diff --git a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/extensions.html b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/extensions.html
index b32f6d025743..c18767621098 100644
--- a/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/extensions.html
+++ b/lms/templates/instructor/instructor_dashboard_2/extensions.html
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ <h3 class="hd hd-3">${_("Individual due date extensions")}</h3>
   </p>
   <p>
     ${_("Specify the {platform_name} email address or username of a student "
-        "here:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+        "here*:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
     <input type="text" name="student" placeholder="${_("Student Email or Username")}">
   </p>
   <p>
-    ${_("Choose the graded subsection:")}
+    ${_("Choose the graded subsection*:")}
     <select name="url">
       <option value="">Choose one</option>
       %for title, url in section_data['units_with_due_dates']:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <h3 class="hd hd-3">${_("Individual due date extensions")}</h3>
   <% format_string="MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM" %>
   <p>
     ## Translators: "format_string" is the string MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM, as that is the format the system requires.
-    ${_("Specify the extension due date and time (in UTC; please specify {format_string}).").format(format_string=format_string)}</p>
+    ${_("Specify the extension due date and time (in UTC; please specify {format_string}).").format(format_string=format_string)}*</p>
   <p><input type="text" name="due_datetime" 
            placeholder="${format_string}"/> <input type="text" name="reason" placeholder="${_('Reason for extension')}" size=40 />
   </p>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ <h3 class="hd hd-3">${_("Viewing granted extensions")}</h3>
         "students who have extensions for the given subsection.")}
   </p>
   <p>
-    ${_("Choose the graded subsection:")}
+    ${_("Choose the graded subsection*:")}
     <select name="url">
       <option value="">Choose one</option>
       %for title, url in section_data['units_with_due_dates']:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ <h3 class="hd hd-3">${_("Viewing granted extensions")}</h3>
   </p>
   <p>
     ${_("Specify the {platform_name} email address or username of a student "
-        "here:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+        "here*:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
     <input type="text" name="student" placeholder="${_("Student Email or Username")}">
     <input type="button" name="show-student-extensions" 
            value="${_("List date extensions for student")}"
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ <h3 class="hd hd-3">${_("Resetting extensions")}</h3>
   </p>
   <p>
     ${_("Specify the {platform_name} email address or username of a student "
-        "here:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
+        "here*:").format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
     <input type="text" name="student" placeholder="${_("Student Email or Username")}">
   </p>
   <p>
-    ${_("Choose the graded subsection:")}
+    ${_("Choose the graded subsection*:")}
     <select name="url">
       <option value="">Choose one</option>
       %for title, url in section_data['units_with_due_dates']: