diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
index b0a289d149..d46304b067 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/xml_module.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class XmlDescriptor(XModuleDescriptor):
     # to definition_from_xml, and from the xml returned by definition_to_xml
     metadata_attributes = ('format', 'graceperiod', 'showanswer', 'rerandomize',
         'start', 'due', 'graded', 'display_name', 'url_name', 'hide_from_toc',
+        'ispublic', 	# if True, then course is listed for all users; see 
         # VS[compat] Remove once unused.
         'name', 'slug')
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index c050084fff..78025c2fae 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ def has_staff_access_to_course(user,course):
         return True
     return False
 
+def has_access_to_course(user,course):
+    if course.metadata.get('ispublic'):
+        return True
+    return has_staff_access_to_course(user,course)
+
 def get_courses_by_university(user):
     '''
     Returns dict of lists of courses available, keyed by course.org (ie university).
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ def get_courses_by_university(user):
     universities = defaultdict(list)
     for course in courses:
         if settings.MITX_FEATURES.get('ENABLE_LMS_MIGRATION'):
-            if not has_staff_access_to_course(user,course):
+            if not has_access_to_course(user,course):
                 continue
         universities[course.org].append(course)
     return universities
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index 41b2101b44..5db3bcf91a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def university_profile(request, org_id):
         raise Http404("University Profile not found for {0}".format(org_id))
 
     # Only grab courses for this org...
-    courses = [c for c in all_courses if c.org == org_id]
+    courses = get_courses_by_university(request.user)[org_id]
     context = dict(courses=courses, org_id=org_id)
     template_file = "university_profile/{0}.html".format(org_id).lower()