International undergraduate students at UC Berkeley can no longer receive academic credit for most U.S. internship programs, including the University of California Washington Program, or UCDC. This comes in response to two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement guidance memos sent to campus in August. The federal guidance memos stated that international students can only use internship experience to receive academic credit if it is integral to the completion of their degree, and is “directly related to the student’s major area of study.” If campus does not ensure this requirement is followed, it may lose its ability to enroll international students. As a result, campus indefinitely paused the processing of applications for Course Credit Curricular Practical Training, or CPT, a program that allows international students to receive credits toward their degree when pursuing internships and work experience. Correction 9/3/2026: This article previously stated that the Course Credit CPT...