diff --git a/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/new/search.phtml b/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/new/search.phtml
index 226ba8a2f1fd09776b13cfe57c8112868de739a0..5920a87ab31b7846d6e912a4cb020099a262c88b 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/new/search.phtml
+++ b/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/new/search.phtml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <div class="content">
         <form id="search_form" action="<?php echo $this->baseUrl(); ?>/courses/new/search.post" method="post">
             <fieldset>
-                <label>Subject Area</label>
+                <label>Subject Area (Usually four letters)</label>
                 <input type="text" id="subject" name="subject" />
             </fieldset>
             <fieldset>