Court reporting students will complete the courses outlined below. Graduates
are educated for interesting and challenging positions of responsibility and
trust as official, freelance, legislative reporters, and realtime reporters.
Students receiving their Associate of Applied Science degree in Court
Reporting must complete all requirements for all classes as well as all
graduation requirements listed under COURT REPORTING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS in
the catalog.
Students enrolled in court reporting and required
academic classes for court reporting online over the Internet meet the same
requirements in all classes as students enrolled in courses onsite at the
College of Court Reporting. This course of study meets or exceeds all
requirements of the National Court Reporters Association. Students must take
at least 12 credit hours per semester to qualify as a full-time student.
Students interested in CART Reporting and\or Broadcast Captioning will
complete all required courses for the Court Reporting Degree plus the two
electives for CART and\or the three electives for Broadcast Captioning.
Courses identified as General Education are indicated with an asterisk. The following are the program’s course requirements:
|
Course Number | Course
Description |
Credits | |
| C100 * | Communications | 3 |
|
| SH100 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand Theory I | 6 |
|
| T110 | Keyboarding/Introduction to Word Processing | 3 |
|
| C110
* | Foundations of Language and Writing | 3 |
|
| LT200
* | Foundations of Law | 3 |
|
| SH120 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand II | 6 |
|
| C210
* | Human Relations | 3 |
|
| MT100 |
Medical Terminology/Related Anatomy | 3 |
|
| SH130 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand III | 6 |
|
| C160 | Culture and Society | 3 |
|
| T210 | Court Reporting Transcript Preparation | 3 |
|
| SH200 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand IV | 6 |
|
| CR200 |
Court Reporting Procedures | 3 |
|
| CR210 |
Technology I | 3 |
|
| SH220 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand V | 6 |
|
| CR280 |
CSR/RPR Preparation | 3 |
|
| TE201 |
The Captioning Environment and Producing Captions | 3 |
|
| SH230 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand VI | 6 |
|
| CR290 |
Courtroom/Court Reporting Practicum | 1 |
|
| C150 | Vocabulary and Usage | 3 |
|
| C260 | Modern History | 3 |
|
| SH240 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand VII | 6 |
|
| Total Associate Degree Program Credits: |
85 |
|
|
| It is recommended that
court reporting students choose elective(s) from: |
|
SH110 | Computerized Machine Shorthand Theory |
| |
|
CR100 | Computerized Machine Shorthand Theory |
| |
|
CR110 | Introduction to Realtime Technology |
| |
|
CR120 | Court Reporting Processes and Development |
| |
|
CR110 | Introduction to Realtime Technology |
| |
|
T130 | Medical Keyboarding |
| |
|
T140 | Advanced Word Processing |
| |
|
T240 | Microsoft Office |
|
|
| TE100 |
Machine
Transcription Procedures | |
|
| TE202 |
Captioning
Processes and Development | |
|
| TE270 |
Classroom
Captioning for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing I |
|
|
| TE280 |
Classroom
Captioning for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing II |
|
|
| TE300 |
Broadcast
Captioning | |
|
| SH131, SH132, SH201, SH202, SH221, SH222, SH231,
SH232, SH241, SH242 (Machine Shorthand electives) |
| VT100, VT120, VT130, VT200 (Captioning specific
dictation) |
| VT290 |
Captioning Internship | |
|
|
|
The above curriculum prepares a graduate to work as a judicial
(freelance or official) reporter. Students who want an endorsement
to work as a broadcast captioner are required to take the following
additional courses: |
| TE202 | Tools of the trade, Computer Skills, Trouble Management, Pre and Post Test Banks for Captioning |
| TE300 | Broadcast Captioning |
|
| Students who want an endorsement to work as a CART
reporter are required to take the following additional courses,
which may be taken in place of TE201 (noting that they are rarely
offered): |
| TE270 |
Classroom Captioning for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing I |
| |
|
TE280 | Classroom Captioning for the Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing II | |
|
