diff --git a/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
index 9608a1b4a..fc31e02f7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/proposals_controller.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 class ProposalsController < ApplicationController
   include ConferenceHelper
   before_action :authenticate_user!, except: %i[show new create]
+  before_action :set_is_admin
   load_resource :conference, find_by: :short_title
   load_resource :program, through: :conference, singleton: true
   load_and_authorize_resource :event, parent: false, through: :program
@@ -31,12 +32,6 @@ def new
     @url = conference_program_proposals_path(@conference.short_title)
     @languages = @program.languages_list
     @superevents = @program.super_events
-
-    if current_user.is_admin?
-      @event_types = @program.event_types
-    else 
-      @event_types = @program.event_types.available_for_public
-    end 
   end
 
   def edit
@@ -224,4 +219,8 @@ def event_params
   def user_params
     params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation, :username)
   end
+
+  def set_is_admin
+    @is_admin = current_user.is_admin
+  end 
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 6edc74c84..4e3ad1fdb 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -122,8 +122,16 @@ def volunteer_links(event)
     end, ', ')
   end
 
-  def event_types_sentence(conference)
-    conference.event_types.map { |et| et.title.pluralize }.to_sentence
+  def event_types_sentence(conference, is_admin = true)
+    if is_admin
+      conference.event_types.map { |et| et.title.pluralize }.to_sentence
+    else 
+      conference.event_types.available_for_public.map { |et| et.title.pluralize }.to_sentence
+    end
+  end
+
+  def event_types_dropdown(conference, is_admin = true)
+    is_admin ? conference.event_types : conference.event_types.available_for_public
   end
 
   def sign_in_path
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml b/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml
index f7f6033f0..224f90f2a 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_encouragement_text.html.haml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %p.lead
   - if @program.event_types.any?
     You can submit proposals for
-    = "#{event_types_sentence(@conference)}."
+    = "#{event_types_sentence(@conference, @is_admin)}."
   - if @program.tracks.confirmed.cfp_active.any?
     Proposals should fit in one of the
     = "#{pluralize(@program.tracks.confirmed.cfp_active.count, 'track')}:"
diff --git a/app/views/proposals/_submission_type_content_form.haml b/app/views/proposals/_submission_type_content_form.haml
index 6a66fa5a1..5d9e634b1 100644
--- a/app/views/proposals/_submission_type_content_form.haml
+++ b/app/views/proposals/_submission_type_content_form.haml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %p Please select a submission type, then fill in the abstract and extended details.
 
 .form-group
-  = f.label :event_type_id, 'Type'
-  = f.select :event_type_id, event_type_select_options(@conference.program.event_types), { include_blank: false }, { class: 'select-help-toggle form-control' }
+  = f.label :event_type_id, "Type"
+  = f.select :event_type_id, event_type_select_options(event_types_dropdown(@conference, @is_admin)), { include_blank: false }, { class: 'select-help-toggle form-control' }
 
 - program.event_types.each do |event_type|
   .help-block.event_event_type_id.collapse{ id: "#{dom_id(event_type)}-help" }