diff --git a/cms/static/js/models/settings/advanced.js b/cms/static/js/models/settings/advanced.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c15116f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cms/static/js/models/settings/advanced.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+if (!CMS.Models['Settings']) CMS.Models.Settings = {};
+
+CMS.Models.Settings.Advanced = Backbone.Model.extend({
+    defaults: {
+
+    },
+
+    initialize: function() {
+        console.log('in initialize');
+        var editor = ace.edit('course-advanced-policy-1-value');
+        editor.setTheme("ace/theme/monokai");
+        editor.getSession().setMode("ace/mode/javascript");
+    }
+});
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index 6dd4d3eed6..f70f3bfa91 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
   
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/template_loader.js')}"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/course_relative.js')}"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/settings/advanced.js')}"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/settings/course_details.js')}"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/settings/course_settings.js')}"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/models/settings/course_grading_policy.js')}"></script>
@@ -24,11 +25,13 @@ from contentstore import utils
   
   <script type="text/javascript">
     $(document).ready(function(){
-    
+
         var settingsModel = new CMS.Models.Settings.CourseSettings({
             courseLocation: new CMS.Models.Location('${context_course.location}',{parse:true}),
             details: new CMS.Models.Settings.CourseDetails(${course_details|n},{parse:true})
         });
+
+        var advancedSettingsModel = new CMS.Models.Settings.Advanced({});
         
         var editor = new CMS.Views.Settings.Main({
             el: $('.main-wrapper'),
@@ -752,7 +755,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                         <div class="value">
                           <label for="course-advanced-policy-1-value">Policy Value:</label>
                           <div class="field">
-                            <textarea class="ace text" id="course-advanced-policy-1-value"></textarea>
+                            <div class="ace text" id="course-advanced-policy-1-value">some existing text</div>
                           </div>      
                         </div>
                       </div>
diff --git a/common/templates/courseware_vendor_js.html b/common/templates/courseware_vendor_js.html
index 84e682ddac..30e99c0369 100644
--- a/common/templates/courseware_vendor_js.html
+++ b/common/templates/courseware_vendor_js.html
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/jquery.cookie.js')}"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/jquery.qtip.min.js')}"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/jquery.scrollTo-1.4.2-min.js')}"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="${static.url('js/vendor/ace/ace.js')}"></script>
 
 ## codemirror
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="${static.url('js/vendor/CodeMirror/codemirror.css')}" type="text/css" media="all" />