>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