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 3.5.
Full-time credit loads differ more dramatically for graduate students than for undergraduates. A full-time graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, can be any graduate student who pays full tuition, regardless of how many credit hours they register for. Graduate students who pay reduced tuition must register for at least 36 units to qualify as full time.