Bridge to Opportunity Capstone

Course Syllabus

Course Description

Each student assembles a professional portfolio, presents her re-entry plan to a panel of instructors and mentors, and shares a testimony of growth. Ministry-track students also complete a supervised practice session. The capstone ends with a commissioning ceremony for every graduate.

Faith Integration

Paul did not pretend he had arrived. He wrote, I count not myself to have apprehended, and then he pressed forward (Philippians 3:13–14). The capstone is not a test of whether you are perfect. It is a chance to look back and see how far God has carried you, to plan wisely for the road ahead, and to be sent out with a blessing. He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:6). You do not finish this program alone, and you will not walk the next season alone.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe your growth across the Foundations Core and your certificate, with evidence.
2. Assemble a complete professional portfolio in paper or digital form.
3. Expand your 90-day plan into a 12-month re-entry plan that respects your supervision conditions.
4. Build a support network, a warning-signs list, and a get-help-now plan.
5. Write and share a safe, honest testimony of growth that protects you and others.
6. Present your re-entry plan clearly and confidently to a panel, and receive feedback with grace.
7. Ministry track: lead a supervised practice session that matches your certificate.
8. Make a plan to stay connected to mentors, a local church, and the program after you finish.

Course Materials

• This student workbook
• Pen or pencil
• A two-pocket folder or binder with tab dividers for your paper portfolio (provided)
• Your work from BTO 101–105 and your certificate courses (résumé, cover letter, budget, 90-day plan, work samples)
• Index cards for presentation notes

Weekly Schedule

How You Will Be Graded

To pass this course: earn 70% or higher overall and attend at least 80% of sessions.

Classroom Covenant

• We begin and end each session in prayer. Participation in prayer is always welcome, never required.
• What is shared in class stays in class. We protect one another's stories.
• We speak with respect, listen without interrupting, and disagree with grace.
• We come prepared, do our own work, and ask for help when we need it.
• We follow all facility rules. Safety and security come first.
• We believe the best about one another and about what God can do.

Support & Accommodations

If reading, writing, vision, hearing, or any other need makes a part of this course harder, tell your instructor privately. Materials can be read aloud, enlarged, or completed orally. Missed sessions can be made up using the module pages. If you are transferred or released, your completed work stays on record and you can finish online.

Welcome

You made it to the capstone. This companion walks beside you for the last four weeks of Bridge to Opportunity with a weekly reading, five devotions for the days between sessions, and a Quick Guide to carry home: your portfolio checklist, presentation tips, a first-week-home checklist, get-help-now steps, and space for the people who will walk with you. You never have to share details of your offense or your trauma to finish well. This is general information, not legal, medical, or clinical advice. Check the details with your case manager, your supervision officer, or legal aid.

How to Use This Companion

• Read the weekly reading after each class session. It takes about 10 minutes.
• Reflect on the questions. These are for you; you do not have to turn them in.
• Meet with God through the five daily devotions between sessions.
• Keep the Quick Guide at the end to carry home after release.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.— Psalm 119:105 (KJV)