diff --git a/src/course-checklist/CourseChecklist.test.jsx b/src/course-checklist/CourseChecklist.test.jsx
index 53d52af77e..3b26b56ef8 100644
--- a/src/course-checklist/CourseChecklist.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-checklist/CourseChecklist.test.jsx
@@ -149,5 +149,21 @@ describe('CourseChecklistPage', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    it('displays an alert and sets status to DENIED when API responds with 403', async () => {
+      const courseLaunchApiUrl = getCourseLaunchApiUrl({
+        courseId, gradedOnly: true, validateOras: true, all: true,
+      });
+      axiosMock.onGet(courseLaunchApiUrl).reply(403);
+
+      renderComponent();
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        const { launchChecklistStatus } = store.getState().courseChecklist.loadingStatus;
+
+        expect(launchChecklistStatus).toEqual(RequestStatus.DENIED);
+        expect(screen.getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx b/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx
index b7f8332eeb..bfe6c07705 100644
--- a/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-outline/CourseOutline.test.jsx
@@ -2291,4 +2291,18 @@ describe('<CourseOutline />', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByText('Please wait. Creating export file for course tags...')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(await screen.findByText('An error has occurred creating the file')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('displays an alert and sets status to DENIED when API responds with 403', async () => {
+    axiosMock
+      .onGet(getCourseOutlineIndexApiUrl(courseId))
+      .reply(403);
+
+    const { getByRole } = render(<RootWrapper />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      const { outlineIndexLoadingStatus } = store.getState().courseOutline.loadingStatus;
+      expect(outlineIndexLoadingStatus).toEqual(RequestStatus.DENIED);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/course-team/CourseTeam.test.jsx b/src/course-team/CourseTeam.test.jsx
index 4f33788744..31f9c78fdc 100644
--- a/src/course-team/CourseTeam.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-team/CourseTeam.test.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import {
   render,
   fireEvent,
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import CourseTeam from './CourseTeam';
 import messages from './messages';
 import { USER_ROLES } from '../constants';
 import { executeThunk } from '../utils';
+import { RequestStatus } from '../data/constants';
 import { changeRoleTeamUserQuery, deleteCourseTeamQuery } from './data/thunk';
 
 let axiosMock;
@@ -219,4 +219,18 @@ describe('<CourseTeam />', () => {
     await executeThunk(changeRoleTeamUserQuery(courseId, 'staff@example.com', { role: USER_ROLES.admin }), store.dispatch);
     expect(getAllByText('Admin')).toHaveLength(1);
   });
+
+  it('displays an alert and sets status to DENIED when API responds with 403', async () => {
+    axiosMock
+      .onGet(getCourseTeamApiUrl(courseId))
+      .reply(403);
+
+    const { getByRole } = render(<RootWrapper />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      const { loadingCourseTeamStatus } = store.getState().courseTeam;
+      expect(loadingCourseTeamStatus).toEqual(RequestStatus.DENIED);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/course-updates/CourseUpdates.test.jsx b/src/course-updates/CourseUpdates.test.jsx
index 387d3b3c26..763611a4a0 100644
--- a/src/course-updates/CourseUpdates.test.jsx
+++ b/src/course-updates/CourseUpdates.test.jsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 } from './data/thunk';
 import initializeStore from '../store';
 import { executeThunk } from '../utils';
+import { RequestStatus } from '../data/constants';
 import { courseUpdatesMock, courseHandoutsMock } from './__mocks__';
 import CourseUpdates from './CourseUpdates';
 import messages from './messages';
@@ -278,6 +279,24 @@ describe('<CourseUpdates />', () => {
         expect(getByTestId('course-handouts-edit-button')).toBeDisabled();
       });
     });
+
+    it('displays an alert and sets status to DENIED when API responds with 403', async () => {
+      axiosMock
+        .onGet(getCourseUpdatesApiUrl(courseId))
+        .reply(403, courseUpdatesMock);
+      axiosMock
+        .onGet(getCourseHandoutApiUrl(courseId))
+        .reply(403);
+
+      const { getByRole } = render(<RootWrapper />);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+        const { loadingStatuses } = store.getState().courseUpdates;
+        Object.values(loadingStatuses)
+          .some(status => expect(status).toEqual(RequestStatus.DENIED));
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('saving failure API responses', () => {
diff --git a/src/grading-settings/GradingSettings.jsx b/src/grading-settings/GradingSettings.jsx
index 8ddd7a9bb5..bcb3a8f089 100644
--- a/src/grading-settings/GradingSettings.jsx
+++ b/src/grading-settings/GradingSettings.jsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   useGradingSettings,
   useGradingSettingUpdater,
 } from 'CourseAuthoring/grading-settings/data/apiHooks';
-import { RequestStatus } from 'CourseAuthoring/data/constants';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Helmet } from 'react-helmet';
@@ -34,10 +33,12 @@ const GradingSettings = ({ courseId }) => {
   const {
     data: gradingSettings,
     isLoading: isGradingSettingsLoading,
+    isError: isGradingSettingsError,
   } = useGradingSettings(courseId);
   const {
     data: courseSettingsData,
     isLoading: isCourseSettingsLoading,
+    isError: isCourseSettingsError,
   } = useCourseSettings(courseId);
   const {
     mutate: updateGradingSettings,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ const GradingSettings = ({ courseId }) => {
 
   const courseAssignmentLists = gradingSettings?.courseAssignmentLists;
   const courseGradingDetails = gradingSettings?.courseDetails;
-  const isLoadingDenied = isCourseSettingsLoading === RequestStatus.DENIED;
+  const isLoadingDenied = isGradingSettingsError || isCourseSettingsError;
   const [showSuccessAlert, setShowSuccessAlert] = useState(false);
   const isLoading = isCourseSettingsLoading || isGradingSettingsLoading;
   const [isQueryPending, setIsQueryPending] = useState(false);
diff --git a/src/group-configurations/GroupConfigurations.test.jsx b/src/group-configurations/GroupConfigurations.test.jsx
index 34486c368b..dd0dba55c0 100644
--- a/src/group-configurations/GroupConfigurations.test.jsx
+++ b/src/group-configurations/GroupConfigurations.test.jsx
@@ -103,4 +103,21 @@ describe('<GroupConfigurations />', () => {
       RequestStatus.FAILED,
     );
   });
+
+  it('displays an alert and sets status to DENIED when API responds with 403', async () => {
+    axiosMock
+      .onGet(getContentStoreApiUrl(courseId))
+      .reply(403);
+
+    await executeThunk(fetchGroupConfigurationsQuery(courseId), store.dispatch);
+
+    const { getByRole } = renderComponent();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(store.getState().groupConfigurations.loadingStatus).toBe(
+        RequestStatus.DENIED,
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/textbooks/Textbook.test.jsx b/src/textbooks/Textbook.test.jsx
index b8437f114f..65c0f5cb05 100644
--- a/src/textbooks/Textbook.test.jsx
+++ b/src/textbooks/Textbook.test.jsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { initializeMockApp } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 
+import { RequestStatus } from '../data/constants';
 import initializeStore from '../store';
 import { executeThunk } from '../utils';
 import { getTextbooksApiUrl } from './data/api';
@@ -84,4 +85,19 @@ describe('<Textbooks />', () => {
       expect(queryAllByTestId('textbook-card')).toHaveLength(0);
     });
   });
+
+  it('displays an alert and sets status to FAILED when API responds with 403', async () => {
+    axiosMock
+      .onGet(getTextbooksApiUrl(courseId))
+      .reply(403);
+    await executeThunk(fetchTextbooksQuery(courseId), store.dispatch);
+    const { getByRole } = renderComponent();
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getByRole('alert')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(store.getState().textbooks.loadingStatus).toBe(
+        RequestStatus.FAILED,
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });