Center for International Education at CSUEB

09/01/2026

Meet our new internaitonal student ambassadors this term! Larissa from Brazil and Kosi from Nigeria join four other student ambassadors from around the world who are standing by to support future students who have questions about Cal State East Bay.

08/31/2026

Last week’s Al fresco (fall semester welcome back / kickoff event) was full of fun 🤩

08/30/2026

Weekends in the Bay Area are a great time to explore hiking trails.

The new six-mile Skyline Watershed Ridge Trail opened last week near Redwood City (just a half hour drive across the Bay from Hayward).

The public access trails through the protected peninsula watershed are open to hikers 🥾 , bikers 🚴 and equestrians 🐴

There is a small parking lot and street parking available near the trail entrance. Before you visit, download a free online permit (valid for the calendar year and covers groups of up to six people) from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Website.

08/30/2026

Congrats to international student athlete ⛳️ Sakshi Mehta from India 🇮🇳 for being named a Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All American Scholar for her outstanding academic achievement this past academic year.

Keep up the great work sakshi mehta !

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

It’s national dog day so when we saw Destine, an Academic Advisor in the EXCEL program, with her adorable rescue dog Stella on campus today we had to get their picture

Many students and staff bring pets and service dogs to enjoy the many parklike areas of our campus.

08/24/2026

It’s week two of fall semester but we’ve still got beautiful summer weather here in the Bay Area where it’s a great time to enjoy our campus.

08/22/2026

On Thursday CSUEB University Housing Recreation & Wellness Services CSUEB University Union Student Leadership and Involvement Center and Residence Hall Association hosted the Pioneer Street Fair outside our student housing to kick off the academic year with a fun celebration full of games, music, food, and campus spirit.

08/21/2026

We are delighted to have over thirty university students from Chuo University and Waseda University in Japan here for a three-week Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Program facilitated by Global Academy on our campus. They will be taking Intensive English classes along with customized business classes. Outside of the classroom, they will have site visits to tech companies and sightseeing in the Bay Area plus a chance to interact with CSUEB students for conversation practice.

08/21/2026

As we wrap up week 1 of the term and the add/drop period continues until August 31, please remember not to drop below the minimum number of units required to be considered full-time.

International Students in F-1 status are required by immigration regulations to be enrolled full time during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Definition of Full time Enrollment:
Undergraduate Students- undergraduate students are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 units per semester. This includes students who are pursuing a 2nd Bachelor's degree.

Graduate Students and Post-Baccalaureate- graduate students are required to enroll in a minimum of 8 units per semester.

Only a Designated School Official (DSO) in CIE can approve a Reduced Course Load (RCL).

While you are in F-1 status you are allowed to work on campus up to 20 hours per week, but you are not authorized to work off-campus until you have been in F-1 status for at least one full academic year (2 semesters).

Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about maintaining status.