Online Students

This past summer Cal State East Bay transitioned to a new Bay Card system, TouchNet OneCard. One of the new features with the new Bay Card software is the ability to receive a digital Bay Card. Starting Fall 2019 online students will be able to receive a digital Bay Card.

To obtain your digital Bay Card please follow the directions below.


  1. Submit your photo for the digital Bay Card. Go to this link:   

    1. You will need your Net ID and password to log in and complete the upload. 

    2. You will also need another form of identification such as a driver's license, passport, or student id card, etc...

  2. Please allow 48 hours once your photo is submitted for review and publishing.

  3. An email will be sent either informing you that your photo has been accepted or denied.

  4. Once your photo is accepted you will need to download the Bay Card Mobile App. Here are instructions for downloading the Bay Card Mobile App. Touchnet-360-u-download-instructions.pdf

  5. Once you have downloaded the Bay Card app you will be able to view your Bay Card and use it to show you are a student of Cal State East Bay.

Examples

example of digital Bay Card Example of photo diagram Examples of approved photos