diff --git a/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsForm.php b/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsForm.php
index 9802c7f0c4982837afee70dfeb570ea18382b322..46eea5d1fb1237adabbe2e704dec6c6c02c33f68 100644
--- a/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsForm.php
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class AdmissionRequirementsForm extends FormBase {
           'select[name="high_school"]' => ['!value' => 9998],
         ],
       ],
+      '#default_value' => $form_settings['advanced_study_default_value'],
     ];
 
     // THe country system options.
diff --git a/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings.php b/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings.php
index a84a7b9205a0733781fa1e738b3b6447e9530e7f..9072e17e0e93333de9b3d1cacfa31a00afdfda8e 100644
--- a/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings.php
+++ b/src/Form/AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings extends ConfigFormBase {
 
     // The advanced study options.
     foreach ($options as $index => $option) {
-      $form['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options'][$index] = [
+      $form['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options']['options'][$index] = [
         '#type' => 'textfield',
         '#title' => $this->t('@title label', ['@title' => $advanced_study_options_names[$index]]),
         '#default_value' => $option,
@@ -290,6 +290,14 @@ class AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings extends ConfigFormBase {
       ];
     }
 
+    // The advanced study default value.
+    $form['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options']['default_value'] = [
+      '#type' => 'select',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Advanced study default value'),
+      '#options' => $options,
+      '#default_value' => $config->get('advanced_study_default_value') ?? $defaults['typical']['advanced_study_default_value'],
+    ];
+
     // Have at least empty options.
     $options = [];
 
@@ -540,9 +548,9 @@ class AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings extends ConfigFormBase {
     // Step through each of the advanced study options, and if no
     // label is entered, set an error.
     foreach ($advanced_study_names as $index => $advanced_study_name) {
-      if (!$values['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options'][$index]) {
+      if (!$values['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options']['options'][$index]) {
         $form_state->setError(
-          $form['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options'][$index],
+          $form['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options']['options'][$index],
           $this->t(
             'You must enter a label for the @label.',
             ['@label' => $advanced_study_name]
@@ -788,7 +796,8 @@ class AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings extends ConfigFormBase {
       ->set('high_school_student_label', $values['typical_wrapper']['high_school_student_label'])
       ->set('high_school_student_default_value', $values['typical_wrapper']['high_school_student_default_value'])
       ->set('advanced_study_label', $values['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_label'])
-      ->set('advanced_study_options', $values['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options'])
+      ->set('advanced_study_options', $values['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options']['options'])
+      ->set('advanced_study_default_value', $values['typical_wrapper']['advanced_study_options']['default_value'])
       ->set('country_system_study_label', $values['typical_wrapper']['country_system_study_label'])
       ->set('country_label', $values['typical_wrapper']['country_label'])
       ->set('program_label', $values['typical_wrapper']['program_label'])
@@ -836,6 +845,7 @@ class AdmissionRequirementsFormSettings extends ConfigFormBase {
       'ib' => 'International Baccalaureate (IB) courses or diploma',
       'none' => 'None of the above',
     ];
+    $defaults['typical']['advanced_study_default_value'] = 'none';
     $defaults['typical']['country_system_study_label'] = 'Country/System of study';
     $defaults['typical']['country_label'] = 'Country';
     $defaults['typical']['program_label'] = "I'm interested in";