diff --git a/app/locale/en.coffee b/app/locale/en.coffee
index 2d856e6d8..0d33095be 100644
--- a/app/locale/en.coffee
+++ b/app/locale/en.coffee
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@
     write_this_down: "Write this down:"
     start_playing: "Start Playing!"
     sso_connected: "Successfully connected with:"
+    select_your_starting_hero: "Select Your Starting Hero:"
+    you_can_always_change_your_hero_later: "You can always change your hero later."
 
   recover:
     recover_account_title: "Recover Account"
diff --git a/app/styles/core/hero-select-view.sass b/app/styles/core/hero-select-view.sass
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d029579e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/styles/core/hero-select-view.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+@import "app/styles/style-flat-variables"
+
+#hero-select-view
+  .hero-list
+    display: flex
+    flex-wrap: wrap
+    justify-content: center
+    margin-bottom: -50px
+    
+  .hero-option
+    display: flex
+    flex-direction: column
+    align-items: center
+    margin: 0 48px 50px
+    
+  .hero-avatar
+    margin: 6px
+    background-color: #f8f8f8
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px gray
+    
+  .current .hero-avatar
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px gray
+
+  .selected .hero-avatar
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px $gold
diff --git a/app/styles/courses/hero-select-modal.sass b/app/styles/courses/hero-select-modal.sass
index c2488d816..0db3c730e 100644
--- a/app/styles/courses/hero-select-modal.sass
+++ b/app/styles/courses/hero-select-modal.sass
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@import "app/styles/style-flat-variables"
-
 #hero-select-modal
   .modal-dialog
     width: auto
@@ -15,26 +13,3 @@
     
   h4
     max-width: 500px
-
-  .hero-list
-    display: flex
-    flex-wrap: wrap
-    justify-content: center
-    margin-bottom: -50px
-    
-  .hero-option
-    display: flex
-    flex-direction: column
-    align-items: center
-    margin: 0 48px 50px
-    
-  .hero-avatar
-    margin: 6px
-    background-color: #f8f8f8
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px gray
-    
-  .current .hero-avatar
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px gray
-
-  .selected .hero-avatar
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px $gold
diff --git a/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.sass b/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.sass
index 34607c9f4..373dbbd78 100644
--- a/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.sass
+++ b/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.sass
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     a span
       text-decoration: underline
   
-  #choose-account-type-view, #segment-check-view, #basic-info-view, #coppa-deny-view, #single-sign-on-already-exists-view, #single-sign-on-confirm-view, #confirmation-view
+  #choose-account-type-view, #segment-check-view, #basic-info-view, #coppa-deny-view, #single-sign-on-already-exists-view, #single-sign-on-confirm-view, #extras-view, #confirmation-view
     display: flex
     flex-direction: column
     flex-grow: 1
diff --git a/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/extras-view.sass b/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/extras-view.sass
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc84016c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/styles/modal/create-account-modal/extras-view.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#extras-view
+  justify-content: center
+  
+  #hero-select-view
+    margin-top: 20px
+
+    .hero-option
+      margin: 0 30px 50px
diff --git a/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.jade b/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.jade
index c55477571..d6bea4542 100644
--- a/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.jade
+++ b/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/create-account-modal.jade
@@ -37,12 +37,10 @@ block modal-body
       #single-sign-on-already-exists-view
     when 'sso-confirm'
       #single-sign-on-confirm-view
+    when 'extras'
+      #extras-view
     when 'confirmation'
       #confirmation-view
-    //- This is not yet implemented
-    //- when 'extras'
-    //-   #extras-view
-    
 
 block modal-footer
   //-
diff --git a/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/extras-view.jade b/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/extras-view.jade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c1cbdf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/core/create-account-modal/extras-view.jade
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.modal-body
+  .modal-body-content
+    .text-center
+      h4(data-i18n="signup.select_your_starting_hero")
+      .small(data-i18n="signup.you_can_always_change_your_hero_later")
+    #hero-select-view
+
+  // In reverse order for tabbing purposes
+  .history-nav-buttons
+    button.next-button.btn.btn-lg.btn-navy(type='button')
+      span(data-i18n="about.next")
diff --git a/app/templates/core/hero-select-view.jade b/app/templates/core/hero-select-view.jade
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ace3f2e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/core/hero-select-view.jade
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+mixin heroOption(hero)
+  - var heroOriginal = hero.get('original')
+  - var selectedState
+  if state.get('selectedHeroOriginal') === heroOriginal
+    - selectedState = 'selected'
+  else if view.options.showCurrentHero && state.get('currentHeroOriginal') === heroOriginal
+    - selectedState = 'current'
+  else
+    - selectedState = ''
+  .hero-option(data-hero-original=heroOriginal, class=selectedState)
+    .hero-avatar
+      img(src=hero.getPortraitURL())
+    .text-h5.hero-name
+      span= hero.getHeroShortName()
+
+.hero-list
+  if view.heroes.loaded
+    each hero in view.heroes.models
+      if hero.get('heroClass') === 'Warrior'
+        +heroOption(hero)
diff --git a/app/templates/courses/hero-select-modal.jade b/app/templates/courses/hero-select-modal.jade
index 9d918bb41..a4341b4c2 100644
--- a/app/templates/courses/hero-select-modal.jade
+++ b/app/templates/courses/hero-select-modal.jade
@@ -6,20 +6,7 @@ block modal-header-content
     h4(data-i18n="courses.select_your_hero_description")
 
 block modal-body-content
-  .hero-list
-    if view.heroes.loaded
-      each hero in view.heroes.models
-        if hero.get('heroClass') === 'Warrior'
-          +heroOption(hero)
-  
-mixin heroOption(hero)
-  - var heroID = hero.id
-  - var selectedState = (state.get('selectedHeroID') === heroID ? 'selected' : (state.get('currentHeroID') === heroID ? 'current' : ''))
-  .hero-option(data-hero-id=heroID class=selectedState)
-    .hero-avatar
-      img(src=hero.getPortraitURL())
-    .text-h5.hero-name
-      span= hero.getHeroShortName()
+  #hero-select-view
 
 block modal-footer-content
   .select-hero-btn.btn.btn-lg.btn-forest
diff --git a/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/CreateAccountModal.coffee b/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/CreateAccountModal.coffee
index 9a86d979e..90a4b8fb7 100644
--- a/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/CreateAccountModal.coffee
+++ b/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/CreateAccountModal.coffee
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CoppaDenyView = require './CoppaDenyView'
 BasicInfoView = require './BasicInfoView'
 SingleSignOnAlreadyExistsView = require './SingleSignOnAlreadyExistsView'
 SingleSignOnConfirmView = require './SingleSignOnConfirmView'
+ExtrasView = require './ExtrasView'
 ConfirmationView = require './ConfirmationView'
 State = require 'models/State'
 template = require 'templates/core/create-account-modal/create-account-modal'
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ module.exports = class CreateAccountModal extends ModalView
       classCode
       birthday: new Date('') # so that birthday.getTime() is NaN
       authModalInitialValues: {}
+      accountCreated: false
     }
     
     { startOnPath } = options
@@ -92,15 +94,26 @@ module.exports = class CreateAccountModal extends ModalView
       'sso-connect:already-in-use': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'sso-already-exists' }
       'sso-connect:new-user': -> @signupState.set {screen: 'sso-confirm'}
       'nav-back': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'segment-check' }
-      'signup': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'confirmation' }
+      'signup': ->
+        if @signupState.get('path') is 'student'
+          @signupState.set { screen: 'extras', accountCreated: true }
+        else
+          @signupState.set { screen: 'confirmation', accountCreated: true }
 
     @listenTo @insertSubView(new SingleSignOnAlreadyExistsView({ @signupState })),
       'nav-back': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'basic-info' }
 
     @listenTo @insertSubView(new SingleSignOnConfirmView({ @signupState })),
       'nav-back': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'basic-info' }
-      'signup': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'confirmation' }
+      'signup': ->
+        if @signupState.get('path') is 'student'
+          @signupState.set { screen: 'extras', accountCreated: true }
+        else
+          @signupState.set { screen: 'confirmation', accountCreated: true }
         
+    @listenTo @insertSubView(new ExtrasView({ @signupState })),
+      'nav-forward': -> @signupState.set { screen: 'confirmation' }
+
     @insertSubView(new ConfirmationView({ @signupState }))
 
     # TODO: Switch to promises and state, rather than using defer to hackily enable buttons after render
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = class CreateAccountModal extends ModalView
     application.gplusHandler.loadAPI({ success: => @signupState.set { gplusEnabled: true } unless @destroyed })
     
     @once 'hidden', ->
-      if @signupState.get('screen') is 'confirmation' and not application.testing
+      if @signupState.get('accountCreated') and not application.testing
         # ensure logged in state propagates through the entire app
         document.location.reload()
   
diff --git a/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/ExtrasView.coffee b/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/ExtrasView.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00b357913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/core/CreateAccountModal/ExtrasView.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+CocoView = require 'views/core/CocoView'
+HeroSelectView = require 'views/core/HeroSelectView'
+template = require 'templates/core/create-account-modal/extras-view'
+State = require 'models/State'
+
+module.exports = class ExtrasView extends CocoView
+  id: 'extras-view'
+  template: template
+  retainSubviews: true
+
+  events:
+    'click .next-button': -> @trigger 'nav-forward'
+
+  initialize: ({ @signupState } = {}) ->
+    @insertSubView(new HeroSelectView({ showCurrentHero: false }))
diff --git a/app/views/core/HeroSelectView.coffee b/app/views/core/HeroSelectView.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aecaa061b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/core/HeroSelectView.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+CocoView = require 'views/core/CocoView'
+template = require 'templates/core/hero-select-view'
+Classroom = require 'models/Classroom'
+ThangTypes = require 'collections/ThangTypes'
+State = require 'models/State'
+ThangType = require 'models/ThangType'
+User = require 'models/User'
+
+module.exports = class HeroSelectView extends CocoView
+  id: 'hero-select-view'
+  template: template
+
+  events:
+    'click .hero-option': 'onClickHeroOption'
+
+  initialize: (@options = {}) ->
+    defaultHeroOriginal = ThangType.heroes.captain
+    currentHeroOriginal = me.get('heroConfig')?.thangType or defaultHeroOriginal
+
+    @debouncedRender = _.debounce @render, 0
+
+    @state = new State({
+      currentHeroOriginal
+      selectedHeroOriginal: currentHeroOriginal
+    })
+
+    @heroes = new ThangTypes({}, { project: ['original', 'name', 'heroClass'] })
+    @supermodel.trackRequest @heroes.fetchHeroes()
+
+    @listenTo @state, 'all', -> @debouncedRender()
+    @listenTo @heroes, 'all', -> @debouncedRender()
+
+  onClickHeroOption: (e) ->
+    heroOriginal = $(e.currentTarget).data('hero-original')
+    @state.set selectedHeroOriginal: heroOriginal
+    @saveHeroSelection(heroOriginal)
+
+  saveHeroSelection: (heroOriginal) ->
+    me.set(heroConfig: {}) unless me.get('heroConfig')
+    heroConfig = _.assign me.get('heroConfig'), { thangType: heroOriginal }
+    me.set({ heroConfig })
+
+    hero = @heroes.findWhere({ original: heroOriginal })
+    me.save().then =>
+      @trigger 'hero-select:success', hero
diff --git a/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.coffee b/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.coffee
index c658b6941..350f24364 100644
--- a/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.coffee
+++ b/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ModalView = require 'views/core/ModalView'
+HeroSelectView = require 'views/core/HeroSelectView'
 template = require 'templates/courses/hero-select-modal'
 Classroom = require 'models/Classroom'
 ThangTypes = require 'collections/ThangTypes'
@@ -9,34 +10,15 @@ User = require 'models/User'
 module.exports = class HeroSelectModal extends ModalView
   id: 'hero-select-modal'
   template: template
+  retainSubviews: true
 
   events:
     'click .select-hero-btn': 'onClickSelectHeroButton'
-    'click .hero-option': 'onClickHeroOption'
 
-  initialize: ({ currentHeroID }) ->
-    @debouncedRender = _.debounce @render, 0
-
-    @state = new State({
-      currentHeroID
-      selectedHeroID: currentHeroID
-    })
-
-    @heroes = new ThangTypes({}, { project: ['original', 'name', 'heroClass'] })
-    @supermodel.trackRequest @heroes.fetchHeroes()
-
-    @listenTo @state, 'all', -> @debouncedRender()
-    @listenTo @heroes, 'all', -> @debouncedRender()
-
-  onClickHeroOption: (e) ->
-    heroID = $(e.currentTarget).data('hero-id')
-    @state.set selectedHeroID: heroID
-    hero = @heroes.get(heroID)
-    me.set(heroConfig: {}) unless me.get('heroConfig')
-    heroConfig = _.assign me.get('heroConfig'), { thangType: hero.get('original') }
-    me.set({ heroConfig })
-    me.save().then =>
-      @trigger 'hero-select:success', hero
+  initialize: ->
+    @listenTo @insertSubView(new HeroSelectView({ showCurrentHero: true })),
+      'hero-select:success', (hero) ->
+        @trigger('hero-select:success', hero)
 
   onClickSelectHeroButton: () ->
     @hide()
diff --git a/test/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.spec.coffee b/test/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.spec.coffee
index 7a933bf51..1c4bf52ed 100644
--- a/test/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.spec.coffee
+++ b/test/app/views/courses/HeroSelectModal.spec.coffee
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ describe 'HeroSelectModal', ->
 
   beforeEach (done) ->
     window.me = user = factories.makeUser({ heroConfig: { thangType: hero1.get('original') } })
-    modal = new HeroSelectModal({ currentHeroID: hero1.id })
-    modal.heroes.fakeRequests[0].respondWith({ status: 200, responseText: heroesResponse })
+    modal = new HeroSelectModal()
+    subview = modal.subviews.hero_select_view
+    subview.heroes.fakeRequests[0].respondWith({ status: 200, responseText: heroesResponse })
     jasmine.demoModal(modal)
     _.defer ->
       modal.render()
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ describe 'HeroSelectModal', ->
     modal.stopListening()
 
   it 'highlights the current hero', ->
-    expect(modal.$(".hero-option[data-hero-id='#{hero1.id}']")[0].className.split(" ")).toContain('selected')
+    expect(modal.$(".hero-option[data-hero-original='#{hero1.get('original')}']")[0].className.split(" ")).toContain('selected')
 
   it 'saves when you change heroes', (done) ->
-    modal.$(".hero-option[data-hero-id='#{hero2.id}']").click()
+    modal.$(".hero-option[data-hero-original='#{hero2.get('original')}']").click()
     _.defer ->
       expect(user.fakeRequests.length).toBe(1)
       request = user.fakeRequests[0]