One student will not be paid. He is paying $3,100.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

When students pay tuition to work unpaid internships

During his summer internship with a New Jersey congressman, Matthew Schaller will work eight hours a day, three days a week.

He will not be paid. He is paying $3,100.

That’s the cost of a three-credit summer course at Seton Hall University, where Schaller will get credit for his work. He is a diplomacy major, and the degree program requires an academic internship.

And that’s not including the other costs: he bought a car, which he needs to travel to work and back. He’ll be paying for gas. He’s not quite sure how the university expects him to pay for credit he thinks he is earning on his own.