diff --git a/controllers/admin/lessons.controller.js b/controllers/admin/lessons.controller.js
index 5eb6d16..3d59634 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/lessons.controller.js
+++ b/controllers/admin/lessons.controller.js
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ async function recomputeParentDurations(lessonId) {
 const LESSON_LIST_COMPUTED = [
   {
     key: "course_count",
-    label: "Used in courses",
+    label: "Affiliated",
     type: "number",
+    order: 2, // 1: Title, 2: Affiliated, 3: Course Status — see lessons.mdl.js
     literal: `(
       SELECT CAST(COUNT(DISTINCT c.course_id) AS INTEGER)
       FROM unit_lessons ul
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ const LESSON_LIST_COMPUTED = [
     key: "course_status",
     label: "Course Status",
     type: "text",
+    order: 3, // 1: Title, 2: Affiliated, 3: Course Status — see lessons.mdl.js
     filterable: false,
     literal: `(
       CASE
diff --git a/controllers/admin/units.controller.js b/controllers/admin/units.controller.js
index bce7bda..2cb50cb 100644
--- a/controllers/admin/units.controller.js
+++ b/controllers/admin/units.controller.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ const UNIT_LIST_COMPUTED = [
     key: "course_status",
     label: "Course Status",
     type: "text",
+    order: 3, // 1: Title, 2: Affiliated, 3: Course Status, 4: Subscription, 5: Duration — see units.mdl.js
     filterable: false,
     literal: `(
       CASE
diff --git a/models/courses/lessons.mdl.js b/models/courses/lessons.mdl.js
index dde38d4..2485bdf 100644
--- a/models/courses/lessons.mdl.js
+++ b/models/courses/lessons.mdl.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ const Lesson = sequelize.define("Lesson", {
   uuid: { type: DataTypes.UUID, defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4, allowNull: false, unique: true, hidden: true, order: 0 },
 
   title: { type: DataTypes.STRING(255), allowNull: false, label: "Title", hidden: false, order: 1 },
-  description: { type: DataTypes.TEXT, allowNull: true, label: "Description", hidden: true, order: 2 },
+  // order 2 is reserved for the computed "Affiliated" (course_count) column, order 3 for computed "Course Status" — see LESSON_LIST_COMPUTED in lessons.controller.js
+  description: { type: DataTypes.TEXT, allowNull: true, label: "Description", hidden: true, order: 0 },
 
   duration_seconds: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER, allowNull: true, defaultValue: 0 }, // computed from blocks on save
 
diff --git a/models/courses/units.mdl.js b/models/courses/units.mdl.js
index a06dd40..f1492cc 100644
--- a/models/courses/units.mdl.js
+++ b/models/courses/units.mdl.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const Unit = sequelize.define("Unit", {
   unit_id: { type: DataTypes.BIGINT, primaryKey: true, autoIncrement: true, hidden: true, order: 0, filterable: false },
   uuid: { type: DataTypes.UUID, defaultValue: DataTypes.UUIDV4, allowNull: false, unique: true, hidden: true, order: 0, filterable: false },
   title: { type: DataTypes.STRING(255), allowNull: false, label: "Title", hidden: false, order: 1, filterable: true },
-  // order 2 is reserved for the computed "Affiliated" (course_count) column — see UNIT_LIST_COMPUTED in units.controller.js
-  subscription: { type: DataTypes.STRING(50), allowNull: true, label: "Subscription", hidden: false, order: 3, filterable: true, comment: "Optional direct tier gate for standalone units — null means open (or gated only via an attached course)." },
+  // order 2 is reserved for the computed "Affiliated" (course_count) column, order 3 for computed "Course Status" — see UNIT_LIST_COMPUTED in units.controller.js
+  subscription: { type: DataTypes.STRING(50), allowNull: true, label: "Subscription", hidden: false, order: 4, filterable: true, comment: "Optional direct tier gate for standalone units — null means open (or gated only via an attached course)." },
   description: { type: DataTypes.TEXT, allowNull: true, label: "Description", hidden: true, order: 0, filterable: false },
-  duration_seconds: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER, allowNull: true, defaultValue: 0, hidden: false, order: 4, filterable: false },
+  duration_seconds: { type: DataTypes.INTEGER, allowNull: true, defaultValue: 0, hidden: false, order: 5, filterable: false },
   createdBy: { type: DataTypes.BIGINT, allowNull: true, filterable: true },
   updatedBy: { type: DataTypes.BIGINT, allowNull: true, filterable: true },
   deletedBy: { type: DataTypes.BIGINT, allowNull: true, filterable: true },