites(self):
         about_usage_key = self.course.id.make_usage_key('about', 'overview')
         about_module = modulestore().get_item(about_usage_key)
         underlying_about_html = about_module.data
@@ -45,16 +38,24 @@ class TestCourseInfo(APITestCase):
         # check that we start with relative static assets
         self.assertIn('\"/static/', underlying_about_html)
 
-        url = reverse('course-about-detail', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        json_data = json.loads(response.content)
-        about_html = json_data['overview']
-
         # but shouldn't finish with any
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertNotIn('\"/static/', about_html)
+        response = self.api_response()
+        self.assertNotIn('\"/static/', response.data['overview'])
+
+
+class TestUpdates(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/course_info/{course_id}/updates
+    """
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'course-updates-list', 'params': ['course_id']}
+
+    def verify_success(self, response):
+        super(TestUpdates, self).verify_success(response)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, [])
+
+    def test_updates_static_rewrite(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
 
-    def test_updates_rewrite(self):
         updates_usage_key = self.course.id.make_usage_key('course_info', 'updates')
         course_updates = modulestore().create_item(
             self.user.id,
@@ -72,50 +73,51 @@ class TestCourseInfo(APITestCase):
         course_updates.items = [course_update_data]
         modulestore().update_item(course_updates, self.user.id)
 
-        url = reverse('course-updates-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
+        response = self.api_response()
         content = response.data[0]["content"]  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertNotIn("\"/static/", content)
 
         underlying_updates_module = modulestore().get_item(updates_usage_key)
         self.assertIn("\"/static/", underlying_updates_module.items[0]['content'])
 
 
-class TestHandoutInfo(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
+class TestHandouts(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
     """
     Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/course_info/{course_id}/handouts
     """
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'course-handouts-list', 'params': ['course_id']}
+
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestHandoutInfo, self).setUp()
-        self.user = UserFactory.create()
-        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='test')
+        super(TestHandouts, self).setUp()
+
+        # use toy course with handouts, and make it mobile_available
         course_items = import_from_xml(self.store, self.user.id, settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT, ['toy'])
         self.course = course_items[0]
+        self.course.mobile_available = True
+        self.store.update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+
+    def verify_success(self, response):
+        super(TestHandouts, self).verify_success(response)
+        self.assertIn('Sample', response.data['handouts_html'])
 
     def test_no_handouts(self):
-        empty_course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=True)
-        url = reverse('course-handouts-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(empty_course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+        self.login_and_enroll()
 
-    def test_handout_exists(self):
-        url = reverse('course-handouts-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        # delete handouts in course
+        handouts_usage_key = self.course.id.make_usage_key('course_info', 'handouts')
+        with self.store.branch_setting(ModuleStoreEnum.Branch.draft_preferred, self.course.id):
+            self.store.delete_item(handouts_usage_key, self.user.id)
+
+        self.api_response(expected_response_code=404)
+
+    def test_handouts_static_rewrites(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
 
-    def test_handout_static_rewrites(self):
         # check that we start with relative static assets
         handouts_usage_key = self.course.id.make_usage_key('course_info', 'handouts')
         underlying_handouts = self.store.get_item(handouts_usage_key)
         self.assertIn('\'/static/', underlying_handouts.data)
 
-        url = reverse('course-handouts-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-
-        json_data = json.loads(response.content)
-        handouts_html = json_data['handouts_html']
-
         # but shouldn't finish with any
-        self.assertNotIn('\'/static/', handouts_html)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        response = self.api_response()
+        self.assertNotIn('\'/static/', response.data['handouts_html'])
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py
index 85f90d1225..0e6a9f7861 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/course_info/views.py
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 Views for course info API
 """
 from django.http import Http404
-from rest_framework import generics, permissions
-from rest_framework.authentication import OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication
+from rest_framework import generics
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from courseware.courses import get_course_about_section, get_course_info_section_module
-from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
-
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from static_replace import make_static_urls_absolute, replace_static_urls
 
+from ..utils import MobileView, mobile_course_access
 
+
+@MobileView()
 class CourseUpdatesList(generics.ListAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -35,12 +34,9 @@ class CourseUpdatesList(generics.ListAPIView):
 
             * id: The unique identifier of the update.
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
 
-    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        course_id = CourseKey.from_string(kwargs['course_id'])
-        course = modulestore().get_course(course_id)
+    @mobile_course_access()
+    def list(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):
         course_updates_module = get_course_info_section_module(request, course, 'updates')
         update_items = reversed(getattr(course_updates_module, 'items', []))
 
@@ -53,13 +49,14 @@ class CourseUpdatesList(generics.ListAPIView):
             content = item['content']
             content = replace_static_urls(
                 content,
-                course_id=course_id,
+                course_id=course.id,
                 static_asset_path=course.static_asset_path)
             item['content'] = make_static_urls_absolute(request, content)
 
         return Response(updates_to_show)
 
 
+@MobileView()
 class CourseHandoutsList(generics.ListAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -74,27 +71,24 @@ class CourseHandoutsList(generics.ListAPIView):
 
         * handouts_html: The HTML for course handouts.
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
 
-    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        course_id = CourseKey.from_string(kwargs['course_id'])
-        course = modulestore().get_course(course_id)
+    @mobile_course_access()
+    def list(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):
         course_handouts_module = get_course_info_section_module(request, course, 'handouts')
         if course_handouts_module:
             handouts_html = course_handouts_module.data
             handouts_html = replace_static_urls(
                 handouts_html,
-                course_id=course_id,
+                course_id=course.id,
                 static_asset_path=course.static_asset_path)
             handouts_html = make_static_urls_absolute(self.request, handouts_html)
             return Response({'handouts_html': handouts_html})
         else:
             # course_handouts_module could be None if there are no handouts
-            # (such as while running tests)
-            raise Http404(u"No handouts for {}".format(unicode(course_id)))
+            raise Http404(u"No handouts for {}".format(unicode(course.id)))
 
 
+@MobileView()
 class CourseAboutDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -109,13 +103,9 @@ class CourseAboutDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
 
         * overview: The HTML for the course About page.
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
-
-    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        course_id = CourseKey.from_string(kwargs['course_id'])
-        course = modulestore().get_course(course_id)
 
+    @mobile_course_access(verify_enrolled=False)
+    def get(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):
         # There are other fields, but they don't seem to be in use.
         # see courses.py:get_course_about_section.
         #
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/tests.py
index ff02dc4dbb..8065be07be 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/tests.py
@@ -1,55 +1,47 @@
 """
-Tests for mobile API utilities
+Tests for mobile API utilities.
 """
 
 import ddt
-from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+from mock import patch
 
-from courseware.tests.factories import UserFactory
-from student import auth
-
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 
-from .utils import mobile_available_when_enrolled
-
-ROLE_CASES = (
-    (auth.CourseBetaTesterRole, True),
-    (auth.CourseStaffRole, True),
-    (auth.CourseInstructorRole, True),
-    (None, False)
-)
+from .utils import mobile_access_when_enrolled
+from .testutils import MobileAPITestCase, ROLE_CASES
 
 
 @ddt.ddt
-class TestMobileApiUtils(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
+class TestMobileApiUtils(MobileAPITestCase):
     """
     Tests for mobile API utilities
     """
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.user = UserFactory.create()
-
     @ddt.data(*ROLE_CASES)
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_mobile_role_access(self, role, should_have_access):
         """
         Verifies that our mobile access function properly handles using roles to grant access
         """
-        course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=False)
+        non_mobile_course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=False)
         if role:
-            role(course.id).add_users(self.user)
-        self.assertEqual(should_have_access, mobile_available_when_enrolled(course, self.user))
+            role(non_mobile_course.id).add_users(self.user)
+        self.assertEqual(should_have_access, mobile_access_when_enrolled(non_mobile_course, self.user))
 
     def test_mobile_explicit_access(self):
         """
         Verifies that our mobile access function listens to the mobile_available flag as it should
         """
-        course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=True)
-        self.assertTrue(mobile_available_when_enrolled(course, self.user))
+        self.assertTrue(mobile_access_when_enrolled(self.course, self.user))
 
     def test_missing_course(self):
         """
         Verifies that we handle the case where a course doesn't exist
         """
-        self.assertFalse(mobile_available_when_enrolled(None, self.user))
+        self.assertFalse(mobile_access_when_enrolled(None, self.user))
+
+    @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'DISABLE_START_DATES': False})
+    def test_unreleased_course(self):
+        """
+        Verifies that we handle the case where a course hasn't started
+        """
+        self.assertFalse(mobile_access_when_enrolled(self.course, self.user))
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4dbaa01ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/testutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+"""
+Test utilities for mobile API tests:
+
+  MobileAPITestCase - Common base class with helper methods and common functionality.
+     No tests are implemented in this base class.
+
+  Test Mixins to be included by concrete test classes and provide implementation of common test methods:
+     MobileAuthTestMixin - tests for APIs with MobileView/mobile_view and is_user=False.
+     MobileAuthUserTestMixin - tests for APIs with MobileView/mobile_view and is_user=True.
+     MobileCourseAccessTestMixin - tests for APIs with mobile_course_access and verify_enrolled=False.
+     MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin - tests for APIs with mobile_course_access and verify_enrolled=True.
+"""
+# pylint: disable=no-member
+import ddt
+from mock import patch
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+from courseware.tests.factories import UserFactory
+
+from student import auth
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
+
+
+# A tuple of Role Types and Boolean values that indicate whether access should be given to that role.
+ROLE_CASES = (
+    (auth.CourseBetaTesterRole, True),
+    (auth.CourseStaffRole, True),
+    (auth.CourseInstructorRole, True),
+    (None, False)
+)
+
+
+class MobileAPITestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
+    """
+    Base class for testing Mobile APIs.
+    Subclasses are expected to define REVERSE_INFO to be used for django reverse URL, of the form:
+       REVERSE_INFO = {'name': <django reverse name>, 'params': [<list of params in the URL>]}
+    They may also override any of the methods defined in this class to control the behavior of the TestMixins.
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(MobileAPITestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=True)
+        self.user = UserFactory.create()
+        self.password = 'test'
+        self.username = self.user.username
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(MobileAPITestCase, self).tearDown()
+        self.logout()
+
+    def login(self):
+        """Login test user."""
+        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
+
+    def logout(self):
+        """Logout test user."""
+        self.client.logout()
+
+    def enroll(self, course_id=None):
+        """Enroll test user in test course."""
+        CourseEnrollment.enroll(self.user, course_id or self.course.id)
+
+    def unenroll(self, course_id=None):
+        """Unenroll test user in test course."""
+        CourseEnrollment.unenroll(self.user, course_id or self.course.id)
+
+    def login_and_enroll(self, course_id=None):
+        """Shortcut for both login and enrollment of the user."""
+        self.login()
+        self.enroll(course_id)
+
+    def api_response(self, reverse_args=None, expected_response_code=200, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Helper method for calling endpoint, verifying and returning response.
+        If expected_response_code is None, doesn't verify the response' status_code.
+        """
+        url = self.reverse_url(reverse_args, **kwargs)
+        response = self.url_method(url, **kwargs)
+        if expected_response_code is not None:
+            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, expected_response_code)
+        return response
+
+    def reverse_url(self, reverse_args=None, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """Base implementation that returns URL for endpoint that's being tested."""
+        reverse_args = reverse_args or {}
+        if 'course_id' in self.REVERSE_INFO['params']:
+            reverse_args.update({'course_id': unicode(kwargs.get('course_id', self.course.id))})
+        if 'username' in self.REVERSE_INFO['params']:
+            reverse_args.update({'username': kwargs.get('username', self.user.username)})
+        return reverse(self.REVERSE_INFO['name'], kwargs=reverse_args)
+
+    def url_method(self, url, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """Base implementation that returns response from the GET method of the URL."""
+        return self.client.get(url)
+
+
+class MobileAuthTestMixin(object):
+    """
+    Test Mixin for testing APIs decorated with MobileView or mobile_view.
+    """
+    def test_no_auth(self):
+        self.logout()
+        self.api_response(expected_response_code=401)
+
+
+class MobileAuthUserTestMixin(MobileAuthTestMixin):
+    """
+    Test Mixin for testing APIs related to users: mobile_view or MobileView with is_user=True.
+    """
+    def test_invalid_user(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+        self.api_response(expected_response_code=403, username='no_user')
+
+    def test_other_user(self):
+        # login and enroll as the test user
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+        self.logout()
+
+        # login and enroll as another user
+        other = UserFactory.create()
+        self.client.login(username=other.username, password='test')
+        self.enroll()
+        self.logout()
+
+        # now login and call the API as the test user
+        self.login()
+        self.api_response(expected_response_code=403, username=other.username)
+
+
+@ddt.ddt
+class MobileCourseAccessTestMixin(object):
+    """
+    Test Mixin for testing APIs marked with mobile_course_access.
+    (Use MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin when verify_enrolled is set to True.)
+    Subclasses are expected to inherit from MobileAPITestCase.
+    Subclasses can override verify_success, verify_failure, and init_course_access methods.
+    """
+    def verify_success(self, response):
+        """Base implementation of verifying a successful response."""
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def verify_failure(self, response):
+        """Base implementation of verifying a failed response."""
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
+    def init_course_access(self, course_id=None):
+        """Base implementation of initializing the user for each test."""
+        self.login_and_enroll(course_id)
+
+    def test_success(self):
+        self.init_course_access()
+
+        response = self.api_response(expected_response_code=None)
+        self.verify_success(response)  # allow subclasses to override verification
+
+    def test_course_not_found(self):
+        non_existent_course_id = CourseKey.from_string('a/b/c')
+        self.init_course_access(course_id=non_existent_course_id)
+
+        response = self.api_response(expected_response_code=None, course_id=non_existent_course_id)
+        self.verify_failure(response)  # allow subclasses to override verification
+
+    @patch.dict('django.conf.settings.FEATURES', {'DISABLE_START_DATES': False})
+    def test_unreleased_course(self):
+        self.init_course_access()
+
+        response = self.api_response(expected_response_code=None)
+        self.verify_failure(response)  # allow subclasses to override verification
+
+    @ddt.data(*ROLE_CASES)
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test_non_mobile_available(self, role, should_succeed):
+        self.init_course_access()
+
+        # set mobile_available to False for the test course
+        self.course.mobile_available = False
+        self.store.update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+
+        # set user's role in the course
+        if role:
+            role(self.course.id).add_users(self.user)
+
+        # call API and verify response
+        response = self.api_response(expected_response_code=None)
+        if should_succeed:
+            self.verify_success(response)
+        else:
+            self.verify_failure(response)
+
+
+class MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin(MobileCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Test Mixin for testing APIs marked with mobile_course_access with verify_enrolled=True.
+    """
+    def test_unenrolled_user(self):
+        self.login()
+        self.unenroll()
+        response = self.api_response(expected_response_code=None)
+        self.verify_failure(response)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
index 62d1d1f677..2b28a20d4e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
@@ -3,149 +3,74 @@ Tests for users API
 """
 
 import datetime
-import ddt
-import json
-
-from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
-from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-from courseware.tests.factories import UserFactory
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
-from mobile_api.users.serializers import CourseEnrollmentSerializer
-from mobile_api import errors
+
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import ItemFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
-from mobile_api.tests import ROLE_CASES
+
+from .. import errors
+from ..testutils import MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileAuthUserTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin
+from .serializers import CourseEnrollmentSerializer
 
 
-@ddt.ddt
-class TestUserApi(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
+class TestUserDetailApi(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthUserTestMixin):
     """
-    Test the user info API
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/users/<user_name>...
     """
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestUserApi, self).setUp()
-        self.course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=True)
-        self.user = UserFactory.create()
-        self.password = 'test'
-        self.username = self.user.username
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'user-detail', 'params': ['username']}
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        super(TestUserApi, self).tearDown()
-        self.client.logout()
+    def test_success(self):
+        self.login()
 
-    def _enrollment_url(self):
-        """
-        api url that gets the current user's course enrollments
-        """
-        return reverse('courseenrollment-detail', kwargs={'username': self.user.username})
+        response = self.api_response()
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['username'], self.user.username)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['email'], self.user.email)
 
-    def _enroll(self, course):
-        """
-        enroll test user in test course
-        """
-        resp = self.client.post(reverse('change_enrollment'), {
-            'enrollment_action': 'enroll',
-            'course_id': course.id.to_deprecated_string(),
-            'check_access': True,
-        })
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
 
-    def _verify_single_course_enrollment(self, course, should_succeed):
-        """
-        check that enrolling in course adds us to it
-        """
+class TestUserInfoApi(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/my_user_info
+    """
+    def reverse_url(self, reverse_args=None, **kwargs):
+        return '/api/mobile/v0.5/my_user_info'
 
-        url = self._enrollment_url()
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        self._enroll(course)
-        response = self.client.get(url)
+    def test_success(self):
+        """Verify the endpoint redirects to the user detail endpoint"""
+        self.login()
 
-        courses = response.data   # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
-
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-
-        if should_succeed:
-            self.assertEqual(len(courses), 1)
-            found_course = courses[0]['course']
-            self.assertTrue('video_outline' in found_course)
-            self.assertTrue('course_handouts' in found_course)
-            self.assertEqual(found_course['id'], unicode(course.id))
-            self.assertEqual(courses[0]['mode'], 'honor')
-        else:
-            self.assertEqual(len(courses), 0)
-
-    @ddt.data(*ROLE_CASES)
-    @ddt.unpack
-    def test_non_mobile_enrollments(self, role, should_succeed):
-        non_mobile_course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=False)
-
-        if role:
-            role(non_mobile_course.id).add_users(self.user)
-
-        self._verify_single_course_enrollment(non_mobile_course, should_succeed)
-
-    def test_mobile_enrollments(self):
-        self._verify_single_course_enrollment(self.course, True)
-
-    def test_user_overview(self):
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        url = reverse('user-detail', kwargs={'username': self.user.username})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        data = response.data  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
-        self.assertEqual(data['username'], self.user.username)
-        self.assertEqual(data['email'], self.user.email)
-
-    def test_overview_anon(self):
-        # anonymous disallowed
-        url = reverse('user-detail', kwargs={'username': self.user.username})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
-        # can't get info on someone else
-        other = UserFactory.create()
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        response = self.client.get(reverse('user-detail', kwargs={'username': other.username}))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
-
-    def test_redirect_userinfo(self):
-        url = '/api/mobile/v0.5/my_user_info'
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
-
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        response = self.api_response(expected_response_code=302)
         self.assertTrue(self.username in response['location'])
 
-    def test_course_serializer(self):
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        self._enroll(self.course)
-        serialized = CourseEnrollmentSerializer(CourseEnrollment.enrollments_for_user(self.user)[0]).data  # pylint: disable=no-member
-        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['video_outline'], None)
-        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['name'], self.course.display_name)
-        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['number'], self.course.id.course)
-        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['org'], self.course.id.org)
 
-    def test_course_serializer_with_display_overrides(self):
-        self.course.display_coursenumber = "overridden_number"
-        self.course.display_organization = "overridden_org"
-        modulestore().update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+class TestUserEnrollmentApi(MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthUserTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/users/<user_name>/course_enrollments/
+    """
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'courseenrollment-detail', 'params': ['username']}
 
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        self._enroll(self.course)
-        serialized = CourseEnrollmentSerializer(CourseEnrollment.enrollments_for_user(self.user)[0]).data  # pylint: disable=no-member
-        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['number'], self.course.display_coursenumber)
-        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['org'], self.course.display_organization)
+    def verify_success(self, response):
+        super(TestUserEnrollmentApi, self).verify_success(response)
+        courses = response.data
+        self.assertEqual(len(courses), 1)
 
-# Tests for user-course-status
+        found_course = courses[0]['course']
+        self.assertTrue('video_outline' in found_course)
+        self.assertTrue('course_handouts' in found_course)
+        self.assertEqual(found_course['id'], unicode(self.course.id))
+        self.assertEqual(courses[0]['mode'], 'honor')
 
-    def _course_status_url(self):
-        """
-        Convenience to fetch the url for our user and course
-        """
-        return reverse('user-course-status', kwargs={'username': self.username, 'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
+    def verify_failure(self, response):
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        courses = response.data
+        self.assertEqual(len(courses), 0)
+
+
+class CourseStatusAPITestCase(MobileAPITestCase):
+    """
+    Base test class for /api/mobile/v0.5/users/<user_name>/course_status_info/{course_id}
+    """
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'user-course-status', 'params': ['username', 'course_id']}
 
     def _setup_course_skeleton(self):
         """
@@ -163,154 +88,134 @@ class TestUserApi(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
         other_unit = ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=sub_section.location,
         )
-
         return section, sub_section, unit, other_unit
 
-    def test_course_status_course_not_found(self):
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        url = reverse('user-course-status', kwargs={'username': self.username, 'course_id': 'a/b/c'})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        json_data = json.loads(response.content)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_COURSE_ID)
 
-    def test_course_status_wrong_user(self):
-        url = reverse('user-course-status', kwargs={'username': 'other_user', 'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
-
-    def test_course_status_no_auth(self):
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 401)
-
-    def test_default_value(self):
+class TestCourseStatusGET(CourseStatusAPITestCase, MobileAuthUserTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for GET of /api/mobile/v0.5/users/<user_name>/course_status_info/{course_id}
+    """
+    def test_success(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         (section, sub_section, unit, __) = self._setup_course_skeleton()
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
 
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        result = self.client.get(url)
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(unit.location))
+        response = self.api_response()
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(unit.location))
         self.assertEqual(
-            json_data["last_visited_module_path"],
+            response.data["last_visited_module_path"],
             [unicode(module.location) for module in [unit, sub_section, section, self.course]]
         )
 
-    def test_course_update_no_args(self):
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
 
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        result = self.client.patch(url)  # pylint: disable=no-member
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
+class TestCourseStatusPATCH(CourseStatusAPITestCase, MobileAuthUserTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for PATCH of /api/mobile/v0.5/users/<user_name>/course_status_info/{course_id}
+    """
+    def url_method(self, url, **kwargs):
+        # override implementation to use PATCH method.
+        return self.client.patch(url, data=kwargs.get('data', None))  # pylint: disable=no-member
 
-    def test_course_update(self):
+    def test_success(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         (__, __, __, other_unit) = self._setup_course_skeleton()
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
 
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        result = self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {"last_visited_module_id": unicode(other_unit.location)}
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
-        result = self.client.get(url)
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(other_unit.location))
+        response = self.api_response(data={"last_visited_module_id": unicode(other_unit.location)})
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(other_unit.location))
 
-    def test_course_update_bad_module(self):
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
+    def test_invalid_module(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+        response = self.api_response(data={"last_visited_module_id": "abc"}, expected_response_code=400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID)
 
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        result = self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {"last_visited_module_id": "abc"},
-        )
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 400)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID)
+    def test_nonexistent_module(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+        non_existent_key = self.course.id.make_usage_key('video', 'non-existent')
+        response = self.api_response(data={"last_visited_module_id": non_existent_key}, expected_response_code=400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID)
 
-    def test_course_update_no_timezone(self):
+    def test_no_timezone(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         (__, __, __, other_unit) = self._setup_course_skeleton()
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        url = self._course_status_url()
+
         past_date = datetime.datetime.now()
-        result = self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {
+        response = self.api_response(
+            data={
                 "last_visited_module_id": unicode(other_unit.location),
                 "modification_date": past_date.isoformat()  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
             },
+            expected_response_code=400
         )
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODIFICATION_DATE)
 
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 400)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODIFICATION_DATE)
-
-    def _test_course_update_date_sync(self, date, initial_unit, update_unit, expected_unit):
+    def _date_sync(self, date, initial_unit, update_unit, expected_unit):
         """
         Helper for test cases that use a modification to decide whether
         to update the course status
         """
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        url = self._course_status_url()
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+
         # save something so we have an initial date
-        self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {"last_visited_module_id": unicode(initial_unit.location)}
-        )
+        self.api_response(data={"last_visited_module_id": unicode(initial_unit.location)})
 
         # now actually update it
-        result = self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {
+        response = self.api_response(
+            data={
                 "last_visited_module_id": unicode(update_unit.location),
                 "modification_date": date.isoformat()
-            },
+            }
         )
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(expected_unit.location))
 
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(expected_unit.location))
-
-    def test_course_update_old_date(self):
+    def test_old_date(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         (__, __, unit, other_unit) = self._setup_course_skeleton()
         date = timezone.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=-100)
-        self._test_course_update_date_sync(date, unit, other_unit, unit)
+        self._date_sync(date, unit, other_unit, unit)
 
-    def test_course_update_new_date(self):
+    def test_new_date(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         (__, __, unit, other_unit) = self._setup_course_skeleton()
 
         date = timezone.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=100)
-        self._test_course_update_date_sync(date, unit, other_unit, other_unit)
+        self._date_sync(date, unit, other_unit, other_unit)
 
-    def test_course_update_no_initial_date(self):
+    def test_no_initial_date(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         (__, __, _, other_unit) = self._setup_course_skeleton()
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        result = self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {
+        response = self.api_response(
+            data={
                 "last_visited_module_id": unicode(other_unit.location),
                 "modification_date": timezone.now().isoformat()
             }
         )
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(other_unit.location))
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["last_visited_module_id"], unicode(other_unit.location))
 
-    def test_course_update_invalid_date(self):
-        self.client.login(username=self.username, password=self.password)
+    def test_invalid_date(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+        response = self.api_response(data={"modification_date": "abc"}, expected_response_code=400)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODIFICATION_DATE)
 
-        url = self._course_status_url()
-        result = self.client.patch(  # pylint: disable=no-member
-            url,
-            {"modification_date": "abc"}
-        )
-        json_data = json.loads(result.content)
-        self.assertEqual(result.status_code, 400)
-        self.assertEqual(json_data, errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODIFICATION_DATE)
+
+class TestCourseEnrollmentSerializer(MobileAPITestCase):
+    """
+    Test the course enrollment serializer
+    """
+    def test_success(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+
+        serialized = CourseEnrollmentSerializer(CourseEnrollment.enrollments_for_user(self.user)[0]).data  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['video_outline'], None)
+        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['name'], self.course.display_name)
+        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['number'], self.course.id.course)
+        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['org'], self.course.id.org)
+
+    def test_with_display_overrides(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+
+        self.course.display_coursenumber = "overridden_number"
+        self.course.display_organization = "overridden_org"
+        modulestore().update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
+
+        serialized = CourseEnrollmentSerializer(CourseEnrollment.enrollments_for_user(self.user)[0]).data  # pylint: disable=no-member
+        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['number'], self.course.display_coursenumber)
+        self.assertEqual(serialized['course']['org'], self.course.display_organization)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/views.py
index 2a809db81f..22f59d4220 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/views.py
@@ -8,39 +8,28 @@ from courseware.module_render import get_module_for_descriptor
 from django.shortcuts import redirect
 from django.utils import dateparse
 
-from rest_framework import generics, permissions, views
-from rest_framework.authentication import OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication
-from rest_framework.decorators import api_view, authentication_classes, permission_classes
-
-from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from rest_framework import generics, views
+from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 
 from courseware.views import get_current_child, save_positions_recursively_up
 
-from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey, UsageKey
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import UsageKey
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment, User
 
-from mobile_api.utils import mobile_available_when_enrolled
-
 from xblock.fields import Scope
 from xblock.runtime import KeyValueStore
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-
+from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 
 from .serializers import CourseEnrollmentSerializer, UserSerializer
 from mobile_api import errors
+from mobile_api.utils import mobile_access_when_enrolled, mobile_view, MobileView, mobile_course_access
 
 
-class IsUser(permissions.BasePermission):
-    """
-    Permission that checks to see if the request user matches the User models
-    """
-    def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
-        return request.user == obj
-
-
+@MobileView(is_user=True)
 class UserDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -70,8 +59,6 @@ class UserDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
         * course_enrollments: The URI to list the courses the currently logged
           in user is enrolled in.
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated, IsUser)
     queryset = (
         User.objects.all()
         .select_related('profile', 'course_enrollments')
@@ -80,8 +67,7 @@ class UserDetail(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     lookup_field = 'username'
 
 
-@authentication_classes((OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication))
-@permission_classes((IsAuthenticated,))
+@MobileView(is_user=True)
 class UserCourseStatus(views.APIView):
     """
     Endpoints for getting and setting meta data
@@ -113,28 +99,7 @@ class UserCourseStatus(views.APIView):
         path.reverse()
         return path
 
-    def _process_arguments(self, request, username, course_id, course_handler):
-        """
-        Checks and processes the arguments to our endpoint
-        then passes the processed and verified arguments on to something that
-        does the work specific to the individual case
-        """
-        if username != request.user.username:
-            return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_USER_ID, status=403)
-
-        course = None
-        try:
-            course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
-            course = modulestore().get_course(course_key, depth=None)
-        except InvalidKeyError:
-            pass
-
-        if not course:
-            return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_COURSE_ID, status=404)  # pylint: disable=lost-exception
-
-        return course_handler(course)
-
-    def get_course_info(self, request, course):
+    def _get_course_info(self, request, course):
         """
         Returns the course status
         """
@@ -145,33 +110,16 @@ class UserCourseStatus(views.APIView):
             "last_visited_module_path": path_ids,
         })
 
-    def get(self, request, username, course_id):
-        """
-        **Use Case**
-
-            Get meta data about user's status within a specific course
-
-        **Example request**:
-
-            GET /api/mobile/v0.5/users/{username}/course_status_info/{course_id}
-
-        **Response Values**
-
-        * last_visited_module_id: The id of the last module visited by the user in the given course
-
-        * last_visited_module_path: The ids of the modules in the path from the last visited module
-          to the course module
-        """
-
-        return self._process_arguments(request, username, course_id, lambda course: self.get_course_info(request, course))
-
     def _update_last_visited_module_id(self, request, course, module_key, modification_date):
         """
         Saves the module id if the found modification_date is less recent than the passed modification date
         """
         field_data_cache = FieldDataCache.cache_for_descriptor_descendents(
             course.id, request.user, course, depth=2)
-        module_descriptor = modulestore().get_item(module_key)
+        try:
+            module_descriptor = modulestore().get_item(module_key)
+        except ItemNotFoundError:
+            return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID, status=400)
         module = get_module_for_descriptor(request.user, request, module_descriptor, field_data_cache, course.id)
 
         if modification_date:
@@ -186,15 +134,34 @@ class UserCourseStatus(views.APIView):
                 original_store_date = student_module.modified
                 if modification_date < original_store_date:
                     # old modification date so skip update
-                    return self.get_course_info(request, course)
+                    return self._get_course_info(request, course)
 
-        if module:
-            save_positions_recursively_up(request.user, request, field_data_cache, module)
-            return self.get_course_info(request, course)
-        else:
-            return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID, status=400)
+        save_positions_recursively_up(request.user, request, field_data_cache, module)
+        return self._get_course_info(request, course)
 
-    def patch(self, request, username, course_id):
+    @mobile_course_access()
+    def get(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        """
+        **Use Case**
+
+            Get meta data about user's status within a specific course
+
+        **Example request**:
+
+            GET /api/mobile/v0.5/users/{username}/course_status_info/{course_id}
+
+        **Response Values**
+
+            * last_visited_module_id: The id of the last module visited by the user in the given course
+
+            * last_visited_module_path: The ids of the modules in the path from the last visited module
+              to the course module
+        """
+
+        return self._get_course_info(request, course)
+
+    @mobile_course_access()
+    def patch(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         **Use Case**
 
@@ -212,35 +179,30 @@ class UserCourseStatus(views.APIView):
 
         **Response Values**
 
-        The same as doing a GET on this path
+            The same as doing a GET on this path
 
         """
-        def handle_course(course):
-            """
-            Updates the course_status once the arguments are checked
-            """
-            module_id = request.DATA.get("last_visited_module_id")
-            modification_date_string = request.DATA.get("modification_date")
-            modification_date = None
-            if modification_date_string:
-                modification_date = dateparse.parse_datetime(modification_date_string)
-                if not modification_date or not modification_date.tzinfo:
-                    return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODIFICATION_DATE, status=400)
+        module_id = request.DATA.get("last_visited_module_id")
+        modification_date_string = request.DATA.get("modification_date")
+        modification_date = None
+        if modification_date_string:
+            modification_date = dateparse.parse_datetime(modification_date_string)
+            if not modification_date or not modification_date.tzinfo:
+                return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODIFICATION_DATE, status=400)
 
-            if module_id:
-                try:
-                    module_key = UsageKey.from_string(module_id)
-                except InvalidKeyError:
-                    return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID, status=400)
+        if module_id:
+            try:
+                module_key = UsageKey.from_string(module_id)
+            except InvalidKeyError:
+                return Response(errors.ERROR_INVALID_MODULE_ID, status=400)
 
-                return self._update_last_visited_module_id(request, course, module_key, modification_date)
-            else:
-                # The arguments are optional, so if there's no argument just succeed
-                return self.get_course_info(request, course)
-
-        return self._process_arguments(request, username, course_id, handle_course)
+            return self._update_last_visited_module_id(request, course, module_key, modification_date)
+        else:
+            # The arguments are optional, so if there's no argument just succeed
+            return self._get_course_info(request, course)
 
 
+@MobileView(is_user=True)
 class UserCourseEnrollmentsList(generics.ListAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -274,38 +236,22 @@ class UserCourseEnrollmentsList(generics.ListAPIView):
           * start: The data and time the course starts.
           * course_image: The path to the course image.
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated, IsUser)
     queryset = CourseEnrollment.objects.all()
     serializer_class = CourseEnrollmentSerializer
     lookup_field = 'username'
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        qset = self.queryset.filter(
-            user__username=self.kwargs['username'], is_active=True
-        ).order_by('created')
-        return mobile_course_enrollments(qset, self.request.user)
+        enrollments = self.queryset.filter(user__username=self.kwargs['username'], is_active=True).order_by('created')
+        return [
+            enrollment for enrollment in enrollments
+            if mobile_access_when_enrolled(enrollment.course, self.request.user)
+        ]
 
 
 @api_view(["GET"])
-@authentication_classes((OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication))
-@permission_classes((IsAuthenticated,))
+@mobile_view()
 def my_user_info(request):
     """
     Redirect to the currently-logged-in user's info page
     """
     return redirect("user-detail", username=request.user.username)
-
-
-def mobile_course_enrollments(enrollments, user):
-    """
-    Return enrollments only if courses are mobile_available (or if the user has
-    privileged (beta, staff, instructor) access)
-
-    :param enrollments is a list of CourseEnrollments.
-    """
-    for enr in enrollments:
-        course = enr.course
-
-        if mobile_available_when_enrolled(course, user):
-            yield enr
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/utils.py
index afb6155f52..ccd81687e8 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/utils.py
@@ -1,31 +1,91 @@
 """
-Tests for video outline API
+Common utility methods and decorators for Mobile APIs.
 """
 
 
-from courseware import access
-from student.roles import CourseBetaTesterRole
-from student import auth
+import functools
+from django.http import Http404
+
+from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
+from courseware.courses import get_course_with_access
+from rest_framework import permissions
+from rest_framework.authentication import OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication
 
 
-def mobile_available_when_enrolled(course, user):
+def mobile_course_access(depth=0, verify_enrolled=True):
+    """
+    Method decorator for a mobile API endpoint that verifies the user has access to the course in a mobile context.
+    """
+    def _decorator(func):
+        """Outer method decorator."""
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def _wrapper(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+            """
+            Expects kwargs to contain 'course_id'.
+            Passes the course descriptor to the given decorated function.
+            Raises 404 if access to course is disallowed.
+            """
+            course_id = CourseKey.from_string(kwargs.pop('course_id'))
+            course = get_course_with_access(
+                request.user,
+                'load_mobile' if verify_enrolled else 'load_mobile_no_enrollment_check',
+                course_id,
+                depth=depth
+            )
+            return func(self, request, course=course, *args, **kwargs)
+        return _wrapper
+    return _decorator
+
+
+def mobile_access_when_enrolled(course, user):
     """
     Determines whether a user has access to a course in a mobile context.
-    Checks if the course is marked as mobile_available or the user has extra permissions
-    that gives them access anyway.
-    Does not check if the user is actually enrolled in the course
+    Checks the mobile_available flag and the start_date.
+    Note: Does not check if the user is actually enrolled in the course.
     """
-
     # The course doesn't always really exist -- we can have bad data in the enrollments
     # pointing to non-existent (or removed) courses, in which case `course` is None.
     if not course:
-        return None
+        return False
+    try:
+        return get_course_with_access(user, 'load_mobile_no_enrollment_check', course.id) is not None
+    except Http404:
+        return False
 
-    # Implicitly includes instructor role via the following has_access check
-    beta_tester_role = CourseBetaTesterRole(course.id)
 
-    return (
-        course.mobile_available
-        or auth.has_access(user, beta_tester_role)
-        or access.has_access(user, 'staff', course)
-    )
+def mobile_view(is_user=False):
+    """
+    Function decorator that abstracts the authentication and permission checks for mobile api views.
+    """
+    class IsUser(permissions.BasePermission):
+        """
+        Permission that checks to see if the request user matches the user in the URL.
+        """
+        def has_permission(self, request, view):
+            return request.user.username == request.parser_context.get('kwargs', {}).get('username', None)
+
+    def _decorator(func):
+        """
+        Requires either OAuth2 or Session-based authentication.
+        If is_user is True, also requires username in URL matches the request user.
+        """
+        func.authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
+        func.permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
+        if is_user:
+            func.permission_classes += (IsUser,)
+        return func
+    return _decorator
+
+
+class MobileView(object):
+    """
+    Class decorator that abstracts the authentication and permission checks for mobile api views.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, is_user=False):
+        self.is_user = is_user
+
+    def __call__(self, cls):
+        class _Decorator(cls):
+            """Inner decorator class to wrap the given class."""
+            mobile_view(self.is_user)(cls)
+        return _Decorator
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/tests.py
index 0a4d08d4f5..afdd1e9ce2 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/tests.py
@@ -1,40 +1,23 @@
 """
 Tests for video outline API
 """
-import copy
-import ddt
 from uuid import uuid4
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from django.test.utils import override_settings
-from django.conf import settings
 from edxval import api
-from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
-
-from courseware.tests.factories import UserFactory
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import TEST_DATA_MOCK_MODULESTORE
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, ItemFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import ItemFactory
 from xmodule.video_module import transcripts_utils
-from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 
-from mobile_api.tests import ROLE_CASES
-
-TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE = copy.deepcopy(settings.CONTENTSTORE)
-TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE['DOC_STORE_CONFIG']['db'] = 'test_xcontent_%s' % uuid4().hex
+from ..testutils import MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin
 
 
-@ddt.ddt
-@override_settings(MODULESTORE=TEST_DATA_MOCK_MODULESTORE, CONTENTSTORE=TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE)
-class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
+class TestVideoAPITestCase(MobileAPITestCase):
     """
-    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/video_outlines/
+    Base test class for video related mobile APIs
     """
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestVideoOutline, self).setUp()
-        self.user = UserFactory.create()
-        self.course = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=True)
+        super(TestVideoAPITestCase, self).setUp()
         self.section = ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=self.course.location,
             category="chapter",
@@ -105,32 +88,6 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
                 }
             ]})
 
-        self.client.login(username=self.user.username, password='test')
-
-    @ddt.data(*ROLE_CASES)
-    @ddt.unpack
-    def test_non_mobile_access(self, role, should_succeed):
-        nonmobile = CourseFactory.create(mobile_available=False)
-
-        if role:
-            role(nonmobile.id).add_users(self.user)
-
-        url = reverse('video-summary-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(nonmobile.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        if should_succeed:
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        else:
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
-
-    def _get_video_summary_list(self):
-        """
-        Calls the video-summary-list endpoint, expecting a success response
-        """
-        url = reverse('video-summary-list', kwargs={'course_id': unicode(self.course.id)})
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        return response.data  # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
-
     def _create_video_with_subs(self):
         """
         Creates and returns a video with stored subtitles.
@@ -156,7 +113,15 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
             sub=subid
         )
 
+
+class TestVideoSummaryList(TestVideoAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/video_outlines/courses/{course_id}..
+    """
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'video-summary-list', 'params': ['course_id']}
+
     def test_course_list(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         self._create_video_with_subs()
         ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=self.other_unit.location,
@@ -178,7 +143,7 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
             visible_to_staff_only=True,
         )
 
-        course_outline = self._get_video_summary_list()
+        course_outline = self.api_response().data
         self.assertEqual(len(course_outline), 3)
         vid = course_outline[0]
         self.assertTrue('test_subsection_omega_%CE%A9' in vid['section_url'])
@@ -195,18 +160,20 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(course_outline[2]['summary']['video_url'], self.html5_video_url)
         self.assertEqual(course_outline[2]['summary']['size'], 0)
 
-    def test_course_list_with_nameless_unit(self):
+    def test_with_nameless_unit(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=self.nameless_unit.location,
             category="video",
             edx_video_id=self.edx_video_id,
             display_name=u"test draft video omega 2 \u03a9"
         )
-        course_outline = self._get_video_summary_list()
+        course_outline = self.api_response().data
         self.assertEqual(len(course_outline), 1)
         self.assertEqual(course_outline[0]['path'][2]['name'], self.nameless_unit.location.block_id)
 
-    def test_course_list_with_hidden_blocks(self):
+    def test_with_hidden_blocks(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         hidden_subsection = ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=self.section.location,
             category="sequential",
@@ -231,10 +198,11 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
             category="video",
             edx_video_id=self.edx_video_id,
         )
-        course_outline = self._get_video_summary_list()
+        course_outline = self.api_response().data
         self.assertEqual(len(course_outline), 0)
 
-    def test_course_list_language(self):
+    def test_language(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         video = ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=self.nameless_unit.location,
             category="video",
@@ -258,11 +226,12 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
         for case in language_cases:
             video.transcripts = case.transcripts
             modulestore().update_item(video, self.user.id)
-            course_outline = self._get_video_summary_list()
+            course_outline = self.api_response().data
             self.assertEqual(len(course_outline), 1)
             self.assertEqual(course_outline[0]['summary']['language'], case.expected_language)
 
-    def test_course_list_transcripts(self):
+    def test_transcripts(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
         video = ItemFactory.create(
             parent_location=self.nameless_unit.location,
             category="video",
@@ -290,25 +259,32 @@ class TestVideoOutline(ModuleStoreTestCase, APITestCase):
             video.transcripts = case.transcripts
             video.sub = case.english_subtitle
             modulestore().update_item(video, self.user.id)
-            course_outline = self._get_video_summary_list()
+            course_outline = self.api_response().data
             self.assertEqual(len(course_outline), 1)
             self.assertSetEqual(
                 set(course_outline[0]['summary']['transcripts'].keys()),
                 set(case.expected_transcripts)
             )
 
-    def test_transcripts_detail(self):
-        video = self._create_video_with_subs()
-        kwargs = {
-            'course_id': unicode(self.course.id),
-            'block_id': unicode(video.scope_ids.usage_id.block_id),
-            'lang': 'pl'
-        }
-        url = reverse('video-transcripts-detail', kwargs=kwargs)
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
 
-        kwargs['lang'] = 'en'
-        url = reverse('video-transcripts-detail', kwargs=kwargs)
-        response = self.client.get(url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+class TestTranscriptsDetail(TestVideoAPITestCase, MobileAuthTestMixin, MobileEnrolledCourseAccessTestMixin):
+    """
+    Tests for /api/mobile/v0.5/video_outlines/transcripts/{course_id}..
+    """
+    REVERSE_INFO = {'name': 'video-transcripts-detail', 'params': ['course_id']}
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestTranscriptsDetail, self).setUp()
+        self.video = self._create_video_with_subs()
+
+    def reverse_url(self, reverse_args=None, **kwargs):
+        reverse_args = reverse_args or {}
+        reverse_args.update({
+            'block_id': self.video.location.block_id,
+            'lang': kwargs.get('lang', 'en'),
+        })
+        return super(TestTranscriptsDetail, self).reverse_url(reverse_args, **kwargs)
+
+    def test_incorrect_language(self):
+        self.login_and_enroll()
+        self.api_response(expected_response_code=404, lang='pl')
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/views.py
index 3ed9ea4994..4876b8da4d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/video_outlines/views.py
@@ -10,21 +10,18 @@ from functools import partial
 
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponse
 
-from rest_framework import generics, permissions
-from rest_framework.authentication import OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication
+from rest_framework import generics
 from rest_framework.response import Response
-from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
-from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from opaque_keys.edx.locator import BlockUsageLocator
 
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 
-from mobile_api.utils import mobile_available_when_enrolled
-
+from ..utils import MobileView, mobile_course_access
 from .serializers import BlockOutline, video_summary
 
 
+@MobileView()
 class VideoSummaryList(generics.ListAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -78,16 +75,12 @@ class VideoSummaryList(generics.ListAPIView):
 
                 * size: The size of the video file
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
-
-    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        course_id = CourseKey.from_string(kwargs['course_id'])
-        course = get_mobile_course(course_id, request.user)
 
+    @mobile_course_access(depth=None)
+    def list(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):
         video_outline = list(
             BlockOutline(
-                course_id,
+                course.id,
                 course,
                 {"video": partial(video_summary, course)},
                 request,
@@ -96,6 +89,7 @@ class VideoSummaryList(generics.ListAPIView):
         return Response(video_outline)
 
 
+@MobileView()
 class VideoTranscripts(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
     """
     **Use Case**
@@ -111,16 +105,14 @@ class VideoTranscripts(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
         An HttpResponse with an SRT file download.
 
     """
-    authentication_classes = (OAuth2Authentication, SessionAuthentication)
-    permission_classes = (permissions.IsAuthenticated,)
 
-    def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        course_key = CourseKey.from_string(kwargs['course_id'])
+    @mobile_course_access()
+    def get(self, request, course, *args, **kwargs):
         block_id = kwargs['block_id']
         lang = kwargs['lang']
 
         usage_key = BlockUsageLocator(
-            course_key, block_type="video", block_id=block_id
+            course.id, block_type="video", block_id=block_id
         )
         try:
             video_descriptor = modulestore().get_item(usage_key)
@@ -132,15 +124,3 @@ class VideoTranscripts(generics.RetrieveAPIView):
         response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="{}"'.format(filename)
 
         return response
-
-
-def get_mobile_course(course_id, user):
-    """
-    Return only a CourseDescriptor if the course is mobile-ready or if the
-    requesting user is a staff member.
-    """
-    course = modulestore().get_course(course_id, depth=None)
-    if mobile_available_when_enrolled(course, user):
-        return course
-
-    raise PermissionDenied(detail="Course not available on mobile.")