diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
index 33c222bd7c..2b6232d366 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_module.py
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ class CourseDescriptor(SequenceDescriptor):
         displayed_start = self._try_parse_time('advertised_start') or self.start
         return time.strftime("%b %d, %Y", displayed_start)
 
+    @property
+    def end_date_text(self):
+        return time.strftime("%b %d, %Y", self.end)
+
     # An extra property is used rather than the wiki_slug/number because
     # there are courses that change the number for different runs. This allows
     # courses to share the same css_class across runs even if they have
diff --git a/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index 01baade6f7..1d36f8f958 100644
--- a/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -137,7 +137,15 @@
                 <h3>${course.number} ${course.title}</h3>
               </hgroup>
               <section class="course-status course-status-completed">
-                <p><!-- Class Starts - <span>${course.start_date_text}</span> --> Course Completed - <span>Nov 6, 2012</span></p>
+              <p>
+              % if course.has_ended():
+              Course Completed - <span>${course.end_date_text}</span>
+              % elif course.has_started():
+              Course Started - <span>${course.start_date_text}</span>
+              % else:   # hasn't started yet
+              Course Starts - <span>${course.start_date_text}</span>
+              % endif
+              </p>
               </section>
               % if course.id in show_courseware_links_for:
                 <p class="enter-course">View Courseware</p>