Brother-2-Brother and Sister-2-Sister are leadership and mentorship development programs providing personal, academic and professional support services for Black and Latino students on the Capital campus. These programs empower participants to develop a strong sense of self, create a brother/sisterhood and become lifelong leaders in their community.
Additionally, Brother-2-Brother participants may also apply to the Bridge to Morehouse program, allowing Black male scholars attending CT State Capital who complete an associate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.7 to transfer seamlessly to Morehouse College with junior status.
Brother-2-Brother and Sister-2-Sister Programs
Program Benefits
- Receive on-campus mentor
- Exposure to 4-year college and HBCU opportunities
- Access to academic and need-based scholarships
- Access to 4-year college campus tours, internships and work-study
- Completion of a community service project in the Greater Hartford area
With this investment in my education there is another hand pulling me closer to solid ground. Solid ground for not only me to stand on, but to build something that breaks the chains that have kept my family and I down for so long. I want to shatter the glass ceiling that has been limiting black and brown boys for so long in this world and represent the change in this world we ought to be.
Program Outcomes
- Achieve and maintain academic excellence by maintaining a 2.7 GPA or higher.
- Build a sense of belonging through sisterhood, goal-setting/completion and career development.
- Connect students with opportunities for career exploration, growth, development and preparedness.
- Participate in on-campus programming, community engagement and service learning.
Admission Requirements
- High School graduate or GED
- Complete and submit CT State application
- Complete and submit FAFSA
- Attend a New Student Registration
- Enroll in 6 or more college credits on the Capital campus
- Register for CCS 1001 (B2B or S2S section)
- Attend New Student Orientation
- Complete Brother-2-Brother/Sister-2-Sister interview
The Sister-2-Sister program was created to build confidence and help us fit in where we do not usually. Through transparency, I was able to free baggage and grow my inner thoughts. I’m happy to be a part of something so special.
The Sister-2-Sister program helps me to empower women, be strong, be myself, and gives me a voice to advocate for myself. It also gives me the confidence to believe in myself and go at my goals head on.
Program Requirements
- Maintain a minimum 2.7 GPA
- Mentor/mentee program compliance
- Complete at least one community service project in the Hartford area
- Serve as volunteer at least two Capital campus events
- Develop a personal relationship with one individual—Capital faculty, staff or community member—outside of your S2S circle who will be able to write a letter of recommendation
- Create a FOCUS 2 account
- Complete at least one external scholarship application Identify and apply to a minimum of two colleges and/or universities of your choice
Mentee Expectations
- Be clear about what you want to learn
- Actively listen and follow up on tasks
- Reflect and report on progress
- Attend group meets/activities on/off campus Maintain a 2.7 GPA
- Participate in community/service-learning projects
Questions?
Email: CA-Advising@capitalcc.edu | Phone: 860-906-5040 | Location: Suite 316
Bridge to Morehouse
CT State Capital, Hartford’s vanguard comprehensive career and transfer community college, and Morehouse College, one of our nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and the premier institution for the preparation of Black male scholars, have established an articulation agreement that will allow students attending CT State Capital who complete an associate degree with a minimum GPA of 2.7 to transfer seamlessly to Morehouse College with junior status. This is currently the only agreement of this kind between Morehouse College and a community college in New England – a phenomenal opportunity for Black male scholars in Greater Hartford Region.
The Bridge to Morehouse (BTM) program was launched during the fall 2022 semester and CT State Capital is currently recruiting. Students in the program must attend CT State Capital full time. BTM Scholars will have an assigned mentor and receive additional support in preparation for their eventual transfer to Morehouse College.
BTM is an initiative within our Brother 2 Brother (B2B) mentoring program. BTM Scholars must participate in the B2B Program.
Admissions Requirements
- Applicants must be CT State Capital students, accepted into the Brother-2-Brother program
- Schedule and complete a BTM interview
- If accepted, attend the summer orientation.
Questions?
Email: CA-Advising@capitalcc.edu | Phone: 860-906-5040 | Location: Suite 316
Articulation Agreement Details
- Morehouse College prefers that transfer students obtain an associate degree, or approximately 60 credit hours prior to transfer, combined with a cumulative grade point average of a 2.7 or better. All applicants not meeting these standards will be referred to CT State Capital office of academic advising for additional coursework or a pathway towards academic success whenever possible. Both institutions will work together to mutually support the needs of their students, and the needs of their respective partner institutions.
- CT State Capital will allow transfer students who indicate their interest in applying to Morehouse College before the completion of their associate’s degree if the student achieves no less than 30 credit hours and less than 59 hours with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
- Students transferring with an associate’s degree will receive credit for all coursework of which a grade of “C” or better has been earned in their degree program and shall enter Morehouse College with junior status. This is applicable for the Bachelor of Arts and/or the bachelor of science degree program. Students will still need to meet the curricular requirements of a First Year Experience course and Crown Forum credits to ensure their graduation from Morehouse College.
- All transfer students must submit official transcripts to Morehouse College in order to receive their Transfer Credit Evaluation. The Transfer Credit Evaluation will outline credit transfer and provide information on remaining requirements for degree completion.
- Transfer students must complete a minimum of 60 hours in residence with Morehouse College to satisfy academic requirements. (The final 60 credit hours must be completed at Morehouse College.)
- Transfer students must meet all catalog requirements for their degree program.
CT State Capital and Morehouse College will work together to ensure that transferable credits from the partner institution meet the equivalency requirements necessary to complete their Morehouse College bachelor’s degree in the subscribed amount of time.