If you are doing an unpaid internship, you will want to consider the following guidelines set by the Department of Labor to prevent employers from using Interns as "unpaid labor":

 The guidelines are as follows: 

• Your internship should be an extension of your classroom education.
• Your work activities should be related to your career goals.
• Your employer should not use your intern position to offset the need for another employee.
• You should be assigned a mentor.

Note: If you have a paid internship, you should be compensated at a rate of minimum wage or higher.