diff --git a/lms/templates/courses_list.html b/lms/templates/courses_list.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b90666e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/courses_list.html
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
+
+<section class="courses-container">
+  <section class="highlighted-courses">
+
+    % if settings.FEATURES.get('COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE'):
+      <section class="courses">
+        <ul class="courses-listing">
+          ## limiting the course number by using HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX as the maximum number of courses
+          %for course in courses[:settings.HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX]:
+          <li class="courses-listing-item">
+              <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
+          </li>
+        %endfor
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+    ## in case there are courses that are not shown on the homepage, a 'View all Courses' link should appear
+      % if settings.HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX and len(courses) > settings.HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX:
+      <div class="courses-more">
+        <a class="courses-more-cta" href="${marketing_link('COURSES')}"> ${_("View all Courses")} </a>
+      </div>
+    % endif
+    % endif
+
+  </section>
+</section>
diff --git a/lms/templates/index.html b/lms/templates/index.html
index 8fc76a4c59..ca029b1e97 100644
--- a/lms/templates/index.html
+++ b/lms/templates/index.html
@@ -61,30 +61,12 @@ from microsite_configuration import microsite
     </div>
 
   </header>
-  <section class="courses-container">
-    <section class="highlighted-courses">
+  <%
+    # allow for microsite override of the courses list
+    courses_list = microsite.get_template_path('courses_list.html')
+  %>
+  <%include file="${courses_list}" />
 
-      % if settings.FEATURES.get('COURSES_ARE_BROWSABLE'):
-        <section class="courses">
-            <ul class="courses-listing">
-            ## limiting the course number by using HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX as the maximum number of courses
-            %for course in courses[:settings.HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX]:
-              <li class="courses-listing-item">
-                <%include file="course.html" args="course=course" />
-              </li>
-            %endfor
-            </ul>
-        </section>
-        ## in case there are courses that are not shown on the homepage, a 'View all Courses' link should appear
-        % if settings.HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX and len(courses) > settings.HOMEPAGE_COURSE_MAX:
-          <div class="courses-more">
-            <a class="courses-more-cta" href="${marketing_link('COURSES')}" > ${_("View all Courses")} </a>
-          </div>
-        % endif
-      % endif
-
-    </section>
-  </section>
 </section>
 
 <section id="video-modal" class="modal home-page-video-modal video-modal">