diff --git a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
index 57d57938..b65f2219 100644
--- a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
@@ -1481,14 +1481,14 @@ class CoursesController < ApplicationController
 
   def new
     if User.current.login?
-      @course_type = params[:course_type] ||= params[:course]
-      @issue_custom_fields = IssueCustomField.sorted.all
-      @trackers = Tracker.sorted.all
-      @course = Course.new
-      @course.safe_attributes = params[:course]
-      @syllabus = Syllabus.where("id = #{params[:syllabus_id].to_i}").first if params[:syllabus_id]
-      # month = Time.now.month
-      render :layout => 'base_edu'
+      if User.current.user_extensions.try(:identity) == 1
+        render_403
+      else
+        @course = Course.new
+        @course.safe_attributes = params[:course]
+        # month = Time.now.month
+        render :layout => 'base_edu'
+      end
     else
       redirect_to signin_url
     end