diff --git a/packages/frontend/tests/acceptance/course/overview-test.js b/packages/frontend/tests/acceptance/course/overview-test.js
index 28e85e4b9c..a4cc6e2fd7 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/tests/acceptance/course/overview-test.js
+++ b/packages/frontend/tests/acceptance/course/overview-test.js
@@ -45,13 +45,23 @@ module('Acceptance | Course - Overview', function (hooks) {
       await percySnapshot(assert);
       assert.strictEqual(
         page.details.overview.startDate.text,
-        'Start: ' + this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.startDate),
+        'Start: ' +
+          this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.startDate, {
+            day: '2-digit',
+            month: '2-digit',
+            year: 'numeric',
+          }),
       );
       assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.externalId.text, 'Course ID: 123');
       assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.level.text, 'Level: 3');
       assert.strictEqual(
         page.details.overview.endDate.text,
-        'End: ' + this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.endDate),
+        'End: ' +
+          this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.endDate, {
+            day: '2-digit',
+            month: '2-digit',
+            year: 'numeric',
+          }),
       );
       assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.universalLocator, 'ILIOS' + courseModel.id);
       assert.strictEqual(
@@ -72,13 +82,23 @@ module('Acceptance | Course - Overview', function (hooks) {
       await percySnapshot(assert);
       assert.strictEqual(
         page.details.overview.startDate.text,
-        'Start: ' + this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.startDate),
+        'Start: ' +
+          this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.startDate, {
+            day: '2-digit',
+            month: '2-digit',
+            year: 'numeric',
+          }),
       );
       assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.externalId.text, 'Course ID: 123');
       assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.level.text, 'Level: 3');
       assert.strictEqual(
         page.details.overview.endDate.text,
-        'End: ' + this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.endDate),
+        'End: ' +
+          this.intl.formatDate(courseModel.endDate, {
+            day: '2-digit',
+            month: '2-digit',
+            year: 'numeric',
+          }),
       );
       assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.universalLocator, 'ILIOS' + courseModel.id);
       assert.strictEqual(
@@ -177,12 +197,12 @@ module('Acceptance | Course - Overview', function (hooks) {
     });
     const courseModel = await this.owner.lookup('service:store').findRecord('course', course.id);
     await page.visit({ courseId: courseModel.id, details: true });
-    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.text, 'Start: 3/23/2013');
+    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.text, 'Start: 03/23/2013');
     await page.details.overview.startDate.edit();
     assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.datePicker.value, '3/23/2013');
     await page.details.overview.startDate.datePicker.set('2013-04-23');
     await page.details.overview.startDate.save();
-    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.text, 'Start: 4/23/2013');
+    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.text, 'Start: 04/23/2013');
   });
 
   test('start date validation', async function (assert) {
@@ -195,7 +215,7 @@ module('Acceptance | Course - Overview', function (hooks) {
     });
     const courseModel = await this.owner.lookup('service:store').findRecord('course', course.id);
     await page.visit({ courseId: courseModel.id, details: true });
-    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.text, `Start: 3/23/2013`);
+    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.text, `Start: 03/23/2013`);
     assert.notOk(page.details.overview.startDate.hasError);
     await page.details.overview.startDate.edit();
     assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.startDate.datePicker.value, '3/23/2013');
@@ -214,12 +234,12 @@ module('Acceptance | Course - Overview', function (hooks) {
     });
     const courseModel = await this.owner.lookup('service:store').findRecord('course', course.id);
     await page.visit({ courseId: courseModel.id, details: true });
-    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.text, `End: 4/22/2015`);
+    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.text, `End: 04/22/2015`);
     await page.details.overview.endDate.edit();
     assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.datePicker.value, '4/22/2015');
     await page.details.overview.endDate.datePicker.set('2016-05-22');
     await page.details.overview.endDate.save();
-    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.text, 'End: 5/22/2016');
+    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.text, 'End: 05/22/2016');
   });
 
   test('end date validation', async function (assert) {
@@ -232,7 +252,7 @@ module('Acceptance | Course - Overview', function (hooks) {
     });
     const courseModel = await this.owner.lookup('service:store').findRecord('course', course.id);
     await page.visit({ courseId: courseModel.id, details: true });
-    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.text, 'End: 4/22/2013');
+    assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.text, 'End: 04/22/2013');
     assert.notOk(page.details.overview.endDate.hasError);
     await page.details.overview.endDate.edit();
     assert.strictEqual(page.details.overview.endDate.datePicker.value, '4/22/2013');
diff --git a/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-materials.hbs b/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-materials.hbs
index e5b9784122..2f07838563 100644
--- a/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-materials.hbs
+++ b/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-materials.hbs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
               </td>
               <td>
                 {{#if lmObject.session.firstOfferingDate}}
-                  {{format-date lmObject.session.firstOfferingDate}}
+                  {{format-date lmObject.session.firstOfferingDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}
                 {{else}}
                   {{t "general.none"}}
                 {{/if}}
diff --git a/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-overview.hbs b/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-overview.hbs
index 64237358c5..4455459cfa 100644
--- a/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-overview.hbs
+++ b/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-overview.hbs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
         <span>
           {{#if @editable}}
             <EditableField
-              @value={{format-date @course.startDate}}
+              @value={{format-date @course.startDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}
               @save={{perform this.changeStartDate}}
               @close={{this.revertStartDateChanges}}
             >
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
             </EditableField>
             <ValidationError @errors={{get-errors-for this.startDate}} />
           {{else}}
-            {{format-date @course.startDate}}&nbsp;
+            {{format-date @course.startDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}&nbsp;
           {{/if}}
         </span>
       </div>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         <span>
           {{#if @editable}}
             <EditableField
-              @value={{format-date @course.endDate}}
+              @value={{format-date @course.endDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}
               @save={{perform this.changeEndDate}}
               @close={{this.revertEndDateChanges}}
             >
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             </EditableField>
             <ValidationError @errors={{get-errors-for this.endDate}} />
           {{else}}
-            {{format-date @course.endDate}}&nbsp;
+            {{format-date @course.endDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}&nbsp;
           {{/if}}
         </span>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-summary-header.hbs b/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-summary-header.hbs
index f9878f7432..218dc9f9b4 100644
--- a/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-summary-header.hbs
+++ b/packages/ilios-common/addon/components/course-summary-header.hbs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         {{t "general.startDate"}}:
       </label>
       <span>
-        {{format-date @course.startDate}}
+        {{format-date @course.startDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}
       </span>
     </div>
     <div class="block">
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         {{t "general.endDate"}}:
       </label>
       <span>
-        {{format-date @course.endDate}}
+        {{format-date @course.endDate day="2-digit" month="2-digit" year="numeric"}}
       </span>
     </div>
     <div class="block">
diff --git a/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-materials-test.js b/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-materials-test.js
index c0cd874f06..79dd824e1a 100644
--- a/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-materials-test.js
+++ b/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-materials-test.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | course materials', function (hooks) {
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[0].type, 'Link');
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[0].author, 'author1');
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[0].sessionTitle, 'session1title');
-    assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[0].firstOffering, '2/2/2020');
+    assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[0].firstOffering, '02/02/2020');
 
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions.length, 3);
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[1].title, 'title2');
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | course materials', function (hooks) {
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[1].type, 'File');
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[1].author, 'author2');
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[1].sessionTitle, 'session1title');
-    assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[1].firstOffering, '2/2/2020');
+    assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[1].firstOffering, '02/02/2020');
 
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions.length, 3);
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[2].title, 'title3 citationtext');
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | course materials', function (hooks) {
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[2].type, 'Citation');
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[2].author, 'author3');
     assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[2].sessionTitle, 'session1title');
-    assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[2].firstOffering, '2/2/2020');
+    assert.strictEqual(component.sessions[2].firstOffering, '02/02/2020');
   });
 
   test('clicking sort fires action', async function (assert) {
diff --git a/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-summary-header-test.js b/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-summary-header-test.js
index 4f5c724a8a..83b7425074 100644
--- a/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-summary-header-test.js
+++ b/packages/test-app/tests/integration/components/course-summary-header-test.js
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ module('Integration | Component | course summary header', function (hooks) {
     assert.dom(title).hasText('course 0');
     assert.dom(printIcon).hasClass('fa-print');
     assert.dom(rolloverIcon).hasClass('fa-shuffle');
-    assert.dom(start).hasText('6/24/2005');
+    assert.dom(start).hasText('06/24/2005');
     assert.dom(externalId).hasText('abc');
-    assert.dom(end).hasText('8/12/2005');
+    assert.dom(end).hasText('08/12/2005');
     assert.dom(level).hasText('3');
     assert.dom(status).hasText('Published');
   });