diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py
index 3ca59b6bdc..6c95f82349 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/dates/views.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from common.djangoapps.student.models import CourseEnrollment
 from lms.djangoapps.course_goals.models import UserActivity
 from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.dates.serializers import DatesTabSerializer
+from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.utils import get_course_or_403
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.access import has_access
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.context_processor import user_timezone_locale_prefs
-from lms.djangoapps.courseware.courses import get_course_date_blocks, get_course_with_access
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.courses import get_course_date_blocks
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.date_summary import TodaysDate
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.masquerade import setup_masquerade
 from openedx.core.lib.api.authentication import BearerAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class DatesTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
 
         * 200 on success with above fields.
         * 401 if the user is not authenticated.
+        * 403 if the user does not have access to the course.
         * 404 if the course is not available or cannot be seen.
     """
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class DatesTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('user_id', request.user.id)
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('is_staff', request.user.is_staff)
 
-        course = get_course_with_access(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
+        course = get_course_or_403(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
         is_staff = bool(has_access(request.user, 'staff', course_key))
 
         _, request.user = setup_masquerade(
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/serializers.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/serializers.py
index 20b205e304..29b46d30e9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/serializers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/serializers.py
@@ -109,6 +109,16 @@ class ResumeCourseSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     url = serializers.URLField()
 
 
+class OutlineTabCourseAccessRedirectSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    """
+    Serializer for a Course Access Redirect response from the outline tab
+    """
+    url = serializers.URLField()
+    error_code = serializers.CharField(source='access_error.error_code')
+    developer_message = serializers.CharField(source='access_error.developer_message')
+    user_message = serializers.CharField(source='access_error.user_message')
+
+
 class OutlineTabSerializer(DatesBannerSerializer, VerifiedModeSerializer):
     """
     Serializer for the Outline Tab
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/views.py
index 253779005e..7650c2ae53 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/outline/views.py
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@ from lms.djangoapps.course_goals.api import (
     get_course_goal,
 )
 from lms.djangoapps.course_goals.models import CourseGoal
-from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.outline.serializers import OutlineTabSerializer
+from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.outline.serializers import (
+    OutlineTabSerializer,
+)
+from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.utils import get_course_or_403
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.access import has_access
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.context_processor import user_timezone_locale_prefs
-from lms.djangoapps.courseware.courses import get_course_date_blocks, get_course_info_section, get_course_with_access
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.courses import get_course_date_blocks, get_course_info_section
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.date_summary import TodaysDate
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.masquerade import is_masquerading, setup_masquerade
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.views.views import get_cert_data
@@ -76,7 +79,9 @@ class OutlineTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
 
     **Response Values**
 
-        Body consists of the following fields:
+        Body consists of two possible shapes.
+
+        For a good 200 response, the response will include:
 
         access_expiration: An object detailing when access to this course will expire
             expiration_date: (str) When the access expires, in ISO 8601 notation
@@ -143,9 +148,19 @@ class OutlineTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
         welcome_message_html: (str) Raw HTML for the course updates banner
         user_has_passing_grade: (bool) Whether the user currently is passing the course
 
+        If the learner does not have access to the course for a specific reason and should be redirected this
+        view will return a 403 and the following data:
+
+        url: (str) The URL to which the user should be redirected
+        error_code: (str) A system identifier for the reason the user is being redirected
+        developer_message: (str) A message explaining why the user is being redirected,
+                                 intended for developer debugging.
+        user_message: (str) A message explaining why the user is being redirected, intended to be shown to the user.
+
     **Returns**
 
-        * 200 on success with above fields.
+        * 200 on success.
+        * 403 if the user does not currently have access to the course and should be redirected.
         * 404 if the course is not available or cannot be seen.
 
     """
@@ -167,7 +182,7 @@ class OutlineTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('user_id', request.user.id)
         monitoring_utils.set_custom_attribute('is_staff', request.user.is_staff)
 
-        course = get_course_with_access(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
+        course = get_course_or_403(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
 
         masquerade_object, request.user = setup_masquerade(
             request,
@@ -365,7 +380,7 @@ def dismiss_welcome_message(request):  # pylint: disable=missing-function-docstr
 
     try:
         course_key = CourseKey.from_string(course_id)
-        course = get_course_with_access(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=True)
+        course = get_course_or_403(request.user, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=True)
         dismiss_current_update_for_user(request, course)
         return Response({'message': _('Welcome message successfully dismissed.')})
     except Exception:
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/views.py
index fd96ff6c08..8c21335dca 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/progress/views.py
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ from lms.djangoapps.course_blocks.api import get_course_blocks
 from lms.djangoapps.course_blocks.transformers import start_date
 
 from lms.djangoapps.ccx.custom_exception import CCXLocatorValidationException
+from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.utils import get_course_or_403
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.courses import (
-    get_course_blocks_completion_summary, get_course_with_access, get_studio_url,
+    get_course_blocks_completion_summary, get_studio_url,
 )
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.masquerade import setup_masquerade
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.views.views import credit_course_requirements, get_cert_data
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ class ProgressTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
 
         * 200 on success with above fields.
         * 401 if the user is not authenticated or not enrolled.
+        * 403 if the user does not have access to the course.
         * 404 if the course is not available or cannot be seen.
     """
 
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ class ProgressTabView(RetrieveAPIView):
         student = self._get_student_user(request, course_key, student_id, is_staff)
         username = get_enterprise_learner_generic_name(request) or student.username
 
-        course = get_course_with_access(student, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
+        course = get_course_or_403(student, 'load', course_key, check_if_enrolled=False)
 
         course_overview = CourseOverview.get_from_id(course_key)
         enrollment = CourseEnrollment.get_enrollment(student, course_key)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/tests/test_utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d665a6b37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+""" Tests for course home api utils """
+
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from unittest import mock
+
+from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.utils import get_course_or_403
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.access_response import AccessError
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.exceptions import CourseAccessRedirect
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
+
+
+class GetCourseOr403Test(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """ Tests for get_course_or_403 """
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def mock_get_course(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Mock base_get_course_with_access helper """
+        with mock.patch(
+            'lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.utils.base_get_course_with_access',
+            *args,
+            **kwargs
+        ) as mock_get:
+            yield mock_get
+
+    def test_no_exception(self):
+        """ If no exception is raised we should return the return of get_course_with_access """
+        expected_return = mock.Mock()
+        with self.mock_get_course(return_value=expected_return):
+            assert get_course_or_403() == expected_return
+
+    def test_redirect(self):
+        """ Test for behavior when get_course_with_access raises a redirect error """
+        expected_url = "www.testError.access/redirect.php?work=yes"
+        mock_access_error = AccessError('code', 'dev_msg', 'usr_msg')
+        mock_course_access_redirect = CourseAccessRedirect(expected_url, mock_access_error)
+
+        with self.mock_get_course(side_effect=mock_course_access_redirect):
+            try:
+                get_course_or_403()
+                self.fail('Call to get_course_or_403 should raise exception')
+            except PermissionDenied as e:
+                assert str(e.detail) == mock_access_error.user_message
+                assert e.detail.code == mock_access_error.error_code
+
+    def test_other_exception(self):
+        """ Any other exception should not be caught """
+        class MyException(Exception):
+            pass
+
+        with self.mock_get_course(side_effect=MyException()):
+            with self.assertRaises(MyException):
+                get_course_or_403()
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c215061db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_home_api/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+""" Utilities for views in the course home api"""
+from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.courses import get_course_with_access as base_get_course_with_access
+from lms.djangoapps.courseware.exceptions import CourseAccessRedirect
+
+
+def get_course_or_403(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    When we make requests to the various Learner Home API endpoints, we do not want to return the actual redirects,
+    Instead we should return an error code. The redirect info is returned from the course metadata endpoint and the
+    URL can be followed by whatever client is calling.
+
+    Raises:
+     - 404 if course is not found
+     - 403 if the requesting user does not have access to the course
+    """
+    try:
+        return base_get_course_with_access(*args, **kwargs)
+    except CourseAccessRedirect as e:
+        raise PermissionDenied(
+            detail=e.access_error.user_message,
+            code=e.access_error.error_code
+        ) from e