diff --git a/lms/templates/google_analytics.html b/lms/templates/google_analytics.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..273fbac970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/google_analytics.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+var _gaq = _gaq || [];
+_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-35248639-1']);
+_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
+
+(function() {
+  var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
+  ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
+  var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
+})();
+</script>
diff --git a/lms/templates/main.html b/lms/templates/main.html
index f234aa72cf..87490a07e4 100644
--- a/lms/templates/main.html
+++ b/lms/templates/main.html
@@ -21,20 +21,9 @@
   <meta name="path_prefix" content="${MITX_ROOT_URL}">
 
   % if not course:
-    <script type="text/javascript"> 
-
-      var _gaq = _gaq || []; 
-      _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-35248639-1']); 
-      _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); 
-
-      (function() { 
-        var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; 
-        ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; 
-        var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); 
-      })(); 
-
-    </script> 
+  <%include file="google_analytics.html" />
   % endif
+
 </head>
 
 <body class="<%block name='bodyclass'/>">
diff --git a/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html b/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html
index 6fced73565..b35c7a1b6f 100644
--- a/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html
+++ b/lms/templates/portal/course_about.html
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@
 
 <%inherit file="../main.html" />
 
+<%block name="headextra">
+  <%include file="../google_analytics.html" />
+</%block>
+
 <%block name="js_extra">
+
   % if not registered:
     %if user.is_authenticated():
       ## If the user is authenticated, clicking the enroll button just submits a form
