diff --git a/apps/src/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsRedux.js b/apps/src/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsRedux.js
index 891e496136026..ab97f2ddb9ede 100644
--- a/apps/src/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsRedux.js
+++ b/apps/src/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsRedux.js
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ function newSectionData(id, courseId, scriptId, loginType) {
 }
 
 const defaultVersionYear = '2017';
+const defaultStageExtras = false;
 
 // Fields to copy from the assignmentInfo when creating an assignmentFamily.
 export const assignmentFamilyFields = [
@@ -653,8 +654,6 @@ export default function teacherSections(state = initialState, action) {
   }
 
   if (action.type === EDIT_SECTION_PROPERTIES) {
-    const stageExtraSettings = {};
-
     if (!state.sectionBeingEdited) {
       throw new Error(
         'Cannot edit section properties; no section is' +
@@ -668,13 +667,14 @@ export default function teacherSections(state = initialState, action) {
       }
     }
 
-    // Selecting Course 1-4 or A-F should auto-enable Stage Extras.
+    const stageExtraSettings = {};
     if (action.props.scriptId) {
       const script =
         state.validAssignments[assignmentId(null, action.props.scriptId)];
-      stageExtraSettings.stageExtras = !!(
-        script && /course[1-4a-f]/.test(script.script_name)
-      );
+      if (script) {
+        stageExtraSettings.stageExtras =
+          script.stage_extras_available || defaultStageExtras;
+      }
     }
 
     return {
diff --git a/apps/test/unit/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsReduxTest.js b/apps/test/unit/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsReduxTest.js
index 1aed39f8ca112..146b8484fe536 100644
--- a/apps/test/unit/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsReduxTest.js
+++ b/apps/test/unit/templates/teacherDashboard/teacherSectionsReduxTest.js
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ const validScripts = [
     script_name: 'course3',
     category: 'other',
     position: null,
-    category_priority: 3
+    category_priority: 3,
+    stage_extras_available: true
   },
   {
     id: 112,
@@ -210,6 +211,15 @@ const validScripts = [
     assignment_family_name: 'coursea',
     version_year: '2017',
     is_stable: true
+  },
+  {
+    id: 37,
+    name: 'Express Course',
+    script_name: 'express-2018',
+    category: 'other',
+    position: null,
+    category_priority: 3,
+    stage_extras_available: true
   }
 ];
 
@@ -627,7 +637,7 @@ describe('teacherSectionsRedux', () => {
       ).to.throw();
     });
 
-    it('switching to non-CSF course assignment turns off stage extras', () => {
+    it('switching script assignment updates stage extras value from script', () => {
       let state = reducer(
         editingNewSectionState,
         setValidAssignments(validCourses, validScripts)
@@ -637,6 +647,9 @@ describe('teacherSectionsRedux', () => {
 
       state = reducer(state, editSectionProperties({scriptId: 36}));
       expect(state.sectionBeingEdited.stageExtras).to.equal(true);
+
+      state = reducer(state, editSectionProperties({scriptId: 37}));
+      expect(state.sectionBeingEdited.stageExtras).to.equal(true);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/dashboard/app/models/script.rb b/dashboard/app/models/script.rb
index 0f08901cc98be..6b08379ee3a77 100644
--- a/dashboard/app/models/script.rb
+++ b/dashboard/app/models/script.rb
@@ -1442,6 +1442,7 @@ def assignable_info
 
     info[:category] = I18n.t("data.script.category.#{info[:category]}_category_name", default: info[:category])
     info[:supported_locales] = supported_locale_names
+    info[:stage_extras_available] = stage_extras_available
 
     info
   end
diff --git a/dashboard/test/models/script_test.rb b/dashboard/test/models/script_test.rb
index 47fe89cf88fa2..98f640d5b0197 100644
--- a/dashboard/test/models/script_test.rb
+++ b/dashboard/test/models/script_test.rb
@@ -1360,12 +1360,13 @@ def populate_cache_and_disconnect_db
   end
 
   test "assignable_info: returns assignable info for a script" do
-    script = create(:script, name: 'fake-script', hidden: true)
+    script = create(:script, name: 'fake-script', hidden: true, stage_extras_available: true)
     assignable_info = script.assignable_info
 
     assert_equal("fake-script *", assignable_info[:name])
     assert_equal("fake-script", assignable_info[:script_name])
     assert_equal("other", assignable_info[:category])
+    assert(assignable_info[:stage_extras_available])
   end
 
   test "assignable_info: correctly translates script info" do