A small public university in the state of Colorado has stirred controversy for offering its students credits for campaigning for Obama, The Associated Press reports.

Adams State University, a liberal arts state-supported university in Alamosa, Colorado is facing heat from the conservatives across the nation for its offer, which has been retracted as of now.

The university insists it did nothing wrong and that independent-study credits are available for students working for any campaign and not only for Obama's; they say that the Republican candidate Mitt Romney's campaign never asked.

"This is an independent study course that would be available to any student in any campaign," a spokeswoman for Adams State, Julie Waechter said.

The blog post on the Adams State University website dubbed the opportunity as a '12 week long organizing internship for the Obama Campaign,' reports The Daily Caller.

But, after a conservative student blog, Campus Reform reported on the offer, the blog and the course, no longer exist. The university says that the internship has been withdrawn due to poor student response.

Apparently, to obtain school credit, individuals were expected to volunteer for the Obama campaign for at least 15 hours each week and attend an all-day training session, according to the Campus Reform's report.

The same report states that the internship may have been in violation of the Colorado Fair Campaign Practices Act, which prohibits the use of public resources toward 'campaigns involving the nomination, retention, or election of any person to any public office.'

Waechter rejected the conservative student blog's claim that the course would violate the law.

"My understanding is that this common practice, credit for students interning on campaigns, and there is zero compensation for the student," Waechter said to AP.

She also reportedly said to Campus Reform that no state funds were being used to pay for students working on the campaign.

The conservative Americans For Prosperity argues public institutions shouldn't give course credit for campaigning. It has reportedly sent a letter to Department of Higher Education, detailing the issue.

As the election month is approaching, it is clear that Obama is counting on student votes, especially in swing states like Colorado. And post Democratic National Convention, pundits say, his favorability factor is expected to rise.

The DNC has garnered huge positive response, with First Lady Michelle Obama stealing the show and his one-time adversary Bill Clinton being vocal in his support for The President, being the highlights.