diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/accessibility/test_lms_dashboard_axs.py b/common/test/acceptance/accessibility/test_lms_dashboard_axs.py
index bf39079f7d..f377d3b053 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/accessibility/test_lms_dashboard_axs.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/accessibility/test_lms_dashboard_axs.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Accessibility tests for LMS dashboard page.
 Run just this test with:
 SELENIUM_BROWSER=phantomjs paver test_bokchoy -d accessibility -t test_lms_dashboard_axs.py
 """
-from ..tests.lms.test_lms_dashboard import LmsDashboardPageTest
+from ..tests.lms.test_lms_dashboard import BaseLmsDashboardTest
 
 
-class LmsDashboardAxsTest(LmsDashboardPageTest):
+class LmsDashboardAxsTest(BaseLmsDashboardTest):
     """
     Class to test lms student dashboard accessibility.
     """
diff --git a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py
index df5a64412b..b2923cac99 100644
--- a/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py
+++ b/common/test/acceptance/tests/lms/test_lms_dashboard.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from ...pages.lms.auto_auth import AutoAuthPage
 from ...pages.lms.dashboard import DashboardPage
 
 
-class LmsDashboardPageTest(UniqueCourseTest):
-    """ Test suite for the LMS Student Dashboard page """
+class BaseLmsDashboardTest(UniqueCourseTest):
+    """ Base test suite for the LMS Student Dashboard """
 
     def setUp(self):
         """
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class LmsDashboardPageTest(UniqueCourseTest):
         """
         # Some parameters are provided by the parent setUp() routine, such as the following:
         # self.course_id, self.course_info, self.unique_id
-        super(LmsDashboardPageTest, self).setUp()
+        super(BaseLmsDashboardTest, self).setUp()
 
         # Load page objects for use by the tests
         self.dashboard_page = DashboardPage(self.browser)
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class LmsDashboardPageTest(UniqueCourseTest):
         # Navigate the authenticated, enrolled user to the dashboard page and get testing!
         self.dashboard_page.visit()
 
+
+class LmsDashboardPageTest(BaseLmsDashboardTest):
+    """ Test suite for the LMS Student Dashboard page """
+
     def test_dashboard_course_listings(self):
         """
         Perform a general validation of the course listings section