Can massage interns still get hours for showing up?

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Can massage interns in California get credit/hours while interning at a school even though a customer may not show up to be massaged? I'm attending a school that gives the interns no credit even when they've showed up to work. We sit around for four hours and if no one shows up, we get nothing. There's a student who drives 150 miles to intern and I've seen her get one hours worth because only one client showed up. Is there something wrong with this, or is this the way it goes? Thanks in advance for your knowledge.