>In response to Julia (below) this is true, but if I wanted to use my
>unpaid internship as an elective or pracitcum, I will still have to pay
>for the credits I will receive at my institution.  In this case, it will
>better to include the internship on my resume versus paying for the
>credits, which for an outstate student are quite high, and of course
>they'll hit me with fees on top of this. Practicums for now are over and
>above the regular, required courseload in my department at UT.


The best way to "defend" the
>>practice, as I see it, is to balance it against what a student would pay if
>>he or she took a course in museum practice.
>
>Thank you, Ivy.  Our past interns have had no trouble getting credit for
>their internships and either substituting them for an elective course or
>using them as a a required practicum. Actually saves them money in some cases.
>
>Julia Moore
>Indianapolis Art Center