My SLAC alma mater is making money big time off of "overseas" travel and internships. They charge the same freight as if student werr on campus but negotiate deals all around the world. That way the school can be effectively running five classes instead of the usual four through its system at any period. Learned this from a professor who said the college is cleaning up over these internships and "years abroad".

Anonymous wrote:I did an unpaid internship in college and was told that if I wanted credit for it, I would have had to pay for those credits. 3 of them. It would have been an extra $1,200 or so for me to work for free. So I didn't get the credits and obviously still listed my internship on my resume. All turned out fine!

PP here again - this was a public VA state university and it was during the summer so I wasn't already paying for courses that summer. If the internship had been during the fall or spring, I think I could have gotten the credits, but I didn't have the luxury of a nearby internship.

I did an unpaid internship in college and was told that if I wanted credit for it, I would have had to pay for those credits. 3 of them. It would have been an extra $1,200 or so for me to work for free. So I didn't get the credits and obviously still listed my internship on my resume. All turned out fine!

At my univ, as long as you were paying full-time tuition, you could take as many credits as you wanted. So I did an internship wehre I got course credit and also got paid for it, for no additional charge.

I also graduated in 3 years instead of 4 by taking extra courses, saving my parents a lot of money. I guess your school charges by credit then?

Anonymous wrote:Wow, thats terrible. Does the school have any role in supervising the internship or impose additional requirements like papers that have to be graded?

I've never heard of this. I'm not sure what you can do about it, though. Most schools don;t give credit for internships.

Umm this is kinda standard. I interned on the hill in the 80s and had to pay the school for the credit. Most schools do give credit for an internship within your field of study.

Wow, thats terrible. Does the school have any role in supervising the internship or impose additional requirements like papers that have to be graded?

I've never heard of this. I'm not sure what you can do about it, though. Most schools don;t give credit for internships.

Sucks big time!

Want the credit - you have to pay.

I think usually when you seek credit for an internship you are not supposed to get paid. My guess is that if the school is levying on the $1,000 you are getting off easy b/c I suspect 1 credit hour is more expensive than that - at least if at a private college.

Yep! It's a way for them to make money off of an unpaid intern.

My DD is receiving a $1000 stipend from his school for an internship. We just received a billing notice in the amount of the price for one credit. Have you ever heard of such? He wants the academic credit.