diff --git a/common/static/js/spec_helpers/edx.utils.validate.js b/common/static/js/spec_helpers/edx.utils.validate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..293d881ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/static/js/spec_helpers/edx.utils.validate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+var edx = edx || {};
+
+(function( $, _ ) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    edx.utils = edx.utils || {};
+
+    var utils = (function(){
+        var _fn = {
+            validate: {
+
+                field: function( el ) {
+                    var $el = $(el);
+
+                    return _fn.validate.required( $el ) &&
+                           _fn.validate.charLength( $el ) &&
+                           _fn.validate.email.valid( $el );
+                },
+
+                charLength: function( $el ) {
+                    // Cannot assume there will be both min and max
+                    var min = $el.attr('minlength') || 0,
+                        max = $el.attr('maxlength') || false,
+                        chars = $el.val().length,
+                        within = false;
+
+                    // if max && min && within the range
+                    if ( min <= chars && ( max && chars <= max ) ) {
+                        within = true;
+                    } else if ( min <= chars && !max ) {
+                        within = true;
+                    }
+
+                    return within;
+                },
+
+                required: function( $el ) {
+                    return $el.attr('required') ? $el.val() : true;
+                },
+
+                email: {
+                    // This is the same regex used to validate email addresses in Django 1.4
+                    regex: new RegExp(
+                        [
+                            '(^[-!#$%&\'*+/=?^_`{}|~0-9A-Z]+(\\.[-!#$%&\'*+/=?^_`{}|~0-9A-Z]+)*',
+                            '|^"([\\001-\\010\\013\\014\\016-\\037!#-\\[\\]-\\177]|\\\\[\\001-\\011\\013\\014\\016-\\177])*"',
+                            ')@((?:[A-Z0-9](?:[A-Z0-9-]{0,61}[A-Z0-9])?\\.)+[A-Z]{2,6}\\.?$)',
+                            '|\\[(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[0-1]?\\d?\\d)(\\.(25[0-5]|2[0-4]\\d|[0-1]?\\d?\\d)){3}\\]$'
+                        ].join(''), 'i'
+                    ),
+
+                    valid: function( $el ) {
+                        return  $el.data('email') ? _fn.validate.email.format( $el.val() ) : true;
+                    },
+
+                    format: function( str ) {
+                        return _fn.validate.email.regex.test( str );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        return {
+            validate: _fn.validate.field
+        };
+
+    })();
+
+    edx.utils.validate = utils.validate
+
+})( jQuery, _ );
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diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 595edf30e4..dc1ec56026 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -1026,8 +1026,11 @@ instructor_dash_js = sorted(rooted_glob(PROJECT_ROOT / 'static', 'coffee/src/ins
 # These are not courseware, so they do not need many of the courseware-specific
 # JavaScript modules.
 student_account_js = [
+    'js/common_helpers/edx.utils.validate.js',
     'js/student_account/models/LoginModel.js',
+    'js/student_account/models/RegisterModel.js',
     'js/student_account/views/LoginView.js',
+    'js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js',
     'js/student_account/views/AccessView.js',
     'js/student_account/accessApp.js',
 ]
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/models/RegisterModel.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/models/RegisterModel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08ca2ec6d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/models/RegisterModel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+var edx = edx || {};
+
+(function($, _, Backbone, gettext) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    edx.student = edx.student || {};
+    edx.student.account = edx.student.account || {};
+
+    edx.student.account.RegisterModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
+
+        defaults: {
+            email: '',
+            name: '',
+            username: '',
+            password: '',
+            level_of_education: '',
+            gender: '',
+            year_of_birth: '',
+            mailing_address: '',
+            goals: '',
+            termsofservice: false
+        },
+
+        urlRoot: '',
+
+        initialize: function( obj ) {
+            this.urlRoot = obj.url;
+        },
+
+        sync: function(method, model) {
+            var headers = {
+                'X-CSRFToken': $.cookie('csrftoken')
+            };
+
+            $.ajax({
+                url: model.urlRoot,
+                type: 'POST',
+                data: model.attributes,
+                headers: headers
+            })
+            .done(function() {
+                var query = window.location.search,
+                    url = '/dashboard';
+
+                // model.trigger('sync');
+
+                // If query string in url go back to that page
+                if ( query.length > 1 ) {
+                    url = query.substring( query.indexOf('=') + 1 );
+                }
+
+                window.location.href = url;
+            })
+            .fail( function( error ) {
+                console.log('RegisterModel.save() FAILURE!!!!!');
+                model.trigger('error', error);
+            });
+        }
+    });
+})(jQuery, _, Backbone, gettext);
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diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js
index 432552fbba..40486b3fc4 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/AccessView.js
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ var edx = edx || {};
             if ( type === 'login' ) {
                 console.log('load login');
                 return new edx.student.account.LoginView();
+            } else if ( type === 'register' ) {
+                console.log('load register');
+                return new edx.student.account.RegisterView();
             }
 
             // return new app.LoginView({
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js
index 10fd470566..1e26bf8727 100644
--- a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/LoginView.js
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ var edx = edx || {};
         },
 
         postRender: function() {
+            var $container = $(this.el);
 
-            this.$form = $(this.el).find('form');
+            this.$form = $container.find('form');
+            this.$errors = $container.find('.error-msg');
         },
 
         getInitialData: function() {
@@ -81,10 +83,6 @@ var edx = edx || {};
                 fieldTpl = this.fieldTpl;
 
             for ( i=0; i<len; i++ ) {
-                if ( data[i].name === 'password' ) {
-                    data[i].type = 'password';
-                }
-
                 html.push( _.template( fieldTpl, $.extend( data[i], {
                     form: 'login'
                 }) ) );
@@ -110,17 +108,17 @@ var edx = edx || {};
                 key = $el.attr('name') || false;
 
                 if ( key ) {
-                    // if ( this.validate( elements[i] ) ) {
+                    if ( this.validate( elements[i] ) ) {
                         obj[key] = $el.attr('type') === 'checkbox' ? $el.is(':checked') : $el.val();
-                    //     $el.css('border', '1px solid #ccc');
-                    // } else {
-                    //     errors.push( key );
-                    //     $el.css('border', '2px solid red');
-                    // }
+                        $el.css('border', '1px solid #ccc');
+                    } else {
+                        errors.push( key );
+                        $el.css('border', '2px solid red');
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
-            //this.errors = errors;
+            this.errors = errors;
 
             return obj;
         },
@@ -150,10 +148,14 @@ var edx = edx || {};
 
         toggleErrorMsg: function( show ) {
             if ( show ) {
-                console.log('show');
+                this.$errors.removeClass('hidden');
             } else {
-                console.log('hide');
+                this.$errors.addClass('hidden');
             }
+        },
+
+        validate: function( $el ) {
+            return edx.utils.validate( $el );
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3c10984e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/static/js/student_account/views/RegisterView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+var edx = edx || {};
+
+(function($, _, Backbone, gettext) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    edx.student = edx.student || {};
+    edx.student.account = edx.student.account || {};
+
+    edx.student.account.RegisterView = Backbone.View.extend({
+        tagName: 'form',
+
+        el: '#register-form',
+
+        tpl: $('#register-tpl').html(),
+
+        fieldTpl: $('#form_field-tpl').html(),
+
+        events: {
+            'click .js-register': 'submitForm'
+        },
+
+        errors: [],
+
+        $form: {},
+
+        initialize: function( obj ) {
+            this.getInitialData();
+        },
+
+        // Renders the form.
+        render: function( html ) {
+            var fields = html || '';
+
+            $(this.el).html( _.template( this.tpl, {
+                fields: fields
+            }));
+
+            this.postRender();
+
+            return this;
+        },
+
+        postRender: function() {
+            var $container = $(this.el);
+
+            this.$form = $container.find('form');
+            this.$errors = $container.find('.error-msg');
+        },
+
+        getInitialData: function() {
+            var that = this;
+
+            $.ajax({
+                type: 'GET',
+                dataType: 'json',
+                url: '/user_api/v1/account/registration/',
+                success: function( data ) {
+                    console.log(data);
+                    that.buildForm( data.fields );
+                    that.initModel( data.submit_url, data.method );
+                },
+                error: function( jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown ) {
+                    console.log('fail ', errorThrown);
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        initModel: function( url, method ) {
+            this.model = new edx.student.account.RegisterModel({
+                url: url
+            });
+
+            this.listenTo( this.model, 'error', function( error ) {
+                console.log(error.status, ' error: ', error.responseText);
+            });
+        },
+
+        buildForm: function( data ) {
+            var html = [],
+                i,
+                len = data.length,
+                fieldTpl = this.fieldTpl;
+
+            for ( i=0; i<len; i++ ) {
+                html.push( _.template( fieldTpl, $.extend( data[i], {
+                    form: 'register'
+                }) ) );
+            }
+
+            this.render( html.join('') );
+        },
+
+        getFormData: function() {
+
+            var obj = {},
+                $form = this.$form,
+                elements = $form[0].elements,
+                i,
+                len = elements.length,
+                $el,
+                key = '',
+                errors = [];
+
+            for ( i=0; i<len; i++ ) {
+
+                $el = $( elements[i] );
+                key = $el.attr('name') || false;
+
+                if ( key ) {
+                    if ( this.validate( elements[i] ) ) {
+                        obj[key] = $el.attr('type') === 'checkbox' ? $el.is(':checked') : $el.val();
+                        $el.css('border', '1px solid #ccc');
+                    } else {
+                        errors.push( key );
+                        $el.css('border', '2px solid red');
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            this.errors = errors;
+
+            return obj;
+        },
+
+        submitForm: function( event ) {
+            var data = this.getFormData();
+
+            event.preventDefault();
+console.log(data);
+            // console.log(this.model);
+
+            if ( !this.errors.length ) {
+                console.log('save me');
+                this.model.set( data );
+console.log(this.model);
+                this.model.save();
+                this.toggleErrorMsg( false );
+            } else {
+                console.log('here are the errors ', this.errors);
+                this.toggleErrorMsg( true );
+            }
+        },
+
+        toggleErrorMsg: function( show ) {
+            if ( show ) {
+                this.$errors.removeClass('hidden');
+            } else {
+                this.$errors.addClass('hidden');
+            }
+        },
+
+        validate: function( $el ) {
+            return edx.utils.validate( $el );
+        }
+    });
+
+})(jQuery, _, Backbone, gettext);
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diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/access.underscore b/lms/templates/student_account/access.underscore
index 2467790d0f..9327a0eab1 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_account/access.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/access.underscore
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <input type="radio" name="form" id="register-option" value="register" class="form-toggle" <% if ( mode === 'register' ) { %>checked<% } %> >
         <label for"register-option">I am a new user</label>
     </h2>
-    <div id="register-form" class="form-wrapper <% if ( mode === 'register' ) { %>hidden<% } %>"></div>
+    <div id="register-form" class="form-wrapper <% if ( mode !== 'register' ) { %>hidden<% } %>"></div>
 </section>
 
 <section class="form-type">
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore b/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore
index b5787baf5a..13dd53d787 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/form_field.underscore
@@ -10,11 +10,25 @@
         <a href="#" class="forgot-password">Forgot password?</a>
     <% } %>
 
-    <input id="<%= form %>-<%= name %>" type="<%= type %>" name="<%= name %>" aria-describedby="<%= form %>-<%= name %>-desc"
-        <% if ( restrictions.min_length ) { %> minlength="<%= restrictions.min_length %>"<% } %>
-        <% if ( restrictions.max_length ) { %> maxlength="<%= restrictions.max_length %>"<% } %>
-        <% if ( required ) { %> required<% } %>
-    />
+    <% if ( type === 'select' ) { %>
+        <select id="<%= form %>-<%= name %>" name="<%= name %>" aria-describedby="<%= form %>-<%= name %>-desc">
+        <% _.each(options, function(el) { %>
+            <option value="<%= el.value%>"><%= el.name %></option>
+        <% }); %>
+        </select>
+    <% } else if ( type === 'textarea' ) { %>
+        <textarea id="<%= form %>-<%= name %>" type="<%= type %>" name="<%= name %>" aria-describedby="<%= form %>-<%= name %>-desc"
+            <% if ( restrictions.min_length ) { %> minlength="<%= restrictions.min_length %>"<% } %>
+            <% if ( restrictions.max_length ) { %> maxlength="<%= restrictions.max_length %>"<% } %>
+            <% if ( required ) { %> required<% } %> >
+        </textarea>
+    <% } else { %>
+        <input id="<%= form %>-<%= name %>" type="<%= type %>" name="<%= name %>" aria-describedby="<%= form %>-<%= name %>-desc"
+            <% if ( restrictions.min_length ) { %> minlength="<%= restrictions.min_length %>"<% } %>
+            <% if ( restrictions.max_length ) { %> maxlength="<%= restrictions.max_length %>"<% } %>
+            <% if ( required ) { %> required<% } %>
+        />
+    <% } %>
 
     <% if ( type === 'checkbox' ) { %>
         <label for="<%= form %>-<%= name %>">
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/login.underscore b/lms/templates/student_account/login.underscore
index c1f85c3088..1aadf57f20 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_account/login.underscore
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/login.underscore
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 <form id="login">
+    <div class="error-msg hidden">
+        <h4>We couldn't log you in.</h4>
+        <div class="errors">
+            <p>Email or password is incorrent. <a href="#">Forgot password?</a></p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
     <%= fields %>
     <button class="action action-primary action-update js-login">Log in</button>
     <button type="submit" class="button button-primary button-facebook"><span class="icon icon-facebook"></span>Sign in with Facebook</button>
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/login_and_register.html b/lms/templates/student_account/login_and_register.html
index ee2b49c503..b4f1a283fd 100644
--- a/lms/templates/student_account/login_and_register.html
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/login_and_register.html
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
 </%block>
 
 <%block name="header_extras">
-% for template_name in ["account", "access", "form_field", "login"]:
+% for template_name in ["account", "access", "form_field", "login", "register"]:
 <script type="text/template" id="${template_name}-tpl">
   <%static:include path="student_account/${template_name}.underscore" />
 </script>
 % endfor
 </%block>
 
-<h1>Login and Registration!</h1>
+<h1>Welcome!</h1>
 
-<p>This is a placeholder for the combined login and registration form.</p>
+<p>Please log in to continue</p>
 
 ## TODO: Use JavaScript to populate this div with
 ## the actual registration/login forms (loaded asynchronously from the user API)
diff --git a/lms/templates/student_account/register.underscore b/lms/templates/student_account/register.underscore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc620f790f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/student_account/register.underscore
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<form id="register">
+    <div class="error-msg hidden">
+        <h4>An error occured in your registration.</h4>
+        <div class="errors">
+            <p>Please enter a valid password</p>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <button type="submit" class="button button-primary button-facebook"><span class="icon icon-facebook"></span>Sign up with Facebook</button>
+    <button type="submit" class="button button-primary button-google"><span class="icon icon-google-plus"></span>Sign up with Google</button>
+    <%= fields %>
+    <input id="register-termsofservice" type="checkbox" name="termsofservice">
+    <label for="register-termsofservice">I agree to the <a href="#">Terms of Service and Honor Code</a> *</label>
+    <button class="action action-primary action-update js-register">Create My edX Account</button>
+</form>
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