Court reporting students will complete the courses outlined below.
Completers of the court reporting diploma program are educated for
interesting and challenging positions of responsibility and trust as
official, freelance, government, and realtime reporters. Students
receiving their diploma in Court Reporting must complete all
requirements for all classes as well as all graduation requirements
listed under COURT REPORTING DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS.
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. The
following are the program’s course requirements::
|
Course Number |
Course Description | Credits |
|
| CR100 |
Court Reporting English | 3 |
|
|
CR110 | Introduction to Realtime Technology |
3 |
|
| CR120 |
Court
Reporting Processes and Development | 3 |
|
|
CR210 | Technology I | 3 |
|
|
CR280 | CSR/RPR Preparation | 3 |
|
|
LT200 | Foundations of Law |
3 |
|
| MT100 |
Medical
Terminology | 3 |
|
|
CR290 | Courtroom/Court Reporting Practicum | 1 |
|
|
SH110 | Computerized Machine Shorthand Theory |
12 |
|
| SH200 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand IV |
6 |
|
| SH220 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand V |
6 |
|
| SH230 |
Computerized Machine Shorthand VI | 6 |
|
|
SH240 | Computerized Machine Shorthand VII |
6 |
|
| Total Diploma Program Credits: |
58 | |
|
| It is recommended that
court reporting students choose elective(s) from: |
|
C150 | Vocabulary and Usage |
| |
|
T130 | |
| |
|
T140 | Advanced Word Processing |
| |
|
T240 | Microsoft Office |
|
|
| TE100 |
Machine
Transcription Procedures | |
|
| TE201 |
The
Captioning Environment and Producing Captions | |
|
| 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) |
|
|
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 | |
|
