diff --git a/envs/test.py b/envs/test.py
index 539d0bd3be..9aa030c15a 100644
--- a/envs/test.py
+++ b/envs/test.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ sessions. Assumes structure:
         /log  # Where we're going to write log files
 """
 from common import *
+import os
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
     app
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     if not app.startswith('askbot')
 ]
 
+# Nose Test Runner
+INSTALLED_APPS += ['django_nose']
+NOSE_ARGS = ['--cover-erase', '--with-xunit', '--with-xcoverage', '--cover-html', '--cover-inclusive']
+for app in os.listdir(PROJECT_ROOT / 'djangoapps'):
+    NOSE_ARGS += ['--cover-package', app]
+TEST_RUNNER = 'django_nose.NoseTestSuiteRunner'
+
+# Local Directories
 COURSES_ROOT = PROJECT_ROOT / "test_data"
 DATA_DIR = COURSES_ROOT
 MAKO_TEMPLATES['course'] = [DATA_DIR]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dc852c7822..e4d01f76e3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ django-masquerade
 fs
 django-jasmine
 beautifulsoup
-requests
\ No newline at end of file
+requests
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb7a744104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+django-nose
+coverage
+nosexcover
diff --git a/test_data/course_settings.py b/test_data/course_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4e9696d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_data/course_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+GRADER = [
+    {
+        'type' : "Homework",
+        'min_count' : 12,
+        'drop_count' : 2,
+        'short_label' : "HW",
+        'weight' : 0.15,
+    },
+    {
+        'type' : "Lab",
+        'min_count' : 12,
+        'drop_count' : 2,
+        'category' : "Labs",
+        'weight' : 0.15
+    },
+    {
+        'type' : "Midterm",
+        'name' : "Midterm Exam",
+        'short_label' : "Midterm",
+        'weight' : 0.3,
+    },
+    {
+        'type' : "Final",
+        'name' : "Final Exam",
+        'short_label' : "Final",
+        'weight' : 0.4,
+    }
+]