diff --git a/myuw/dao/iasystem.py b/myuw/dao/iasystem.py
index 523f99980..4df4ab19d 100644
--- a/myuw/dao/iasystem.py
+++ b/myuw/dao/iasystem.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def summer_term_overlaped(request, given_section):
         current summer term in the request
     """
     current_summer_term = get_current_summer_term(request)
-    if given_section is None or current_summer_term is None:
+    if given_section is None or not current_summer_term:
         return True
     return (given_section.is_same_summer_term(current_summer_term) or
             given_section.is_full_summer_term() and
diff --git a/myuw/dao/term.py b/myuw/dao/term.py
index 68949fd95..839d0cfb7 100644
--- a/myuw/dao/term.py
+++ b/myuw/dao/term.py
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ def get_current_summer_term(request):
     or None if it is not a summer quarter
     """
     if not is_in_summer_quarter(request):
-        return None
-    eod_aterm = get_current_quarter(request).get_eod_summer_aterm()
-    if get_comparison_datetime(request) > eod_aterm:
+        return ""   # MUWM-5350 empty string
+    bterm_first_date = get_current_quarter(request).bterm_first_date
+    if get_comparison_date(request) >= bterm_first_date:
         return "b-term"
     else:
         return "a-term"
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ def add_term_data_to_context(request, context):
             compare <= cur_term.last_final_exam_date):
         context['is_finals'] = True
 
+    context['summer_term'] = get_current_summer_term(request)
     context['first_day'] = cur_term.first_day_quarter
     context['last_day'] = cur_term.last_day_instruction
     context["first_day_quarter"] = cur_term.first_day_quarter
diff --git a/myuw/dao/visual_schedule.py b/myuw/dao/visual_schedule.py
index b9538d8da..927df4ca4 100644
--- a/myuw/dao/visual_schedule.py
+++ b/myuw/dao/visual_schedule.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import logging
 from myuw.dao.registration import get_schedule_by_term
 from myuw.dao.instructor_schedule import get_instructor_schedule_by_term
-from myuw.dao.term import get_current_quarter, get_current_summer_term
 from myuw.dao.campus_building import get_building_by_code
 from restclients_core.exceptions import DataFailureException
 from dateutil.relativedelta import *
diff --git a/myuw/templates/base.html b/myuw/templates/base.html
index fc720d264..3eb2bfd19 100644
--- a/myuw/templates/base.html
+++ b/myuw/templates/base.html
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
         today: '{{ today|date:"l, F j, Y" }}',
         year: '{{ year }}',
         quarter: '{{ quarter }}',
+        summerTerm: '{{ summer_term }}',
         breakYear: '{{ break_year }}',
         breakQuarter: '{{ break_quarter }}',
         isFinals: {{ is_finals|yesno:"true, false"}},
diff --git a/myuw/test/dao/test_term.py b/myuw/test/dao/test_term.py
index 10c995ef6..a96e49756 100644
--- a/myuw/test/dao/test_term.py
+++ b/myuw/test/dao/test_term.py
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ def test_get_current_and_next_quarters(self):
 
     def test_term_data_context_in_quarter(self):
         request = get_request_with_date("2013-03-10")
-
         context = {}
         add_term_data_to_context(request, context)
 
@@ -407,12 +406,21 @@ def test_term_data_context_in_quarter(self):
         self.assertEqual(context['quarter'], 'winter')
         self.assertEqual(context['is_finals'], False)
         self.assertEqual(context['is_break'], False)
-
+        self.assertEqual(context['summer_term'], "")
         self.assertEqual(context['today'].year, 2013)
         self.assertEqual(context['today'].month, 3)
         self.assertEqual(context['today'].day, 10)
         self.assertEqual(context['future_term'], "2013,spring")
 
+        request = get_request_with_date("2013-07-10")
+        context = {}
+        add_term_data_to_context(request, context)
+        self.assertEqual(context['summer_term'], "a-term")
+        request = get_request_with_date("2013-07-25")
+        context = {}
+        add_term_data_to_context(request, context)
+        self.assertEqual(context['summer_term'], "b-term")
+
     def test_term_data_context_in_finals(self):
         request = get_request_with_date("2013-03-22")
 
diff --git a/myuw_vue/components/_common/course/student/course-cards.vue b/myuw_vue/components/_common/course/student/course-cards.vue
index 9fa32dfc7..97c80a6d9 100644
--- a/myuw_vue/components/_common/course/student/course-cards.vue
+++ b/myuw_vue/components/_common/course/student/course-cards.vue
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default {
     ...mapState({
       student: (state) => state.user.affiliations.student,
       quarter: (state) => state.termData.quarter,
-      summerTerm: (state) => state.termData.summer_term,
+      summerTerm: (state) => state.termData.summerTerm,
     }),
     ...mapState('stud_schedule', {
       course(state) {