High School Counselor Conference
The UC High School Counselor Conference provides counselors and advisers with the latest information, recommendations and guidance on admission policy and practice. Anyone who works with students preparing for freshman/first-year admission is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Fall 2024 UC High School Counselor Conference
We are excited to host our 2024 UC Counselor Conferences this fall! The schedule of events is below.
- Tuesday, September 3, 2024 — Virtual
- Thursday, September 5, 2024 — Riverside
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024 — Sacramento
- Thursday, September 12, 2024 — Redding
Further information, including registration details, will become available later this spring. Programming across both formats will include the same content. We encourage you to register for the date and format that works best for you. All registered counselors will have access to the presentation PDFs and recordings from the virtual conference after all of the conferences have concluded.
The registration fee will be $95 (in-person) and $45 (virtual). Payment is accepted via credit card only. We cannot accept checks or purchase orders.
If you have any questions about the UC Counselor Conference, email us at cnslrcon@ucop.edu.
Fall 2023 presentations
Remediated PDFs (slides only)
These PDFs have been remediated to meet WCAG 2.1 Level A and Level AA Accessibility Standards.
- UCOP and campus updates*
- A-G Primer: The basics of A-G course policy, submissions and list management
- All in the details: Maximizing the activities and awards section
- Better than a bot: PIQs through the eyes of UC admissions
- Looking to the future and a debt-free UC
- Major mayhem: Everyone wants my major, what do I do?
- Opening up about mental health in the UC application
- Pitfalls & pointers: Successfully navigating the UC application
- Staying fresh on the first-year basics
- Stop at nothing: Supporting undocumented students in the UC system
- Supporting resilience in student success—A tale of two programs
- Transfer is the answer: Supporting your students on the transfer journey
- UC’s new transfer program: A Dual Admission update
- Unleash your advanced evaluation superpowers*
*May contain outdated information regarding area C (math). Refer to the February 2024 CAB for more information.
PDFs with notes (not remediated)
These PDFs include supplemental notes for select presentation slides.
- UCOP and campus updates*
- A-G Primer: The basics of A-G course policy, submissions and list management
- All in the details: Maximizing the activities and awards section
- Better than a bot: PIQs through the eyes of UC admissions
- Looking to the future and a debt-free UC
- Major mayhem: Everyone wants my major, what do I do?
- Opening up about mental health in the UC application
- Pitfalls & pointers: Successfully navigating the UC application
- Staying fresh on the first-year basics
- Stop at nothing: Supporting undocumented students in the UC system
- Supporting resilience in student success—A tale of two programs
- Transfer is the answer: Supporting your students on the transfer journey
- UC’s new transfer program: A Dual Admission update
- Unleash your advanced evaluation superpowers*
*May contain outdated information regarding area C (math). Refer to the February 2024 CAB for more information.