diff --git a/changelog/fix-student-started-course-email-subject b/changelog/fix-student-started-course-email-subject
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bff973799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fix-student-started-course-email-subject
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: changed
+
+Changed subject of student_starts_course from 'started' to 'enrolled in' to make it correct regardless of access date
diff --git a/includes/internal/emails/class-email-seeder-data.php b/includes/internal/emails/class-email-seeder-data.php
index 8d64549446..e54457f313 100644
--- a/includes/internal/emails/class-email-seeder-data.php
+++ b/includes/internal/emails/class-email-seeder-data.php
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public function get_email_data(): array {
 			],
 			'student_starts_course'       => [
 				'types'       => [ 'teacher' ],
-				'subject'     => __( '[student:displayname] started [course:name]', 'sensei-lms' ),
-				'description' => __( 'Course Started', 'sensei-lms' ),
+				'subject'     => __( '[student:displayname] enrolled in [course:name]', 'sensei-lms' ),
+				'description' => __( 'Course Enrolled', 'sensei-lms' ),
 				'content'     => '<!-- wp:pattern {"slug":"sensei-lms/student-starts-course"} /-->',
 			],
 			'student_completes_course'    => [