UC Berkeley's Center for Educational Partnerships offers College Advising Online Courses designed for college access professionals and high school counselors in California! 

Courses are designed by college advising experts for new and experienced college access professionals and counselors in high schools and community settings. Whether you are new to the field or want to stay informed on policies and best practices, there is a course for you! 

NOTE: This course is updated when new system applications are open for the upcoming cycle.

Last updated: August 2023

Welcome to the Supporting Seniors After They Submit Applications Course!

Completing this course will prepare you to help seniors navigate the post-application submission process (4-year admissions and financial aid)!

Course Learning Objects:

• Review the trickiest and most important (post-submission) steps within the California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), and Common Application Systems.
• Review the most important (post-submission) steps within the financial aid process (cross-systems).
• Disclaimer: This course briefly reviews important terms and processes within the lengthy admissions and financial aid process. Please note that many of the topics mentioned along the process are thoroughly covered in other stand-alone online courses. If you would like a deeper understanding of the topics covered in this course, we encourage you to consider enrolling in the other online courses available through our catalog of online courses.

Certificate of Completion: Upon successful completion of course requirements and feedback form, you will be able to download a Certificate of Completion for this course (noting 3 hours of professional development).