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.
Course Loads and Full, Three-Quarter, and Half-Time Full time for graduate students is defined as registration in 9 hours in Fall and Spring Semesters (5 hours in Summer, although registration for Summer is optional in most situations). Students are required to register for more than 9 hours (5 in Summer) for a number of reasons, such as, but not limited to: 1  A requirement of your degree program. 2  You hold a fellowship from the Graduate College (12 hours, 6 in Summer). 3  You hold a Graduate College tuition and service fee waiver without an assistantship (12 hours, 6 in Summer).