diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/authoring_grading.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/authoring_grading.py
index e42c3e2ee397..09799263798a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/authoring_grading.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v0/serializers/authoring_grading.py
@@ -18,9 +18,37 @@ class Meta:
         ref_name = "authoring_grading.Graders.v0"
 
 
+class GracePeriodSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    """Serializer for grace period (hours / minutes / seconds)."""
+    hours = serializers.IntegerField(default=0)
+    minutes = serializers.IntegerField(default=0)
+    seconds = serializers.IntegerField(default=0, required=False)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ref_name = "authoring_grading.GracePeriod.v0"
+
+
 class CourseGradingModelSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """ Serializer for course grading model data """
     graders = GradersSerializer(many=True, allow_null=True, allow_empty=True)
+    grade_cutoffs = serializers.DictField(
+        child=serializers.FloatField(),
+        required=False,
+        help_text=(
+            "Mapping of letter grade to minimum score (0.0–1.0). "
+            "Required by CourseGradingModel.update_from_json — must be included in every PATCH."
+        ),
+    )
+    grace_period = GracePeriodSerializer(
+        allow_null=True,
+        required=False,
+        help_text="Grace period duration. Pass null to clear the grace period.",
+    )
+    minimum_grade_credit = serializers.FloatField(
+        required=False,
+        allow_null=True,
+        help_text="Minimum passing score for credit eligibility (0.0–1.0).",
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         ref_name = "authoring_grading.CourseGrading.v0"
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py
index eec4dc11f38a..69dfd04c3c67 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v1/serializers/course_details.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class CourseDetailsSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     about_sidebar_html = serializers.CharField(allow_null=True, allow_blank=True)
     banner_image_name = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
     banner_image_asset_path = serializers.CharField()
-    certificate_available_date = serializers.DateTimeField()
+    certificate_available_date = serializers.DateTimeField(allow_null=True)
     certificates_display_behavior = serializers.CharField(allow_null=True)
     course_id = serializers.CharField()
     course_image_asset_path = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v4/views/home.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v4/views/home.py
index 1769edcd173c..6fd7fc2a01ef 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v4/views/home.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/rest_api/v4/views/home.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 """HomeCoursesViewSet for getting courses available to the logged-in user (v4)."""
 
-from drf_spectacular.utils import OpenApiParameter, OpenApiResponse, extend_schema
+from drf_spectacular.openapi import AutoSchema
+from drf_spectacular.utils import OpenApiParameter, OpenApiResponse, extend_schema, inline_serializer
 from edx_rest_framework_extensions.auth.jwt.authentication import JwtAuthentication
 from edx_rest_framework_extensions.auth.session.authentication import (
     SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser,
 )
 from edx_rest_framework_extensions.paginators import DefaultPagination
+from rest_framework import serializers as _serializers
 from rest_framework import viewsets
 from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 from rest_framework.request import Request
@@ -18,6 +20,15 @@
 from openedx.core.lib.api.mixins import StandardizedErrorMixin
 
 
+class _HomeCoursesAutoSchema(AutoSchema):
+    """Custom AutoSchema that treats the 'list' action as a single-object response."""
+
+    def _is_list_view(self, serializer=None):
+        if self.view.action == 'list':
+            return False
+        return super()._is_list_view(serializer)
+
+
 class HomePageCoursesPaginator(DefaultPagination):
     """
     ADR 0032 - standard pagination for the Studio home courses list (v4).
@@ -136,6 +147,7 @@ class HomeCoursesViewSet(StandardizedErrorMixin, viewsets.ViewSet):
           is used instead of the default ``SessionAuthentication``.
     """
 
+    schema = _HomeCoursesAutoSchema()
     authentication_classes = (JwtAuthentication, SessionAuthenticationAllowInactiveUser)
     permission_classes = (IsAuthenticated,)
     serializer_class = CourseHomeTabSerializerV4
@@ -154,7 +166,24 @@ def get_serializer(self, *args, **kwargs):
         parameters=_HOME_COURSES_QUERY_PARAMETERS,
         responses={
             200: OpenApiResponse(
-                response=CourseHomeTabSerializerV4,
+                response=inline_serializer(
+                    name="PaginatedV4HomeCoursesResponse",
+                    fields={
+                        "count": _serializers.IntegerField(help_text="Total number of courses."),
+                        "num_pages": _serializers.IntegerField(help_text="Total number of pages."),
+                        "current_page": _serializers.IntegerField(help_text="Current page number."),
+                        "start": _serializers.IntegerField(
+                            help_text="Zero-based index of the first item on this page."
+                        ),
+                        "next": _serializers.CharField(
+                            allow_null=True, help_text="URL for the next page, or null."
+                        ),
+                        "previous": _serializers.CharField(
+                            allow_null=True, help_text="URL for the previous page, or null."
+                        ),
+                        "results": CourseHomeTabSerializerV4(),
+                    },
+                ),
                 description="Paginated course list retrieved successfully.",
             ),
             401: _UNAUTHENTICATED_RESPONSE,