diff --git a/application/modules/courses/controllers/EditController.php b/application/modules/courses/controllers/EditController.php
index 63f79621249202f2900b0ed5e8ede44cfeadaa9e..cc41c5aa04f006ed26eddabcd6719254d6bd4c02 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/controllers/EditController.php
+++ b/application/modules/courses/controllers/EditController.php
@@ -145,15 +145,13 @@ class Courses_EditController extends Creq_Controller_Action
         }
 
         if (in_array($request->getType(), array('RecertifyACE', 'RecertifyACEAndChangeCourse'))) {
-            // old code
-            /* $course->setAceRecertification(
-                $rawIn['ace']['recertify']['semestersTaught'],
-                $rawIn['ace']['recertify']['dataRevealed'],
-                $rawIn['ace']['recertify']['dataFeedback'],
-                $rawIn['ace']['recertify']['dataIncomplete'],
-                $rawIn['ace']['recertify']['developPlan'],
-                $rawIn['ace']['recertify']['blackboardUpload']
-            ); */
+            // look to see if hidden elements exist
+            foreach ($rawIn['ace']['recertify-hidden'] as $key => $value)
+            {
+                if (empty($rawIn['ace']['recertify'][$key])) {
+                    $rawIn['ace']['recertify'][$key] = "";
+                }
+            }
 
             $course->setAceRecertification($rawIn['ace']['recertify']);
             $course->setAceRecertificationBlackboardUpload($rawIn['ace']['blackboardUpload']);
diff --git a/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php b/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
index ff90d9a69ea68c3c686c4d9de86fc8e054ca9ef3..98553dcf984dea210791f9eeb81d6588775027a6 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
+++ b/application/modules/courses/models/CourseModel.php
@@ -1230,31 +1230,7 @@ class Courses_CourseModel extends Unl_Model
 
         $db = Zend_Registry::get('db');
 
-        // old code
-        /* $sql = 'INSERT INTO creqCourseAceRecertifications (generation, semestersTaught, dataRevealed, dataFeedback, dataIncomplete, developPlan, blackboardUpload) VALUES ';
-        $sqlParts = array();
-        foreach ($models as $model) {
-            $sqlParts[] = $db->quoteInto('(?, ', $model->_data['courseGenerationId'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , implode(',', $model->_data['aceRecertification']['semestersTaught']))
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['dataRevealed'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['dataFeedback'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['dataIncomplete'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['developPlan'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?)'  , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['blackboardUpload']);
-        }
-        $sql .= implode(', ', $sqlParts);
-        $db->query($sql);
-
-        $lastId = $db->lastInsertId();
-        foreach ($models as $model) {
-            if (!is_array($model->_data['aceRecertification'])) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            $model->_data['aceRecertification']['courseAceRecertificationId'] = $lastId;
-            $lastId++;
-        } */
-
+        // TO DO: If old fields of 'semestersTaught, dataRevealed, dataFeedback, dataIncomplete, developPlan' are removed from database, update query below
         foreach ($models as $model) {
             $sql = 'INSERT INTO creqCourseAceRecertifications (generation, blackboardUpload, semestersTaught, dataRevealed, dataFeedback, dataIncomplete, developPlan) VALUES ';
             $sql .= $db->quoteInto('(?, ', $model->_data['courseGenerationId']);
@@ -1282,39 +1258,6 @@ class Courses_CourseModel extends Unl_Model
 
         $db = Zend_Registry::get('db');
 
-        // Update the courseAceRecertifications table
-        /* $sql = 'CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE creqCourseAceRecertificationsUpdate '
-             . 'SELECT * FROM creqCourseAceRecertifications LIMIT 0';
-        $db->query($sql);
-
-        $sql = 'INSERT INTO creqCourseAceRecertificationsUpdate VALUES ';
-        $sqlParts = array();
-        foreach ($models as $model) {
-            $sqlParts[] = $db->quoteInto('(?, ', $model->_data['aceRecertification']['courseAceRecertificationId'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['courseGenerationId'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , implode(',', $model->_data['aceRecertification']['semestersTaught']))
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['dataRevealed'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['dataFeedback'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['dataIncomplete'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?, ' , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['developPlan'])
-                        . $db->quoteInto('?)'  , $model->_data['aceRecertification']['blackboardUpload']);
-        }
-        $sql .= implode(', ', $sqlParts);
-        $db->query($sql);
-
-        $sql = 'UPDATE creqCourseAceRecertifications AS a, '
-             . '       creqCourseAceRecertificationsUpdate AS b '
-             . 'SET a.generation       = b.generation, '
-             . '    a.semestersTaught  = b.semestersTaught, '
-             . '    a.dataRevealed     = b.dataRevealed, '
-             . '    a.dataFeedback     = b.dataFeedback, '
-             . '    a.dataIncomplete   = b.dataIncomplete, '
-             . '    a.developPlan      = b.developPlan, '
-             . '    a.blackboardUpload = b.blackboardUpload '
-             . 'WHERE a.courseAceRecertificationId = b.courseAceRecertificationId ';
-        $db->query($sql);
-        $db->query('DROP TABLE creqCourseAceRecertificationsUpdate'); */
-
         foreach ($models as $model) {
             $recert_id = "";
 
@@ -2987,16 +2930,6 @@ class Courses_CourseModel extends Unl_Model
 
     public function setAceRecertification($arrayRecertQA)
     {
-        // old code
-        /* $this->_data['aceRecertification'] = array(
-            'semestersTaught'  => is_array($semestersTaught) ? $semestersTaught : array(),
-            'dataRevealed'     => $dataRevealed,
-            'dataFeedback'     => $dataFeedback,
-            'dataIncomplete'   => $dataIncomplete,
-            'developPlan'      => $developPlan,
-            'blackboardUpload' => in_array($blackboardUpload, array('no', 'yes')) ? $blackboardUpload : 'no',
-        ); */
-
         $questionIds = array();
         foreach ($arrayRecertQA as $key => $value)
         {
@@ -3022,7 +2955,11 @@ class Courses_CourseModel extends Unl_Model
                 $new_records[$i]["questionType"] = $record["questionType"];
                 $new_records[$i]["questionSort"] = $record["questionSort"];
                 if ($record["questionType"] == "SemestersTaught") {
-                    $new_records[$i]["answerText"] = implode(',',$arrayRecertQA[$record["courseAceRecertifyQuestionId"]]);
+                    if (!empty($arrayRecertQA[$record["courseAceRecertifyQuestionId"]])) {
+                        $new_records[$i]["answerText"] = implode(',',$arrayRecertQA[$record["courseAceRecertifyQuestionId"]]);
+                    } else {
+                        $new_records[$i]["answerText"] = "";
+                    }
                 } else {
                     $new_records[$i]["answerText"] = $arrayRecertQA[$record["courseAceRecertifyQuestionId"]];
                 }
diff --git a/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/edit/index.phtml b/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/edit/index.phtml
index 2bc11ec291e417db751345bb7391c7e4eeff8555..8d5b993a3f72a8e05b65056af62696ec9359d325 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/edit/index.phtml
+++ b/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/edit/index.phtml
@@ -1111,6 +1111,9 @@ if (in_array($this->request->getType(), array('NewCourseWithACE', 'AddACEToCours
            		<?php
                 if ($question['questionType'] == "SemestersTaught") {
                     $semesterText = explode(',', $question['answerText']);
+
+                    // display hidden element so we know this checkbox exists even if empty when posted
+                    echo $this->formHidden('ace[recertify-hidden]['.$question['courseAceRecertifyQuestionId'].']',"");
                 ?>
                     <table id="semestersTaught" class="zentable primary">
                 		<thead>
@@ -1128,8 +1131,10 @@ if (in_array($this->request->getType(), array('NewCourseWithACE', 'AddACEToCours
                 				<?php foreach (array(8, 1, 5) as $season) { ?>
                 				<?php $termCode = 1 . ($season == 8 ? substr($year, -2) : substr($year+1, -2)). $season; ?>
                 				<td>
-                				    <?php echo $this->formCheckbox(
-                				    	'ace[recertify]['.$question['courseAceRecertifyQuestionId'].'][]',
+                				    <?php
+                				    // display checkbox
+                				    echo $this->formCheckbox(
+                				        'ace[recertify]['.$question['courseAceRecertifyQuestionId'].'][]',
                 				        in_array($termCode, $semesterText) ? $termCode : NULL,
                 				        NULL,
                 				        array($termCode)
diff --git a/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/view/course-info.phtml b/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/view/course-info.phtml
index 6837dbba235870d8d652782d16de922f2a151d62..a19b36f8bad2d0993896509d20f493b473360097 100644
--- a/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/view/course-info.phtml
+++ b/application/modules/courses/views/scripts/view/course-info.phtml
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@
                 <div class="answer">
                     <?php
                     if ($question['questionType'] == "SemestersTaught") {
-                        $semesterText = explode(',', $question['answerText']);
-                        $semestersTaught = array();
-                        foreach ($semesterText as $semesterTaught) {
-                            $semestersTaught[] = $this->termDescription($semesterTaught) . ' (' . $semesterTaught . ')';
+                        if (!empty($question['answerText'])) {
+                            $semesterText = explode(',', $question['answerText']);
+                            $semestersTaught = array();
+                            foreach ($semesterText as $semesterTaught) {
+                                $semestersTaught[] = $this->termDescription($semesterTaught) . ' (' . $semesterTaught . ')';
+                            }
+                            echo implode(', ', $semestersTaught);
                         }
-                        echo implode(', ', $semestersTaught);
                     } elseif ($question['questionType'] == "TextArea") {
                         echo nl2br(htmlentities($question['answerText'], ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'));
                     } else {