diff --git a/opentech/apply/determinations/models.py b/opentech/apply/determinations/models.py
index 04844cb16653d791fd929ac03e8ce0c98b6c6405..f6e34e645ed08ab414adcbdaf2058d6a885ac760 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/determinations/models.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/determinations/models.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ NEEDS_MORE_INFO = 1
 ACCEPTED = 2
 
 DETERMINATION_CHOICES = (
-    (REJECTED, _('Rejected')),
+    (REJECTED, _('Dismissed')),
     (NEEDS_MORE_INFO, _('Needs more info')),
-    (ACCEPTED, _('Accepted')),
+    (ACCEPTED, _('Approved')),
 )
 
 DETERMINATION_TRANSITION_SUFFIX = {
diff --git a/opentech/apply/determinations/tests/test_views.py b/opentech/apply/determinations/tests/test_views.py
index 35956f2535631f3fd1ad423f85896a2895cce340..93adf60ed7532b9abfb86323852308691b8a88e7 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/determinations/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/opentech/apply/determinations/tests/test_views.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class DeterminationFormTestCase(BaseTestCase):
             'message': 'Accepted determination draft message',
             'save_draft': True,
         }, 'form')
-        self.assertContains(response, '[Draft] Accepted')
+        self.assertContains(response, '[Draft] Approved')
         self.assertContains(response, reverse(self.url_name.format('form'), kwargs=self.get_kwargs(submission)))
         self.assertContains(response, 'Accepted determination draft message')