diff --git a/src/components/course/course-header/CourseImportantDates.jsx b/src/components/course/course-header/CourseImportantDates.jsx
index ebdaa81ee..8e1625022 100644
--- a/src/components/course/course-header/CourseImportantDates.jsx
+++ b/src/components/course/course-header/CourseImportantDates.jsx
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ const CourseImportantDates = () => {
   let soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignmentCourseStartDate = null;
   if (soonestExpiringAssignment) {
     const soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignment = courseMetadata.availableCourseRuns.find(
-      (courseRun) => courseRun.key === soonestExpiringAssignment?.contentKey,
+      (courseRun) => courseRun.key === soonestExpiringAssignment.contentKey,
     );
-    soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignmentCourseStartDate = soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignment
-      && getNormalizedStartDate(soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignment);
+    if (soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignment) {
+      soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignmentCourseStartDate = getNormalizedStartDate(soonestExpiringAllocatedAssignment);
+    }
   }
   // Parse logic of date existence and labels
   const enrollByDate = soonestExpirationDate ?? null;
diff --git a/src/components/course/data/utils.jsx b/src/components/course/data/utils.jsx
index 5f4873d65..c19d769b6 100644
--- a/src/components/course/data/utils.jsx
+++ b/src/components/course/data/utils.jsx
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export function weeksRemainingUntilEnd(courseRun) {
 }
 
 export function hasTimeToComplete(courseRun) {
+  if ((!courseRun.weeksToComplete || !courseRun.end) && dayjs(courseRun.start).isAfter(dayjs(), 'minute')) {
+    return true;
+  }
   return courseRun.weeksToComplete <= weeksRemainingUntilEnd(courseRun);
 }
 
@@ -91,12 +94,11 @@ export const getNormalizedStartDate = ({
     return todayToIso;
   }
   const startDateIso = dayjs(start).toISOString();
-  if (isCourseSelfPaced({ pacingType })) {
+  if (isCourseSelfPaced(pacingType)) {
     if (hasTimeToComplete({ end, weeksToComplete }) || isWithinMinimumStartDateThreshold({ start })) {
       // always today's date (incentives enrollment)
       return todayToIso;
     }
-    return startDateIso;
   }
   return startDateIso;
 };
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/BaseCourseCard.jsx b/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/BaseCourseCard.jsx
index b9f96b924..5996e0550 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/BaseCourseCard.jsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/BaseCourseCard.jsx
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ const BaseCourseCard = ({
       weeksToComplete: null,
     });
     const formattedStartDate = dayjs(courseStartDate).format('MMMM Do, YYYY');
-    const isCourseStarted = dayjs(courseStartDate).isBefore(dayjs());
+    const isCourseStarted = dayjs(startDate).isBefore(dayjs(), 'minute');
     if (formattedStartDate && !isCourseStarted) {
       return <span className="font-weight-light">Starts {formattedStartDate}</span>;
     }
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ const BaseCourseCard = ({
 
   const renderEndDate = () => {
     const formattedEndDate = endDate ? dayjs(endDate).format('MMMM Do, YYYY') : null;
-    const isCourseStarted = dayjs(startDate).isBefore(dayjs());
+    const isCourseStarted = dayjs(startDate).isBefore(dayjs(), 'minute');
     if (formattedEndDate && isCourseStarted && type !== COURSE_STATUSES.completed) {
       return <span className="font-weight-light">Ends {formattedEndDate}</span>;
     }
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/tests/BaseCourseCard.test.jsx b/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/tests/BaseCourseCard.test.jsx
index 8f94880b0..a0a1e55e0 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/tests/BaseCourseCard.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/main-content/course-enrollments/course-cards/tests/BaseCourseCard.test.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../app/data/services/data/__factories__';
 import { COURSE_STATUSES } from '../../data';
 import { isCourseEnded } from '../../../../../../utils/common';
+import { getNormalizedStartDate } from '../../../../../course/data';
 
 jest.mock('@edx/frontend-enterprise-utils', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('@edx/frontend-enterprise-utils'),
@@ -129,14 +130,24 @@ describe('<BaseCourseCard />', () => {
 
   it.each([{
     startDate: dayjs().toISOString(),
+    endDate: dayjs().add(5, 'days').toISOString(),
+    isStarted: false,
   }, {
     startDate: dayjs().subtract(1, 'day').toISOString(),
+    endDate: dayjs().add(5, 'days').toISOString(),
+    isStarted: true,
   }, {
     startDate: dayjs().add(1, 'day').toISOString(),
-  }])('renders with different startDate values', ({ startDate }) => {
-    const formattedStartDate = dayjs(startDate).format('MMMM Do, YYYY');
-    const isCourseStarted = dayjs(startDate) <= dayjs();
-
+    endDate: dayjs().add(5, 'days').toISOString(),
+    isStarted: false,
+  }])('renders with different startDate values (%s)', ({ startDate, endDate, isStarted }) => {
+    const courseStartDate = getNormalizedStartDate({
+      start: startDate,
+      end: endDate,
+      pacingType: 'self',
+      weeksToComplete: null,
+    });
+    const formatStartDate = (date) => dayjs(date).format('MMMM Do, YYYY');
     renderWithRouter(
       <BaseCourseCardWrapper
         type={COURSE_STATUSES.inProgress}
@@ -148,14 +159,15 @@ describe('<BaseCourseCard />', () => {
         productSource="2u"
         mode="executive-education"
         startDate={startDate}
+        endDate={endDate}
         orgName="some_name"
         pacing="self"
       />,
     );
-    if (!isCourseStarted) {
-      expect(screen.getByText(`Starts ${formattedStartDate}`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    if (isStarted) {
+      expect(screen.queryByText(`Starts ${formatStartDate(courseStartDate)}`)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     } else {
-      expect(screen.queryByText(`Starts ${formattedStartDate}`)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(`Starts ${formatStartDate(courseStartDate)}`)).toBeInTheDocument();
     }
   });
 
@@ -204,9 +216,15 @@ describe('<BaseCourseCard />', () => {
   });
 
   it.each([
-    { type: COURSE_STATUSES.inProgress },
-    { type: COURSE_STATUSES.completed },
-  ])('renders endDate based on the course state', ({ type }) => {
+    {
+      type: COURSE_STATUSES.inProgress,
+      shouldRenderEndDate: true,
+    },
+    {
+      type: COURSE_STATUSES.completed,
+      shouldRenderEndDate: false,
+    },
+  ])('renders endDate based on the course state', ({ type, shouldRenderEndDate }) => {
     const startDate = dayjs().subtract(7, 'days').toISOString();
     const endDate = dayjs().add(7, 'days').toISOString();
     const formattedEndDate = dayjs(endDate).format('MMMM Do, YYYY');
@@ -221,10 +239,9 @@ describe('<BaseCourseCard />', () => {
         endDate={endDate}
         mode="executive-education"
         orgName="some_name"
-        pacing="self"
+        pacing="instructor"
       />,
     );
-    const shouldRenderEndDate = dayjs(startDate) <= dayjs() && type !== 'completed';
     if (shouldRenderEndDate) {
       expect(screen.getByText(`Ends ${formattedEndDate}`)).toBeInTheDocument();
     } else {