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 vs. Part-Time. Typical master's degree programs require students to take from nine to 11 classes and complete a final project. Most full-time MAT and MIT programs take around 12 months to complete, while students in part-time programs usually take anywhere from 20 months to five years to complete their coursework. Schools typically designate maximum time periods that part-time students have to complete the program.