diff --git a/booking.regn_form.inc b/booking.regn_form.inc
index e3dc3c4..666f566 100644
--- a/booking.regn_form.inc
+++ b/booking.regn_form.inc
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ function booking_form($node, &$form_state, $inserting = FALSE)
     $freestyle_required_check = (variable_get('booking_require_freestyle', 1) == 1) && $inserting;    
     $form['misc-areas']['booking_freestyle_text'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
-      '#title' => t("Freestyle (optional)"),
+      '#title' => t("Freestyle text (anything you'd like to share)"),
       '#maxlength' => 500,
       '#required' => $freestyle_required_check,
       '#default_value' => !empty($data->booking_freestyle_text) ? $data->booking_freestyle_text : ''
@@ -1227,13 +1227,19 @@ function booking_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   }
   
   //verify alternate guardian phone number
-  if (($data['booking_guardian_phone_alt'] != '') && (!_valid_phone_number($data['booking_guardian_phone_alt'])))
+  if (($data['booking_guardian_phone_alt'] != '') && (!_valid_phone_number($data['booking_guardian_phone_alt']))) {
     form_set_error('booking_guardian_phone_alt', t('You have entered an invalid alternate contact phone number for your emergency contact.'));
-  
+  }
+
   //check the terms and conditions have been agreed to. Do this one last so it stands out more
-  if ($data['booking_agreement'] == 0)
+  if ($data['booking_agreement'] == 0) {
     form_set_error('booking_agreement', t('You must read and agree with the aims and expectations prior to submitting this form.'));
-  
+  }
+
+  if (variable_get('booking_enable_previous_studyweeks', 0) == 1 && $data['booking_prev_sw_count'] == '') {
+    form_set_error('booking_prev_sw_count', t('You must select the number of study weeks that you\'ve previously attended.'));
+  }
+    
   //if there are any errors then log the data the user entered so we can check it later
   if (form_get_errors()) {
     watchdog('booking', "<pre>Detected validation error(s):\n@errors\n\n User data:\n@info</pre>", array(
@@ -1371,6 +1377,7 @@ function booking_form_submit($form, &$form_state)
   $node->booking_earlyaccess_code_id = empty($values['booking_earlyaccess_code']) ? 0 : $earlyaccess_query->cid;
   $node->booking_song_choice = empty($values['booking_song_choice']) ? '' : $values['booking_song_choice'];
   $node->booking_freestyle_text = empty($values['booking_freestyle_text']) ? '' : $values['booking_freestyle_text'];
+  $node->booking_prev_sw_count = empty($values['booking_prev_sw_count']) ? '0' : $values['booking_prev_sw_count'];
   
   //remove newlines from these fields so the CSV output doesn't get messed up
   $medical = empty($values['booking_medical_conditions']) ? 'N/A' : $values['booking_medical_conditions'];