diff --git a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
index e55952a..5e3f9e7 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.jsx
@@ -5,43 +5,50 @@ import { injectIntl, intlShape } from 'react-intl';
 
 import messages from './AccountSettingsPage.messages';
 
-import { fetchAccount, openForm, closeForm, saveAccount } from './actions';
+import { fetchAccount } from './actions';
 import { pageSelector } from './selectors';
 
 import { PageLoading } from '../common';
 import EditableField from './components/EditableField';
-
+import { yearOfBirthOptions, yearOfBirthDefault } from './constants';
 
 class AccountSettingsPage extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount() {
     this.props.fetchAccount();
   }
 
-  renderSection({
-    sectionHeading, sectionDescription, fields,
-  }) {
-    return (
-      <div key={this.props.intl.formatMessage(sectionHeading)}>
-        <h2>{this.props.intl.formatMessage(sectionHeading)}</h2>
-        <p>{this.props.intl.formatMessage(sectionDescription)}</p>
-        {fields.map(field => (
-          <EditableField
-            {...field}
-            label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(field.label)}
-            key={field.name}
-            isEditing={this.props.openFormId === field.name}
-          />
-        ), this)}
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   renderContent() {
     return (
       <div>
         <div className="row">
           <div className="col-md-8 col-lg-6">
-            {this.props.fieldSections.map(this.renderSection, this)}
+            <h2>{this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.section.account.information'])}</h2>
+            <p>{this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.section.account.information.description'])}</p>
+
+            <EditableField
+              name="username"
+              type="text"
+              label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.username'])}
+              isEditable={false}
+            />
+            <EditableField
+              name="name"
+              type="text"
+              label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.full.name'])}
+            />
+            <EditableField
+              name="email"
+              type="email"
+              label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.email'])}
+              confirmationMessageDefinition={messages['account.settings.field.email.confirmation']}
+            />
+            <EditableField
+              name="year_of_birth"
+              type="select"
+              label={this.props.intl.formatMessage(messages['account.settings.field.dob'])}
+              options={yearOfBirthOptions}
+              defaultValue={yearOfBirthDefault}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -89,73 +96,16 @@ AccountSettingsPage.propTypes = {
   loading: PropTypes.bool,
   loaded: PropTypes.bool,
   loadingError: PropTypes.string,
-  openFormId: PropTypes.string,
-  fieldSections: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.shape({
-    sectionHeading: PropTypes.object,
-    sectionDescription: PropTypes.object,
-    fields: PropTypes.array,
-  })),
-
   fetchAccount: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  openForm: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  closeForm: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-  saveAccount: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
 
 AccountSettingsPage.defaultProps = {
   loading: false,
   loaded: false,
   loadingError: null,
-  openFormId: null,
-  fieldSections: [
-    {
-      sectionHeading: messages['account.settings.section.account.information'],
-      sectionDescription: messages['account.settings.section.account.information.description'],
-      fields: [
-        {
-          name: 'username',
-          isEditable: false,
-          label: messages['account.settings.field.username'],
-          type: 'text',
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'name',
-          isEditable: true,
-          label: messages['account.settings.field.full.name'],
-          type: 'text',
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'email',
-          isEditable: true,
-          label: messages['account.settings.field.email'],
-          type: 'email',
-        },
-        {
-          name: 'year_of_birth',
-          isEditable: true,
-          label: messages['account.settings.field.dob'],
-          type: 'select',
-          options: (() => {
-            const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
-            const years = [];
-            let startYear = currentYear - 120;
-            while (startYear < currentYear) {
-              startYear += 1;
-              years.push({ value: startYear, label: startYear });
-            }
-            return years.reverse();
-          })(),
-          defaultValue: new Date().getFullYear() - 35,
-        },
-      ],
-    },
-  ],
 };
 
 
 export default connect(pageSelector, {
   fetchAccount,
-  openForm,
-  closeForm,
-  saveAccount,
 })(injectIntl(AccountSettingsPage));
diff --git a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx
index 4660b22..a70c2aa 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/AccountSettingsPage.messages.jsx
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
     defaultMessage: 'Email address (Sign in)',
     description: 'Label for account settings email field.',
   },
+  'account.settings.field.email.confirmation': {
+    id: 'account.settings.field.email.confirmation',
+    defaultMessage: 'We’ve sent a confirmation message to {value}. Click the link in the message to update your email address.',
+    description: 'Confirmation message for saving the account settings email field.',
+  },
   'account.settings.field.dob': {
     id: 'account.settings.field.dob',
     defaultMessage: 'Year of birth',
diff --git a/src/account-settings/actions.js b/src/account-settings/actions.js
index f189905..ae5d585 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/actions.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/actions.js
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ export const saveAccountBegin = () => ({
   type: SAVE_ACCOUNT.BEGIN,
 });
 
-export const saveAccountSuccess = values => ({
+export const saveAccountSuccess = (values, confirmationValues) => ({
   type: SAVE_ACCOUNT.SUCCESS,
-  payload: { values },
+  payload: { values, confirmationValues },
 });
 
 export const saveAccountReset = () => ({
diff --git a/src/account-settings/components/EditableField.jsx b/src/account-settings/components/EditableField.jsx
index 3928dd0..7076a74 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/components/EditableField.jsx
+++ b/src/account-settings/components/EditableField.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import { FormattedMessage, injectIntl, intlShape } from 'react-intl';
 import { Button } from '@edx/paragon';
 
 import Input from './temp/Input';
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ function EditableField(props) {
     type,
     value,
     error,
+    confirmationMessageDefinition,
+    confirmationValue,
     helpText,
     onEdit,
     onCancel,
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ function EditableField(props) {
     onChange,
     isEditing,
     isEditable,
+    intl,
     ...others
   } = props;
   const id = `field-${name}`;
@@ -55,6 +58,11 @@ function EditableField(props) {
     onCancel(name);
   };
 
+  const renderConfirmationMessage = () => {
+    if (!confirmationMessageDefinition || !confirmationValue) return null;
+    return intl.formatMessage(confirmationMessageDefinition, { value: confirmationValue });
+  };
+
   return (
     <SwitchContent
       expression={isEditing ? 'editing' : 'default'}
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ function EditableField(props) {
               ) : null}
             </div>
             <p className="m-0">{value}</p>
-            <p className="small text-muted">{helpText}</p>
+            <p className="small text-muted">{renderConfirmationMessage() || helpText}</p>
           </div>
         ),
       }}
@@ -128,6 +136,12 @@ EditableField.propTypes = {
   type: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   value: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
   error: PropTypes.string,
+  confirmationMessageDefinition: PropTypes.shape({
+    id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    defaultMessage: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    description: PropTypes.string,
+  }),
+  confirmationValue: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.string, PropTypes.number]),
   helpText: PropTypes.node,
   onEdit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -135,11 +149,14 @@ EditableField.propTypes = {
   onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   isEditing: PropTypes.bool,
   isEditable: PropTypes.bool,
+  intl: intlShape.isRequired,
 };
 
 EditableField.defaultProps = {
   value: undefined,
   error: undefined,
+  confirmationMessageDefinition: undefined,
+  confirmationValue: undefined,
   helpText: undefined,
   isEditing: false,
   isEditable: true,
@@ -151,4 +168,4 @@ export default connect(formSelector, {
   onCancel: closeForm,
   onChange: updateDraft,
   onSubmit: saveAccount,
-})(EditableField);
+})(injectIntl(EditableField));
diff --git a/src/account-settings/constants.js b/src/account-settings/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79085d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/account-settings/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+export const yearOfBirthOptions = (() => {
+  const currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();
+  const years = [];
+  let startYear = currentYear - 120;
+  while (startYear < currentYear) {
+    startYear += 1;
+    years.push({ value: startYear, label: startYear });
+  }
+  return years.reverse();
+})();
+
+export const yearOfBirthDefault = new Date().getFullYear() - 35;
diff --git a/src/account-settings/reducers.js b/src/account-settings/reducers.js
index cc8e671..f0de4e5 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/reducers.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/reducers.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   data: null,
   values: {},
   errors: {},
+  confirmationValues: {},
   drafts: {},
   saveState: null,
 };
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ const accountSettingsReducer = (state = defaultState, action) => {
         saveState: 'complete',
         values: Object.assign({}, state.values, action.payload.values),
         errors: {},
+        confirmationValues: Object.assign(
+          {},
+          state.confirmationValues,
+          action.payload.confirmationValues,
+        ),
       };
     case SAVE_ACCOUNT.FAILURE:
       return {
diff --git a/src/account-settings/sagas.js b/src/account-settings/sagas.js
index c7f312a..380213a 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/sagas.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/sagas.js
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ export function* handleSaveAccount(action) {
     const username = yield select(getUsername);
     const { commitValues } = action.payload;
     const savedValues = yield call(ApiService.patchAccount, username, commitValues);
-
-    yield put(saveAccountSuccess(savedValues));
+    yield put(saveAccountSuccess(savedValues, commitValues));
     yield put(closeForm(action.payload.formId));
   } catch (e) {
     if (e.fieldErrors) {
diff --git a/src/account-settings/selectors.js b/src/account-settings/selectors.js
index 269bd65..40d8d7a 100644
--- a/src/account-settings/selectors.js
+++ b/src/account-settings/selectors.js
@@ -12,5 +12,7 @@ export const formSelector = (state, props) => {
   return {
     value,
     error: state[storeName].errors[props.name],
+    confirmationValue: state[storeName].confirmationValues[props.name],
+    isEditing: state[storeName].openFormId === props.name,
   };
 };