diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/validation.js b/app/assets/javascripts/validation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b39a046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/validation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+function validation(){
+	$("#account_edit").validate({
+	    rules: {
+	        "user[password]": {
+	            required: false,
+	            minlength: 5
+	        },
+	        "user[password_confirmation]": {
+	            required: false,
+	            minlength: 5,
+	            equalTo: "#user_password"
+	        }
+	    },
+	    messages: {
+	        "user[password]": {
+	            minlength: "Your password must be at least 6 characters long"
+	        },
+	        "user[password_confirmation]": {
+	            minlength: "Your password must be at least 6 characters long",
+	            equalTo: "Please enter the same password as above"
+	        }
+	    },
+	  	highlight: function(label) {
+					$("#submit_button").attr('disabled','disabled');
+			    	$(label).closest('.control-group').addClass('error');
+	    },
+		success: function(label) {
+			    	label.closest('.control-group').addClass('success');
+					$("#submit_button").removeAttr('disabled');
+		}
+	    
+	});
+};
+
+$(document).ready(validation());
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/admin/_get_user.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/admin/_get_user.html.erb
index d5dfbb2..52b3790 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/admin/_get_user.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/admin/_get_user.html.erb
@@ -56,42 +56,9 @@
  	     <% end %>
 <!-- End Modal -->
 
-<script type="text/javascript">
+<%= javascript_include_tag ('validation.js')%>
 
-function validation(){
-	$("#account_edit").validate({
-	    rules: {
-	        "user[password]": {
-	            required: false,
-	            minlength: 5
-	        },
-	        "user[password_confirmation]": {
-	            required: false,
-	            minlength: 5,
-	            equalTo: "#user_password"
-	        }
-	    },
-	    messages: {
-	        "user[password]": {
-	            minlength: "Your password must be at least 6 characters long"
-	        },
-	        "user[password_confirmation]": {
-	            minlength: "Your password must be at least 6 characters long",
-	            equalTo: "Please enter the same password as above"
-	        }
-	    },
-	  	highlight: function(label) {
-					$("#submit_button").attr('disabled','disabled');
-			    	$(label).closest('.control-group').addClass('error');
-	    },
-		success: function(label) {
-			    	label.closest('.control-group').addClass('success');
-					$("#submit_button").removeAttr('disabled');
-		}
-	    
-	});
-};	
-	
+<script type="text/javascript">
 
 $('#submit_button').click(function() {  
 	var valuesToSubmit = $("#account_edit").serialize();
@@ -129,6 +96,4 @@ $('#delete_button').click(function() {
 	  
 });
 
-$(document).ready(validation());
-
 </script>
diff --git a/app/views/users/account_settings.html.erb b/app/views/users/account_settings.html.erb
index b2771dc..2d8fbfa 100644
--- a/app/views/users/account_settings.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/account_settings.html.erb
@@ -51,47 +51,7 @@
 	</div>
 </div>		
 
-<script type="text/javascript">
-
-function validation(){
-	$("#account_edit").validate({
-	    rules: {
-	        "user[password]": {
-	            required: false,
-	            minlength: 5
-	        },
-	        "user[password_confirmation]": {
-	            required: false,
-	            minlength: 5,
-	            equalTo: "#user_password"
-	        }
-	    },
-	    messages: {
-	        "user[password]": {
-	            minlength: "Your password must be at least 6 characters long"
-	        },
-	        "user[password_confirmation]": {
-	            minlength: "Your password must be at least 6 characters long",
-	            equalTo: "Please enter the same password as above"
-	        }
-	    },
-	  	highlight: function(label) {
-					$("#submit_button").attr('disabled','disabled');
-			    	$(label).closest('.control-group').addClass('error');
-	    },
-		success: function(label) {
-			    	label.closest('.control-group').addClass('success');
-					$("#submit_button").removeAttr('disabled');
-		}
-	    
-	});
-};	
-
-
-$(document).ready(validation());
-
-</script>
-
+<%= javascript_include_tag ('validation.js')%>