<p>How do you address this issue when an internship is a graduation requirement? My son’s major requires a 400 hour internship - which he will do next summer. The vast majority of the of the postings I have seen are unpaid and do require that the intern receive college credit. While I hope it will be a valuable experience, I am irked that he will lose the opportunity to earn his typical summer $2400 or so to use for his expenses and I have to pay for a 6 credit class! </p>