diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
index 61b49e6022..071a41a834 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views.py
@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ def _cert_info(user, course, cert_status):
 
     return d
 
+
+def login(request):
+    """
+    This view will display the non-modal login form
+    """
+    context = {}
+    return render_to_response('login.html', context)
+
+def register(request):
+    """
+    This view will display the non-modal registration form
+    """
+    context = {}
+    return render_to_response('register.html', context)
+
+
 @login_required
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
 def dashboard(request):
@@ -675,18 +691,11 @@ def create_exam_registration(request, post_override=None):
     username = post_vars['username']
     user = User.objects.get(username=username)
     course_id = post_vars['course_id']
-    course = course_from_id(course_id)  # assume it will be found....
-
-    # make sure that any demographic data values received from the page have been stripped.
-    # Whitespace is not an acceptable response for any of these values
-    demographic_data = {}
-    for fieldname in TestCenterUser.user_provided_fields():
-        if fieldname in post_vars:
-            demographic_data[fieldname] = (post_vars[fieldname]).strip()
+    course = (course_from_id(course_id))  # assume it will be found....
 
     try:
         testcenter_user = TestCenterUser.objects.get(user=user)
-        needs_updating = testcenter_user.needs_update(demographic_data)
+        needs_updating = testcenter_user.needs_update(post_vars)
         log.info("User {0} enrolled in course {1} {2}updating demographic info for exam registration".format(user.username, course_id, "" if needs_updating else "not "))
     except TestCenterUser.DoesNotExist:
         # do additional initialization here:
diff --git a/lms/templates/login.html b/lms/templates/login.html
index 22cfc2aa68..3fa28b9f72 100644
--- a/lms/templates/login.html
+++ b/lms/templates/login.html
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 <%inherit file="main.html" />
 
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+<%block name="title"><title>login</title></%block>
 
-<%block name="title"><title>Login</title></%block>
-
-
-
-<section class="container login">
-</section>
+Hello world
diff --git a/lms/templates/register.html b/lms/templates/register.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82be5db85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/register.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<%inherit file="main.html" />
+
+<%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
+<%block name="title"><title>register</title></%block>
+
+Hello world
+
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index ad3b324534..39beeda61d 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ urlpatterns = ('',
     url(r'^update_certificate$', 'certificates.views.update_certificate'),
     url(r'^$', 'branding.views.index', name="root"), # Main marketing page, or redirect to courseware
     url(r'^dashboard$', 'student.views.dashboard', name="dashboard"),
+    url(r'^login$', 'student.views.login', name="login"),
+    url(r'^register$', 'student.views.register', name="register"),
 
     url(r'^admin_dashboard$', 'dashboard.views.dashboard'),