Prisoners' rights. Federal and state laws govern the establishment and administration of prisons as well as the rights of the inmates. Although prisoners do not have full Constitutional rights, they are protected by the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment (see Amendment VIII).
Applicants planning to enroll as full-time students (9 - 12 credit hours) in the Graduate Counseling program may qualify for $1,000 each semester. Two new awards will be made yearly. This is a competitive scholarship requiring an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25.
According to the University Bulletin: for the purpose of defining student status, graduate students taking 9 or more credit hours per semester (6 credits in the summer) are considered to be full time, those taking 5 to 8 credits per semester are considered to be half time, and all others are considered to be part time.