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 first-year admission is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Fall 2026 UC High School Counselor Conference
Our 2026 UC Counselor Conferences have now concluded.
- Tuesday, September 1, 2026 — Los Angeles
- Thursday, September 3, 2026 — Palm Springs
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026 — Sacramento
- Friday, September 11, 2026 — Virtual
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Want to be notified about the conferences? to be the first to receive updated information about our counselor events.
Presentations
Presentations from the 2026 Counselor Conferences are now available to view.
- UCOP and campus updates
- A-G refresher: Essentials of A-G courses and list management
- Catch the wave, avoid the wipeout: Navigating UC validation
- Charting the course: Storytelling through awards and activities
- Debunking admissions myths
- Decoding coursework entry in the UC application
- Determining UC residency status
- Dollars & sense: Decoding financial aid
- International and mixed-record students
- Road trip to 糖心传媒: Same destination, different routes
- UC majors marketplace: The best selection across nine locations
- What to know about dual enrollment and UC
- What’s the 411 with first-year admissions?
Prior conferences
Our conference locations change annually to provide counselors across the state access to attend in-person. Our prior year schedules can be found below beginning with 2023 when in-person conferences were again offered.
2025- San Jose — Wednesday, September 3, 2025
- San Diego — Monday, September 8 & 9, 2025
- Ventura — Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Virtual — Friday, September 12, 2025
2024
- Virtual - Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Riverside - Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Sacramento - Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Redding - Thursday, September 12, 2024
2023
- Virtual - Tuesday, September 5, 2023
- Ontario - Thursday, September 7, 2023
- Merced - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
- Santa Clara - Friday, September 15, 2023