diff --git a/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js b/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
index ad226a6e..700535d6 100644
--- a/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
+++ b/src/course-home/data/redux.test.js
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import * as thunks from './thunks';
 
 import executeThunk from '../../utils';
 
-import './__factories__';
-import '../../courseware/data/__factories__/courseMetadata.factory';
 import initializeMockApp from '../../setupTest';
 import initializeStore from '../../store';
 
diff --git a/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.test.jsx b/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.test.jsx
index 1aa1c183..81c480f9 100644
--- a/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/CoursewareContainer.test.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import tabMessages from '../tab-page/messages';
 import initializeMockApp from '../setupTest';
 
 import CoursewareContainer from './CoursewareContainer';
-import './data/__factories__';
 import buildSimpleCourseBlocks from './data/__factories__/courseBlocks.factory';
 import initializeStore from '../store';
 
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx
index a452f91c..5c6108d3 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Sequence.test.jsx
@@ -1,32 +1,67 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
 import { sendTrackEvent } from '@edx/frontend-platform/analytics';
 import {
-  initialState, loadUnit, render, screen, testUnits, fireEvent, waitFor,
+  loadUnit, render, screen, fireEvent, waitFor, initializeTestStore,
 } from '../../../setupTest';
 import Sequence from './Sequence';
+import { fetchSequenceFailure } from '../../data/slice';
 
 jest.mock('@edx/frontend-platform/analytics');
 
 describe('Sequence', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    unitId: '3',
-    sequenceId: '1',
-    courseId: '1',
-    unitNavigationHandler: () => {},
-    nextSequenceHandler: () => {},
-    previousSequenceHandler: () => {},
-    intl: {},
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() => Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'vertical' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ));
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const store = await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    const { courseware } = store.getState();
+    mockData = {
+      unitId: unitBlocks[0].id,
+      sequenceId: courseware.sequenceId,
+      courseId: courseware.courseId,
+      unitNavigationHandler: () => {},
+      nextSequenceHandler: () => {},
+      previousSequenceHandler: () => {},
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('renders correctly without data', async () => {
+    const testStore = await initializeTestStore({ excludeFetchCourse: true, excludeFetchSequence: true }, false);
+    render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitId: undefined, sequenceId: undefined }} />, { store: testStore });
 
-  it('renders correctly without data', () => {
-    render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitId: undefined, sequenceId: undefined }} />, { initialState: {} });
     expect(screen.getByText('There is no content here.')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('renders correctly for gated content', async () => {
-    const { container } = render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ sequenceId: '3' }} />);
+    const sequenceBlock = [Factory.build(
+      'block',
+      { type: 'sequential', children: [unitBlocks.map(block => block.id)] },
+      { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+    )];
+    const gatedContent = {
+      gated: true,
+      prereq_id: `${sequenceBlock[0].id}-prereq`,
+      prereq_section_name: `${sequenceBlock[0].display_name}-prereq`,
+      gated_section_name: sequenceBlock[0].display_name,
+    };
+    const sequenceMetadata = [Factory.build(
+      'sequenceMetadata',
+      { courseId: courseMetadata.id, gated_content: gatedContent },
+      { unitBlocks, sequenceBlock: sequenceBlock[0] },
+    )];
+    const testStore = await initializeTestStore({ unitBlocks, sequenceBlock, sequenceMetadata }, false);
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Sequence {...mockData} {...{ sequenceId: sequenceBlock[0].id }} />,
+      { store: testStore },
+    );
+
     expect(screen.getByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).toBeInTheDocument();
     // Only `Previous`, `Next` and `Bookmark` buttons.
     expect(screen.getAllByRole('button').length).toEqual(3);
@@ -39,10 +74,10 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it('displays error message on sequence load failure', () => {
-    const testState = cloneDeep(initialState);
-    testState.courseware.sequenceStatus = 'failed';
-    render(<Sequence {...mockData} />, { initialState: testState });
+  it('displays error message on sequence load failure', async () => {
+    const testStore = await initializeTestStore({ excludeFetchCourse: true, excludeFetchSequence: true }, false);
+    testStore.dispatch(fetchSequenceFailure({ sequenceId: mockData.sequenceId }));
+    render(<Sequence {...mockData} />, { store: testStore });
 
     expect(screen.getByText('There was an error loading this course.')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -51,7 +86,7 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
     render(<Sequence {...mockData} />);
     expect(screen.getByText('Loading learning sequence...')).toBeInTheDocument();
     // Renders navigation buttons plus one button for each unit.
-    expect(screen.getAllByRole('button').length).toEqual(3 + testUnits.length);
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole('button')).toHaveLength(3 + unitBlocks.length);
 
     loadUnit();
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Loading learning sequence...')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
@@ -60,21 +95,41 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
   });
 
   describe('sequence and unit navigation buttons', () => {
-    it('navigates to the previous sequence if the unit is the first in the sequence', async () => {
+    let testStore;
+    const sequenceBlock = [Factory.build(
+      'block',
+      { type: 'sequential', children: [unitBlocks.map(block => block.id)] },
+      { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+    ), Factory.build(
+      'block',
+      { type: 'sequential', children: [unitBlocks.map(block => block.id)] },
+      { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+    )];
+
+    beforeAll(async () => {
+      testStore = await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks, sequenceBlock }, false);
+    });
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
       sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const unitId = '1';
-      const sequenceId = '2';
-      const previousSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitId, sequenceId, previousSequenceHandler }} />);
+    });
+
+    it('navigates to the previous sequence if the unit is the first in the sequence', async () => {
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        sequenceId: sequenceBlock[1].id,
+        previousSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
 
       const sequencePreviousButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i });
       fireEvent.click(sequencePreviousButton);
-      expect(previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(testData.previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith('edx.ui.lms.sequence.previous_selected', {
-        current_tab: Number(unitId),
-        id: unitId,
-        tab_count: testUnits.length,
+        current_tab: 1,
+        id: testData.unitId,
+        tab_count: unitBlocks.length,
         widget_placement: 'top',
       });
 
@@ -83,30 +138,32 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
       const unitPreviousButton = screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /previous/i })
         .filter(button => button !== sequencePreviousButton)[0];
       fireEvent.click(unitPreviousButton);
-      expect(previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(testData.previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'edx.ui.lms.sequence.previous_selected', {
-        current_tab: Number(unitId),
-        id: unitId,
-        tab_count: testUnits.length,
+        current_tab: 1,
+        id: testData.unitId,
+        tab_count: unitBlocks.length,
         widget_placement: 'bottom',
       });
     });
 
     it('navigates to the next sequence if the unit is the last in the sequence', async () => {
-      sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const unitId = String(testUnits.length);
-      const sequenceId = '1';
-      const nextSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitId, sequenceId, nextSequenceHandler }} />);
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        unitId: unitBlocks[unitBlocks.length - 1].id,
+        sequenceId: sequenceBlock[0].id,
+        nextSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
 
       const sequenceNextButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i });
       fireEvent.click(sequenceNextButton);
-      expect(nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(testData.nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith('edx.ui.lms.sequence.next_selected', {
-        current_tab: Number(unitId),
-        id: unitId,
-        tab_count: testUnits.length,
+        current_tab: unitBlocks.length,
+        id: testData.unitId,
+        tab_count: unitBlocks.length,
         widget_placement: 'top',
       });
 
@@ -115,141 +172,167 @@ describe('Sequence', () => {
       const unitNextButton = screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /next/i })
         .filter(button => button !== sequenceNextButton)[0];
       fireEvent.click(unitNextButton);
-      expect(nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(testData.nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'edx.ui.lms.sequence.next_selected', {
-        current_tab: Number(unitId),
-        id: unitId,
-        tab_count: testUnits.length,
+        current_tab: unitBlocks.length,
+        id: testData.unitId,
+        tab_count: unitBlocks.length,
         widget_placement: 'bottom',
       });
     });
 
     it('navigates to the previous/next unit if the unit is not in the corner of the sequence', () => {
-      sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const unitNavigationHandler = jest.fn();
-      const previousSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      const nextSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitNavigationHandler, previousSequenceHandler, nextSequenceHandler }} />);
+      const unitNumber = 1;
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        unitId: unitBlocks[unitNumber].id,
+        sequenceId: sequenceBlock[0].id,
+        unitNavigationHandler: jest.fn(),
+        previousSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+        nextSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
 
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i }));
-      expect(previousSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(String(Number(mockData.unitId) - 1));
+      expect(testData.previousSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(unitBlocks[unitNumber - 1].id);
 
       fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i }));
-      expect(nextSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.nextSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       // As `previousSequenceHandler` and `nextSequenceHandler` are mocked, we aren't really changing the position here.
       // Therefore the next unit will still be `the initial one + 1`.
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, String(Number(mockData.unitId) + 1));
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, unitBlocks[unitNumber + 1].id);
 
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     });
 
     it('handles the `Previous` buttons for the first unit in the first sequence', async () => {
-      sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const unitNavigationHandler = jest.fn();
-      const previousSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      const unitId = '1';
-      render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitNavigationHandler, previousSequenceHandler, unitId }} />);
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        unitId: unitBlocks[0].id,
+        sequenceId: sequenceBlock[0].id,
+        unitNavigationHandler: jest.fn(),
+        previousSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
       loadUnit();
       await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Loading learning sequence...')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
 
       screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /previous/i }).forEach(button => fireEvent.click(button));
 
-      expect(previousSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.previousSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(sendTrackEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
     it('handles the `Next` buttons for the last unit in the last sequence', async () => {
-      sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const unitNavigationHandler = jest.fn();
-      const nextSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      const unitId = String(testUnits.length);
-      const sequenceId = String(Object.keys(initialState.models.sequences).length);
-      render(<Sequence
-        {...mockData}
-        {...{
-          unitNavigationHandler, nextSequenceHandler, unitId, sequenceId,
-        }}
-      />);
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        unitId: unitBlocks[unitBlocks.length - 1].id,
+        sequenceId: sequenceBlock[sequenceBlock.length - 1].id,
+        unitNavigationHandler: jest.fn(),
+        nextSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
       loadUnit();
       await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Loading learning sequence...')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
 
       screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /next/i }).forEach(button => fireEvent.click(button));
 
-      expect(nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith('edx.ui.lms.sequence.next_selected', {
-        current_tab: Number(unitId),
-        id: unitId,
-        tab_count: testUnits.length,
-        widget_placement: 'top',
-      });
+      expect(testData.nextSequenceHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(sendTrackEvent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
     it('handles the navigation buttons for empty sequence', async () => {
-      sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const testState = cloneDeep(initialState);
-      testState.models.sequences['1'].unitIds = [];
+      const testSequenceBlock = [Factory.build(
+        'block',
+        { type: 'sequential', children: [unitBlocks.map(block => block.id)] },
+        { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+      ), Factory.build(
+        'block',
+        { type: 'sequential', children: [] },
+        { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+      ), Factory.build(
+        'block',
+        { type: 'sequential', children: [unitBlocks.map(block => block.id)] },
+        { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+      )];
+      const testSequenceMetadata = testSequenceBlock.map(block => Factory.build(
+        'sequenceMetadata',
+        { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+        { unitBlocks: block.children.length ? unitBlocks : [], sequenceBlock: block },
+      ));
+      const innerTestStore = await initializeTestStore({
+        courseMetadata, unitBlocks, sequenceBlock: testSequenceBlock, sequenceMetadata: testSequenceMetadata,
+      }, false);
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        unitId: unitBlocks[0].id,
+        sequenceId: testSequenceBlock[1].id,
+        unitNavigationHandler: jest.fn(),
+        previousSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+        nextSequenceHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
 
-      const unitNavigationHandler = jest.fn();
-      const previousSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      const nextSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-      render(<Sequence
-        {...mockData}
-        {...{ unitNavigationHandler, previousSequenceHandler, nextSequenceHandler }}
-      />, { initialState: testState });
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: innerTestStore });
       loadUnit();
       await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Loading learning sequence...')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
 
       screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /previous/i }).forEach(button => fireEvent.click(button));
-      expect(previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
       screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /next/i }).forEach(button => fireEvent.click(button));
-      expect(nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(testData.nextSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'edx.ui.lms.sequence.previous_selected', {
         current_tab: 1,
-        id: mockData.unitId,
+        id: testData.unitId,
         tab_count: 0,
         widget_placement: 'top',
       });
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, 'edx.ui.lms.sequence.previous_selected', {
         current_tab: 1,
-        id: mockData.unitId,
+        id: testData.unitId,
         tab_count: 0,
         widget_placement: 'bottom',
       });
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'edx.ui.lms.sequence.next_selected', {
         current_tab: 1,
-        id: mockData.unitId,
+        id: testData.unitId,
         tab_count: 0,
         widget_placement: 'top',
       });
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'edx.ui.lms.sequence.next_selected', {
         current_tab: 1,
-        id: mockData.unitId,
+        id: testData.unitId,
         tab_count: 0,
         widget_placement: 'bottom',
       });
     });
 
     it('handles unit navigation button', () => {
-      sendTrackEvent.mockClear();
-      const unitNavigationHandler = jest.fn();
-      const targetUnit = '4';
-      render(<Sequence {...mockData} {...{ unitNavigationHandler }} />);
+      const currentTabNumber = 1;
+      const targetUnitNumber = 2;
+      const targetUnit = unitBlocks[targetUnitNumber - 1];
+      const testData = {
+        ...mockData,
+        unitId: unitBlocks[currentTabNumber - 1].id,
+        sequenceId: sequenceBlock[0].id,
+        unitNavigationHandler: jest.fn(),
+      };
+      render(<Sequence {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
 
-      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: targetUnit }));
-      expect(unitNavigationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(targetUnit);
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: targetUnit.display_name }));
+      expect(testData.unitNavigationHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(targetUnit.id);
       expect(sendTrackEvent).toHaveBeenCalledWith('edx.ui.lms.sequence.tab_selected', {
-        current_tab: Number(mockData.unitId),
-        id: mockData.unitId,
-        target_tab: Number(targetUnit),
-        tab_count: testUnits.length,
+        current_tab: currentTabNumber,
+        id: testData.unitId,
+        target_tab: targetUnitNumber,
+        tab_count: unitBlocks.length,
         widget_placement: 'top',
       });
     });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/SequenceContent.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/SequenceContent.test.jsx
index a26521b1..23c60a27 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/SequenceContent.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/SequenceContent.test.jsx
@@ -1,36 +1,44 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { initialState, render, screen } from '../../../setupTest';
+import { initializeTestStore, render, screen } from '../../../setupTest';
 import SequenceContent from './SequenceContent';
 
 describe('Sequence Content', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    gated: false,
-    courseId: '1',
-    sequenceId: '1',
-    unitId: '1',
-    unitLoadedHandler: () => {},
-    intl: {},
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  let store;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    store = await initializeTestStore();
+    const { models, courseware } = store.getState();
+    mockData = {
+      gated: false,
+      courseId: courseware.courseId,
+      sequenceId: courseware.sequenceId,
+      unitId: models.sequences[courseware.sequenceId].unitIds[0],
+      unitLoadedHandler: () => {},
+    };
+  });
 
   it('displays loading message', () => {
-    render(<SequenceContent {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceContent {...mockData} />);
     expect(screen.getByText('Loading learning sequence...')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('displays messages for the locked content', async () => {
-    const { container } = render(<SequenceContent {...mockData} gated />, { initialState });
-    expect(screen.getByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    const { gatedContent } = store.getState().models.sequences[mockData.sequenceId];
+    const { container } = render(<SequenceContent {...mockData} gated />);
 
+    expect(screen.getByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(await screen.findByText('Content Locked')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText('test-sequence')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(container.querySelector('svg')).toHaveClass('fa-lock');
-    expect(screen.getByText(/You must complete the prerequisite/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(
+      `You must complete the prerequisite: '${gatedContent.gatedSectionName}' to access this content.`,
+    )).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Go To Prerequisite Section' })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('displays message for no content', () => {
-    render(<SequenceContent {...mockData} unitId={null} />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceContent {...mockData} unitId={null} />);
     expect(screen.getByText('There is no content here.')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Unit.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Unit.test.jsx
index 16c23c11..6f65251a 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/Unit.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/Unit.test.jsx
@@ -1,50 +1,66 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
 import {
-  initialState, loadUnit, messageEvent, render, screen, waitFor,
+  initializeTestStore, loadUnit, messageEvent, render, screen, waitFor,
 } from '../../../setupTest';
 import Unit from './Unit';
 
 describe('Unit', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    id: '3',
-    courseId: '1',
-    intl: {},
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build(
+    'courseMetadata',
+    { content_type_gating_enabled: true },
+  );
+  const unitBlocks = [Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'problem' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ), Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'vertical', graded: true, bookmarked: true },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  )];
+  const [unit, gradedUnit] = unitBlocks;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    mockData = {
+      id: unit.id,
+      courseId: courseMetadata.id,
+    };
+  });
 
   it('renders correctly', () => {
-    render(<Unit {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<Unit {...mockData} />);
 
     expect(screen.getByText('Loading learning sequence...')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByTitle(mockData.id)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(0));
-    expect(screen.getByTitle(mockData.id)).toHaveAttribute(
+    const renderedUnit = screen.getByTitle(unit.display_name);
+    expect(renderedUnit).toHaveAttribute('height', String(0));
+    expect(renderedUnit).toHaveAttribute(
       'src', `http://localhost:18000/xblock/${mockData.id}?show_title=0&show_bookmark_button=0`,
     );
   });
 
   it('renders proper message for gated content', () => {
-    // Clone initialState.
-    const testState = cloneDeep(initialState);
-    testState.models.units[mockData.id].graded = true;
-    render(<Unit {...mockData} />, { initialState: testState });
+    render(<Unit {...mockData} id={gradedUnit.id} />);
 
-    expect(screen.getByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Loading learning sequence...')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Loading locked content messaging...')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('handles receiving MessageEvent', async () => {
-    render(<Unit {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<Unit {...mockData} />);
     loadUnit();
 
     // Loading message is gone now.
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText('Loading learning sequence...')).not.toBeInTheDocument());
     // Iframe's height is set via message.
-    expect(screen.getByTitle(mockData.id)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(messageEvent.payload.height));
+    expect(screen.getByTitle(unit.display_name)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(messageEvent.payload.height));
   });
 
   it('calls onLoaded after receiving MessageEvent', async () => {
     const onLoaded = jest.fn();
-    render(<Unit {...mockData} {...{ onLoaded }} />, { initialState });
+    render(<Unit {...mockData} {...{ onLoaded }} />);
     loadUnit();
 
     await waitFor(() => expect(onLoaded).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1));
@@ -54,24 +70,24 @@ describe('Unit', () => {
     const onLoaded = jest.fn();
     // Clone message and set different height.
     const testMessageWithOtherHeight = { ...messageEvent, payload: { height: 200 } };
-    render(<Unit {...mockData} {...{ onLoaded }} />, { initialState });
+    render(<Unit {...mockData} {...{ onLoaded }} />);
     loadUnit();
 
-    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTitle(mockData.id)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(messageEvent.payload.height)));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTitle(unit.display_name)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(messageEvent.payload.height)));
     window.postMessage(testMessageWithOtherHeight, '*');
-    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTitle(mockData.id)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(testMessageWithOtherHeight.payload.height)));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTitle(unit.display_name)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(testMessageWithOtherHeight.payload.height)));
     expect(onLoaded).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
   it('ignores MessageEvent with unhandled type', async () => {
     // Clone message and set different type.
     const testMessageWithUnhandledType = { ...messageEvent, type: 'wrong type' };
-    render(<Unit {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<Unit {...mockData} />);
     window.postMessage(testMessageWithUnhandledType, '*');
 
     // HACK: We don't have a function we could reliably await here, so this test relies on the timeout of `waitFor`.
     await expect(waitFor(
-      () => expect(screen.getByTitle(mockData.id)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(testMessageWithUnhandledType.payload.height)),
+      () => expect(screen.getByTitle(unit.display_name)).toHaveAttribute('height', String(testMessageWithUnhandledType.payload.height)),
       { timeout: 100 },
     )).rejects.toThrowError(/Expected the element to have attribute/);
   });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.jsx
index 44ab4f70..c5d38cb8 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import UnitButton from './UnitButton';
 import SequenceNavigationTabs from './SequenceNavigationTabs';
 import { useSequenceNavigationMetadata } from './hooks';
 import { useModel } from '../../../../generic/model-store';
+import { LOADED } from '../../../data/slice';
 
 export default function SequenceNavigation({
   unitId,
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ export default function SequenceNavigation({
 }) {
   const sequence = useModel('sequences', sequenceId);
   const { isFirstUnit, isLastUnit } = useSequenceNavigationMetadata(sequenceId, unitId);
-  const isLocked = sequence.gatedContent !== undefined && sequence.gatedContent.gated;
   const sequenceStatus = useSelector(state => state.courseware.sequenceStatus);
+  const isLocked = sequenceStatus === LOADED ? (
+    sequence.gatedContent !== undefined && sequence.gatedContent.gated
+  ) : undefined;
 
   const renderUnitButtons = () => {
     if (isLocked) {
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ export default function SequenceNavigation({
     );
   };
 
-  return sequenceStatus === 'loaded' && (
+  return sequenceStatus === LOADED && (
     <nav className={classNames('sequence-navigation', className)}>
       <Button className="previous-btn" onClick={previousSequenceHandler} disabled={isFirstUnit}>
         <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faChevronLeft} className="mr-2" size="sm" />
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.test.jsx
index 185b73ac..4ca50dab 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigation.test.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
 import {
-  initialState, render, screen, testUnits, fireEvent, getByText,
+  render, screen, fireEvent, getByText, initializeTestStore,
 } from '../../../../setupTest';
 import SequenceNavigation from './SequenceNavigation';
 import useIndexOfLastVisibleChild from '../../../../generic/tabs/useIndexOfLastVisibleChild';
@@ -11,59 +11,79 @@ jest.mock('../../../../generic/tabs/useIndexOfLastVisibleChild');
 useIndexOfLastVisibleChild.mockReturnValue([0, null, null]);
 
 describe('Sequence Navigation', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    previousSequenceHandler: () => {},
-    onNavigate: () => {},
-    nextSequenceHandler: () => {},
-    sequenceId: '1',
-    unitId: '3',
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() => Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'problem' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ));
 
-  it('is empty while loading', () => {
-    // Clone initialState.
-    const testState = cloneDeep(initialState);
-    testState.courseware.sequenceStatus = 'loading';
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const store = await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    const { courseware } = store.getState();
+    mockData = {
+      unitId: unitBlocks[1].id,
+      sequenceId: courseware.sequenceId,
+      previousSequenceHandler: () => {},
+      onNavigate: () => {},
+      nextSequenceHandler: () => {},
+    };
+  });
+
+  it('is empty while loading', async () => {
+    const testStore = await initializeTestStore({ excludeFetchSequence: true }, false);
+    const { container } = render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} />, { store: testStore });
 
-    const { container } = render(
-      <SequenceNavigation {...mockData} />,
-      { initialState: testState },
-    );
     expect(container).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
   });
 
   it('renders empty div without unitId', () => {
-    const { container } = render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} unitId={undefined} />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} unitId={undefined} />);
     expect(getByText(container, (content, element) => (
       element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'div' && element.getAttribute('style')))).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
   });
 
-  it('renders locked button for gated content', () => {
-    const testState = cloneDeep(initialState);
-    testState.models.sequences['1'].gatedContent = { gated: true };
-    const onNavigate = jest.fn();
-    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} {...{ onNavigate }} />, { initialState: testState });
+  it('renders locked button for gated content', async () => {
+    const sequenceBlock = [Factory.build(
+      'block',
+      { type: 'sequential', children: [unitBlocks.map(block => block.id)] },
+      { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+    )];
+    const sequenceMetadata = [Factory.build(
+      'sequenceMetadata',
+      { courseId: courseMetadata.id, gated_content: { gated: true } },
+      { unitBlocks, sequenceBlock: sequenceBlock[0] },
+    )];
+    const testStore = await initializeTestStore({ unitBlocks, sequenceBlock, sequenceMetadata }, false);
+    const testData = {
+      ...mockData,
+      sequenceId: sequenceBlock[0].id,
+      onNavigate: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    render(<SequenceNavigation {...testData} />, { store: testStore });
 
-    const unitButton = screen.getByTitle(mockData.unitId);
+    const unitButton = screen.getByTitle(unitBlocks[1].display_name);
     fireEvent.click(unitButton);
     // The unit button should not work for gated content.
-    expect(onNavigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(testData.onNavigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     // TODO: Not sure if this is working as expected, because the `contentType="lock"` will be overridden by the value
     //  from Redux. To make this provide a `fa-icon` lock we could introduce something like `overriddenContentType`.
-    expect(unitButton.firstChild).toHaveClass('fa-book');
+    expect(unitButton.firstChild).toHaveClass('fa-edit');
   });
 
   it('renders correctly and handles unit button clicks', () => {
     const onNavigate = jest.fn();
-    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} {...{ onNavigate }} />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} {...{ onNavigate }} />);
 
     const unitButtons = screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /\d+/ });
-    expect(unitButtons).toHaveLength(testUnits.length);
+    expect(unitButtons).toHaveLength(unitButtons.length);
     unitButtons.forEach(button => fireEvent.click(button));
     expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(unitButtons.length);
   });
 
   it('has both navigation buttons enabled for a non-corner unit of the sequence', () => {
-    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} />);
 
     screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /previous|next/i }).forEach(button => {
       expect(button).toBeEnabled();
@@ -71,7 +91,7 @@ describe('Sequence Navigation', () => {
   });
 
   it('has the "Previous" button disabled for the first unit of the sequence', () => {
-    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} unitId="1" />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} unitId={unitBlocks[0].id} />);
 
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i })).toBeDisabled();
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i })).toBeEnabled();
@@ -80,9 +100,8 @@ describe('Sequence Navigation', () => {
   it('has the "Next" button disabled for the last unit of the sequence', () => {
     render(<SequenceNavigation
       {...mockData}
-      sequenceId="2"
-      unitId={testUnits.length.toString()}
-    />, { initialState });
+      unitId={unitBlocks[unitBlocks.length - 1].id}
+    />);
 
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i })).toBeEnabled();
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i })).toBeDisabled();
@@ -91,10 +110,7 @@ describe('Sequence Navigation', () => {
   it('handles "Previous" and "Next" click', () => {
     const previousSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
     const nextSequenceHandler = jest.fn();
-    render(<SequenceNavigation
-      {...mockData}
-      {...{ previousSequenceHandler, nextSequenceHandler }}
-    />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceNavigation {...mockData} {...{ previousSequenceHandler, nextSequenceHandler }} />);
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i }));
     expect(previousSequenceHandler).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationDropdown.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationDropdown.test.jsx
index 81eb3b71..8a9e380c 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationDropdown.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationDropdown.test.jsx
@@ -1,39 +1,53 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
+import { getAllByRole } from '@testing-library/dom';
 import SequenceNavigationDropdown from './SequenceNavigationDropdown';
 import {
-  initialState, render, screen, testUnits, fireEvent,
+  render, screen, fireEvent, initializeTestStore,
 } from '../../../../setupTest';
 
 describe('Sequence Navigation Dropdown', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    unitId: '1',
-    onNavigate: () => {},
-    showCompletion: false,
-    unitIds: testUnits,
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() => Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'vertical' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ));
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    mockData = {
+      unitId: unitBlocks[1].id,
+      unitIds: unitBlocks.map(block => block.id),
+      showCompletion: false,
+      onNavigate: () => {},
+    };
+  });
 
   it('renders correctly without units', () => {
     render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} unitIds={[]} />);
     expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveTextContent('0 of 0');
   });
 
-  testUnits.forEach(unitId => {
-    it(`displays proper text for unit ${unitId} on mobile`, () => {
-      render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} unitId={unitId} />, { initialState });
-      expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveTextContent(`${unitId} of ${testUnits.length}`);
+  unitBlocks.forEach((unit, index) => {
+    it(`displays proper text for unit ${index + 1} on mobile`, () => {
+      render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} unitId={unit.id} />);
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveTextContent(`${index + 1} of ${unitBlocks.length}`);
     });
   });
 
-  testUnits.forEach(unitId => {
-    it(`marks unit ${unitId} as active`, () => {
-      render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} unitId={unitId} />, { initialState });
+  unitBlocks.forEach((unit, indedx) => {
+    it(`marks unit ${indedx + 1} as active`, () => {
+      const { container } = render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} unitId={unit.id} />);
 
+      const dropdownMenu = container.querySelector('.dropdown-menu');
       // Only the current unit should be marked as active.
-      screen.getAllByText(/^\d$/).forEach(element => {
-        if (element.textContent === unitId) {
-          expect(element.parentElement).toHaveClass('active');
+      getAllByRole(dropdownMenu, 'button', { hidden: true }).forEach(button => {
+        if (button.textContent === unit.display_name) {
+          expect(button).toHaveClass('active');
         } else {
-          expect(element.parentElement).not.toHaveClass('active');
+          expect(button).not.toHaveClass('active');
         }
       });
     });
@@ -41,12 +55,13 @@ describe('Sequence Navigation Dropdown', () => {
 
   it('handles the clicks', () => {
     const onNavigate = jest.fn();
-    render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} onNavigate={onNavigate} />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<SequenceNavigationDropdown {...mockData} onNavigate={onNavigate} />);
 
-    screen.getAllByText(/^\d+$/).forEach(element => fireEvent.click(element));
-    expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(testUnits.length);
-    testUnits.forEach(unit => {
-      expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(Number(unit), unit);
+    const dropdownMenu = container.querySelector('.dropdown-menu');
+    getAllByRole(dropdownMenu, 'button', { hidden: true }).forEach(button => fireEvent.click(button));
+    expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(unitBlocks.length);
+    unitBlocks.forEach((unit, index) => {
+      expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(index + 1, unit.id);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationTabs.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationTabs.test.jsx
index c047181b..bb232141 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationTabs.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/SequenceNavigationTabs.test.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {
-  initialState, render, screen, testUnits,
-} from '../../../../setupTest';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
+import { initializeTestStore, render, screen } from '../../../../setupTest';
 import SequenceNavigationTabs from './SequenceNavigationTabs';
 import useIndexOfLastVisibleChild from '../../../../generic/tabs/useIndexOfLastVisibleChild';
 
@@ -9,27 +8,48 @@ import useIndexOfLastVisibleChild from '../../../../generic/tabs/useIndexOfLastV
 jest.mock('../../../../generic/tabs/useIndexOfLastVisibleChild');
 
 describe('Sequence Navigation Tabs', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    unitId: '2',
-    onNavigate: () => {
-    },
-    showCompletion: false,
-    unitIds: testUnits,
-  };
+  let mockData;
+
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = [Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'problem' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ), Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'video', complete: true },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ), Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'other', complete: true, bookmarked: true },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  )];
+  const activeBlockNumber = 2;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    mockData = {
+      // Blocks are numbered from 1 in the UI, so we're decreasing this by 1 to have correct block's ID in the array.
+      unitId: unitBlocks[activeBlockNumber - 1].id,
+      onNavigate: () => {},
+      showCompletion: false,
+      unitIds: unitBlocks.map(unit => unit.id),
+    };
+  });
 
   it('renders unit buttons', () => {
     useIndexOfLastVisibleChild.mockReturnValue([0, null, null]);
-    render(<SequenceNavigationTabs {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceNavigationTabs {...mockData} />);
 
-    expect(screen.getAllByRole('button').length).toEqual(testUnits.length);
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole('button')).toHaveLength(unitBlocks.length);
   });
 
   it('renders unit buttons and dropdown button', () => {
     useIndexOfLastVisibleChild.mockReturnValue([-1, null, null]);
-    render(<SequenceNavigationTabs {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    render(<SequenceNavigationTabs {...mockData} />);
 
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: `${mockData.unitId} of ${testUnits.length}` }))
+    expect(screen.getAllByRole('button')).toHaveLength(unitBlocks.length + 1);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: `${activeBlockNumber} of ${unitBlocks.length}` }))
       .toHaveClass('dropdown-button');
-    expect(screen.getAllByRole('button').length).toEqual(testUnits.length + 1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitButton.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitButton.test.jsx
index 08fb90f6..5547432b 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitButton.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitButton.test.jsx
@@ -1,70 +1,76 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '../../../../setupTest';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
+import {
+  fireEvent, initializeTestStore, render, screen,
+} from '../../../../setupTest';
 import UnitButton from './UnitButton';
 
 describe('Unit Button', () => {
-  const initialState = {
-    models: {
-      units: {
-        other: {
-          contentType: 'other',
-          title: 'other-unit',
-        },
-        problem: {
-          contentType: 'problem',
-          title: 'problem-unit',
-          complete: true,
-          bookmarked: true,
-        },
-      },
-    },
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = [Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'problem' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ), Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'video', complete: true },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ), Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'other', complete: true, bookmarked: true },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  )];
+  const [unit, completedUnit, bookmarkedUnit] = unitBlocks;
 
-  const mockData = {
-    unitId: 'other',
-    onClick: () => {},
-  };
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    mockData = {
+      unitId: unit.id,
+      onClick: () => {},
+    };
+  });
 
   it('hides title by default', () => {
-    render(<UnitButton {...mockData} />, { initialState });
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).not.toHaveTextContent('other-unit');
+    render(<UnitButton {...mockData} />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).not.toHaveTextContent(unit.display_name);
   });
 
   it('shows title', () => {
-    render(<UnitButton {...mockData} showTitle />, { initialState });
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveTextContent('other-unit');
+    render(<UnitButton {...mockData} showTitle />);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveTextContent(unit.display_name);
   });
 
   it('does not show completion for non-completed unit', () => {
-    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} />);
     container.querySelectorAll('svg').forEach(icon => {
       expect(icon).not.toHaveClass('fa-check');
     });
   });
 
   it('shows completion for completed unit', () => {
-    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} unitId="problem" />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} unitId={completedUnit.id} />);
     const buttonIcons = container.querySelectorAll('svg');
-    expect(buttonIcons).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(buttonIcons).toHaveLength(2);
     expect(buttonIcons[1]).toHaveClass('fa-check');
   });
 
   it('hides completion', () => {
-    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} unitId="problem" showCompletion={false} />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} unitId={completedUnit.id} showCompletion={false} />);
     container.querySelectorAll('svg').forEach(icon => {
       expect(icon).not.toHaveClass('fa-check');
     });
   });
 
   it('does not show bookmark', () => {
-    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} />);
     container.querySelectorAll('svg').forEach(icon => {
       expect(icon).not.toHaveClass('fa-bookmark');
     });
   });
 
   it('shows bookmark', () => {
-    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} unitId="problem" />, { initialState });
+    const { container } = render(<UnitButton {...mockData} unitId={bookmarkedUnit.id} />);
     const buttonIcons = container.querySelectorAll('svg');
     expect(buttonIcons).toHaveLength(3);
     expect(buttonIcons[2]).toHaveClass('fa-bookmark');
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ describe('Unit Button', () => {
 
   it('handles the click', () => {
     const onClick = jest.fn();
-    render(<UnitButton {...mockData} onClick={onClick} />, { initialState });
+    render(<UnitButton {...mockData} onClick={onClick} />);
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button'));
     expect(onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitIcon.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitIcon.test.jsx
index 8bfae84c..3e94c8be 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitIcon.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitIcon.test.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { render } from '../../../../setupTest';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
+import { initializeTestStore, render } from '../../../../setupTest';
 import UnitIcon from './UnitIcon';
 
 describe('Unit Icon', () => {
@@ -12,15 +13,26 @@ describe('Unit Icon', () => {
     undefined: 'fa-book',
   };
 
-  Object.entries(types).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-    it(`renders correct icon for ${key} unit`, () => {
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = Object.keys(types).map(contentType => Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { id: contentType, type: contentType },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ));
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+  });
+
+  unitBlocks.forEach(block => {
+    it(`renders correct icon for ${block.type} unit`, () => {
       // Suppress warning for undefined prop type.
-      if (key === 'undefined') {
+      if (block.type === 'undefined') {
         jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
       }
 
-      const { container } = render(<UnitIcon type={key} />);
-      expect(container.querySelector('svg')).toHaveClass(value);
+      const { container } = render(<UnitIcon type={block.type} />);
+      expect(container.querySelector('svg')).toHaveClass(types[block.type]);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitNavigation.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitNavigation.test.jsx
index 4ab8d296..dcfc06fa 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitNavigation.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sequence/sequence-navigation/UnitNavigation.test.jsx
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import { Factory } from 'rosie';
 import {
-  initialState, render, screen, testUnits, fireEvent,
+  render, screen, fireEvent, initializeTestStore,
 } from '../../../../setupTest';
 import UnitNavigation from './UnitNavigation';
 
 describe('Unit Navigation', () => {
-  const mockData = {
-    sequenceId: '1',
-    unitId: '2',
-    onClickPrevious: () => {},
-    onClickNext: () => {},
-  };
+  let mockData;
+  const courseMetadata = Factory.build('courseMetadata');
+  const unitBlocks = Array.from({ length: 3 }).map(() => Factory.build(
+    'block',
+    { type: 'vertical' },
+    { courseId: courseMetadata.id },
+  ));
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const store = await initializeTestStore({ courseMetadata, unitBlocks });
+    const { courseware } = store.getState();
+    mockData = {
+      unitId: unitBlocks[1].id,
+      sequenceId: courseware.sequenceId,
+      onClickPrevious: () => {},
+      onClickNext: () => {},
+    };
+  });
 
   it('renders correctly without units', () => {
     render(<UnitNavigation
@@ -44,27 +57,24 @@ describe('Unit Navigation', () => {
     expect(onClickNext).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it('should have the navigation buttons enabled for the non-corner unit in the sequence', () => {
-    render(<UnitNavigation {...mockData} />, { initialState });
+  it('has the navigation buttons enabled for the non-corner unit in the sequence', () => {
+    render(<UnitNavigation {...mockData} />);
+
     screen.getAllByRole('button').forEach(button => {
       expect(button).toBeEnabled();
     });
   });
 
-  it('should have the "Previous" button disabled for the first unit in the sequence', () => {
-    render(<UnitNavigation {...mockData} unitId="1" />, { initialState });
+  it('has the "Previous" button disabled for the first unit in the sequence', () => {
+    render(<UnitNavigation {...mockData} unitId={unitBlocks[0].id} />);
+
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i })).toBeDisabled();
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /next/i })).toBeEnabled();
   });
 
-  it('should display "learn.end.of.course" message instead of the "Next" button for the last unit in the sequence', () => {
-    render(
-      <UnitNavigation
-        {...mockData}
-        sequenceId="2"
-        unitId={testUnits.length.toString()}
-      />, { initialState },
-    );
+  it('displays "learn.end.of.course" message instead of the "Next" button for the last unit in the sequence', () => {
+    render(<UnitNavigation {...mockData} unitId={unitBlocks[unitBlocks.length - 1].id} />);
+
     expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /previous/i })).toBeEnabled();
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /next/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText("You've reached the end of this course!")).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/src/courseware/data/__factories__/courseBlocks.factory.js b/src/courseware/data/__factories__/courseBlocks.factory.js
index e3d2aa56..3334d9dd 100644
--- a/src/courseware/data/__factories__/courseBlocks.factory.js
+++ b/src/courseware/data/__factories__/courseBlocks.factory.js
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ export default function buildSimpleCourseBlocks(courseId, title, numUnits = 1) {
     { type: 'chapter', children: [sequenceBlock.id] },
     { courseId },
   );
-  const courseBlock = Factory.build(
+  const courseBlock = options.courseBlocks || Factory.build(
     'block',
     { type: 'course', display_name: title, children: [sectionBlock.id] },
     { courseId },
   );
   return {
-    courseBlocks: Factory.build(
+    courseBlocks: options.courseBlocks || Factory.build(
       'courseBlocks',
       { courseId },
       {
diff --git a/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js b/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js
index 07356724..0ed15711 100644
--- a/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js
+++ b/src/courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Factory } from 'rosie'; // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
-
 import './block.factory';
+import buildSimpleCourseBlocks from './courseBlocks.factory';
 
 Factory.define('sequenceMetadata')
   .option('courseId', (courseId) => {
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Factory.define('sequenceMetadata')
   .attr('gated_content', ['sequenceBlock'], sequenceBlock => ({
     gated: false,
     prereq_url: null,
-    prereq_id: null,
-    prereq_section_name: null,
+    prereq_id: `${sequenceBlock.id}-prereq`,
+    prereq_section_name: `${sequenceBlock.display_name}-prereq`,
     gated_section_name: sequenceBlock.display_name,
   }))
   .attr('items', ['unitBlocks', 'sequenceBlock'], (unitBlocks, sequenceBlock) => unitBlocks.map(
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ Factory.define('sequenceMetadata')
       href: '',
       graded: unitBlock.graded,
       id: unitBlock.id,
-      bookmarked: false,
+      bookmarked: unitBlock.bookmarked || false,
       path: `Chapter Display Name > ${sequenceBlock.display_name} > ${unitBlock.display_name}`,
-      type: 'other',
-      complete: null,
+      type: unitBlock.type,
+      complete: unitBlock.complete || null,
       content: '',
       page_title: unitBlock.display_name,
     }),
@@ -61,3 +61,30 @@ Factory.define('sequenceMetadata')
     show_completion: true,
     banner_text: null,
   });
+
+/**
+ * Build a simple course and simple metadata for its sequence.
+ */
+export default function buildSimpleCourseAndSequenceMetadata(options = {}) {
+  const courseMetadata = options.courseMetadata || Factory.build('courseMetadata', {
+    can_load_courseware: {
+      has_access: false,
+    },
+  });
+  const courseId = courseMetadata.id;
+  const simpleCourseBlocks = buildSimpleCourseBlocks(courseId, courseMetadata.name, options);
+  const { unitBlocks, sequenceBlock } = simpleCourseBlocks;
+  const sequenceMetadata = options.sequenceMetadata || sequenceBlock.map(block => Factory.build(
+    'sequenceMetadata',
+    { courseId },
+    {
+      unitBlocks,
+      sequenceBlock: block,
+    },
+  ));
+  return {
+    ...simpleCourseBlocks,
+    courseMetadata,
+    sequenceMetadata,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/courseware/data/redux.test.js b/src/courseware/data/redux.test.js
index dee86e3c..c1dcd4f1 100644
--- a/src/courseware/data/redux.test.js
+++ b/src/courseware/data/redux.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import * as thunks from './thunks';
 import executeThunk from '../../utils';
 
 import buildSimpleCourseBlocks from './__factories__/courseBlocks.factory';
-import './__factories__';
 import initializeMockApp from '../../setupTest';
 import initializeStore from '../../store';
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
   const sequenceMetadata = Factory.build(
     'sequenceMetadata',
     {},
-    { courseId, unitBlocks, sequenceBlock },
+    { courseId, unitBlocks: [unitBlock], sequenceBlock },
   );
 
   const courseUrl = `${courseBaseUrl}/${courseId}`;
@@ -124,13 +123,13 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
       // ensure that initial state has no additional sequence info
       let state = store.getState();
       expect(state.models.sequences).toEqual({
-        [sequenceBlock.id]: expect.not.objectContaining({
+        [sequenceId]: expect.not.objectContaining({
           gatedContent: expect.any(Object),
           activeUnitIndex: expect.any(Number),
         }),
       });
       expect(state.models.units).toEqual({
-        [unitBlock.id]: expect.not.objectContaining({
+        [unitId]: expect.not.objectContaining({
           complete: null,
           bookmarked: expect.any(Boolean),
         }),
@@ -144,20 +143,20 @@ describe('Data layer integration tests', () => {
       expect(state.courseware.sequenceStatus).toEqual('loading');
       expect(state.courseware.sequenceId).toEqual(null);
 
-      await executeThunk(thunks.fetchSequence(sequenceBlock.id), store.dispatch);
+      await executeThunk(thunks.fetchSequence(sequenceId), store.dispatch);
 
       // Update our state variable again.
       state = store.getState();
 
       // ensure that additional information appeared in store
       expect(state.models.sequences).toEqual({
-        [sequenceBlock.id]: expect.objectContaining({
+        [sequenceId]: expect.objectContaining({
           gatedContent: expect.any(Object),
           activeUnitIndex: expect.any(Number),
         }),
       });
       expect(state.models.units).toEqual({
-        [unitBlock.id]: expect.objectContaining({
+        [unitId]: expect.objectContaining({
           complete: null,
           bookmarked: expect.any(Boolean),
         }),
diff --git a/src/setupTest.js b/src/setupTest.js
index 82932e58..17a988a4 100755
--- a/src/setupTest.js
+++ b/src/setupTest.js
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 import 'core-js/stable';
 import 'regenerator-runtime/runtime';
 import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import './courseware/data/__factories__';
+import './course-home/data/__factories__';
 import { getConfig, mergeConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { configure as configureI18n } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { configure as configureLogging } from '@edx/frontend-platform/logging';
-import { configure as configureAuth, MockAuthService } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
+import { configure as configureAuth, getAuthenticatedHttpClient, MockAuthService } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { render as rtlRender } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { configureStore } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
+import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
+import AppProvider from '@edx/frontend-platform/react/AppProvider';
 import { reducer as courseHomeReducer } from './course-home/data';
 import { reducer as coursewareReducer } from './courseware/data/slice';
 import { reducer as modelsReducer } from './generic/model-store';
 import { UserMessagesProvider } from './generic/user-messages';
 
 import appMessages from './i18n';
+import { fetchCourse, fetchSequence } from './courseware/data';
+import executeThunk from './utils';
+import buildSimpleCourseAndSequenceMetadata from './courseware/data/__factories__/sequenceMetadata.factory';
 
 class MockLoggingService {
   logInfo = jest.fn();
@@ -56,71 +62,8 @@ export default function initializeMockApp() {
 
 window.scrollTo = jest.fn();
 
-// Generated units for convenience.
-const testUnits = [...Array(10).keys()].map(i => String(i + 1));
-
-// Base state containing various use-cases.
-const baseInitialState = {
-  courseware: {
-    sequenceStatus: 'loaded',
-    courseStatus: 'loaded',
-    courseId: '1',
-  },
-  models: {
-    courses: {
-      1: {
-        sectionIds: ['1'],
-        contentTypeGatingEnabled: true,
-      },
-    },
-    sections: {
-      1: {
-        sequenceIds: ['1', '2'],
-      },
-    },
-    sequences: {
-      1: {
-        unitIds: testUnits,
-        showCompletion: true,
-        title: 'test-sequence',
-        gatedContent: {
-          gated: false,
-          prereqId: '1',
-          gatedSectionName: 'test-gated-section',
-        },
-      },
-      2: {
-        unitIds: testUnits,
-        showCompletion: true,
-        title: 'test-sequence-2',
-      },
-      3: {
-        unitIds: testUnits,
-        showCompletion: true,
-        title: 'test-sequence-3',
-        bannerText: 'test-banner-3',
-        gatedContent: {
-          gated: true,
-          prereqId: '1',
-          gatedSectionName: 'test-gated-section',
-        },
-      },
-    },
-    units: testUnits.reduce(
-      (acc, unitId) => Object.assign(acc, {
-        [unitId]: {
-          id: unitId,
-          contentType: 'other',
-          title: unitId,
-        },
-      }),
-      {},
-    ),
-  },
-};
-
 // MessageEvent used for indicating that a unit has been loaded.
-const messageEvent = {
+export const messageEvent = {
   type: 'plugin.resize',
   payload: {
     height: 300,
@@ -128,22 +71,62 @@ const messageEvent = {
 };
 
 // Send MessageEvent indicating that a unit has been loaded.
-function loadUnit(message = messageEvent) {
+export function loadUnit(message = messageEvent) {
   window.postMessage(message, '*');
 }
 
+let globalStore;
+
+export async function initializeTestStore(options = {}, overrideStore = true) {
+  const store = configureStore({
+    reducer: {
+      models: modelsReducer,
+      courseware: coursewareReducer,
+      courseHome: courseHomeReducer,
+    },
+  });
+  if (overrideStore) {
+    globalStore = store;
+  }
+  initializeMockApp();
+  const axiosMock = new MockAdapter(getAuthenticatedHttpClient());
+  axiosMock.reset();
+
+  const {
+    courseBlocks, sequenceBlock, courseMetadata, sequenceMetadata,
+  } = buildSimpleCourseAndSequenceMetadata(options);
+
+  const forbiddenCourseUrl = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/courseware/course/${courseMetadata.id}`;
+  const courseBlocksUrlRegExp = new RegExp(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/courses/v2/blocks/*`);
+
+  axiosMock.onGet(forbiddenCourseUrl).reply(200, courseMetadata);
+  axiosMock.onGet(courseBlocksUrlRegExp).reply(200, courseBlocks);
+  sequenceMetadata.forEach(metadata => {
+    const sequenceMetadataUrl = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/courseware/sequence/${metadata.item_id}`;
+    axiosMock.onGet(sequenceMetadataUrl).reply(200, metadata);
+  });
+
+  axiosMock.onAny().reply((config) => {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(config.url);
+    return [200, {}];
+  });
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-expressions
+  !options.excludeFetchCourse && await executeThunk(fetchCourse(courseMetadata.id), store.dispatch);
+
+  if (!options.excludeFetchSequence) {
+    await Promise.all(sequenceBlock
+      .map(block => executeThunk(fetchSequence(block.id), store.dispatch)));
+  }
+
+  return store;
+}
+
 function render(
   ui,
   {
-    initialState = baseInitialState,
-    store = configureStore({
-      reducer: {
-        models: modelsReducer,
-        courseware: coursewareReducer,
-        courseHome: courseHomeReducer,
-      },
-      preloadedState: initialState,
-    }),
+    store = null,
     ...renderOptions
   } = {},
 ) {
@@ -151,11 +134,11 @@ function render(
     return (
       // eslint-disable-next-line react/jsx-filename-extension
       <IntlProvider locale="en">
-        <Provider store={store}>
+        <AppProvider store={store || globalStore}>
           <UserMessagesProvider>
             {children}
           </UserMessagesProvider>
-        </Provider>
+        </AppProvider>
       </IntlProvider>
     );
   }
@@ -170,7 +153,7 @@ function render(
 // Re-export everything.
 export * from '@testing-library/react';
 
-// Override `render` method; export `screen` too to suppress errors.
+// Override `render` method.
 export {
-  render, testUnits, baseInitialState as initialState, messageEvent, loadUnit,
+  render,
 };