diff --git a/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb b/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb
index df61d2b9c..32cec24d5 100644
--- a/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/boards/_course_new.html.erb
@@ -130,11 +130,13 @@
         <p id="subjectmsg"></p>
       </div>
       <div id="topic_editor" style="display: none;">
-        <%if User.current.member_of_course?(course)%>
+        <%if User.current.member_of_course?(course) %>
             <div class="mt10">
-          <%= f.check_box :sticky, :value => topic.sticky%>
-          <%= label_tag 'message_sticky', l(:label_board_sticky) %>
-          <%= f.check_box :locked, :value => topic.locked%>
+          <% if User.current.admin? %>
+              <%= f.check_box :sticky, :value => topic.sticky %>
+              <%= label_tag 'message_sticky', l(:label_board_sticky) %>
+          <% end %>
+          <%= f.check_box :locked, :value => topic.locked %>
           <%= label_tag 'message_locked', l(:label_board_locked) %>
           <div class="cl"></div>
         </div>