Court Reporting: Associate in Science and Certificate of Achievement
Program Requirements
Recommended Speed Building Courses
| CTRP 1131 | 60 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1132 | 100 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1133 | 140 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1134 | 180 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1141 | 60 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 2-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1142 | 100 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 2-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1143 | 140 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 4-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1144 | 180 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 4-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1151 | 80 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1152 | 120 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1153 | 160 WPM Machine Shorthand Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1154 | 200 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1161 | 80 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 2-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1162 | 120 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 2-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1163 | 160 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 4-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1164 | 200 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 4-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
Required Courses
| CTRP 1010 | Beginning Machine Shorthand Theory and Lab 1 | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1154 | 200 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: Literary and Jury Charge | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1164 | 200 WPM Machine Shorthand Speed Building: 4-Voice | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1070 | Legal Terminology I | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1075 | Legal Terminology II | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1080 | Court and Deposition Procedures | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1090 | Punctuation and Grammar | 4.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1210 | Proofreading for the Court Reporter | 2.00 Credits(s) |
| CTRP 1250 | Certified Shorthand Reporter Preparation | 2.00 Credits(s) |
| ENGL 1500 | Composition and Reading | 3.00 Credits(s) |
| BIOL 2250 | Human Anatomy | 5.00 Credits(s) |
| HLED 1541 | Medical Terminology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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| BUSN 2275 | Business Law | 3.00 Credits(s) |
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CJA 2103
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CJA 2103
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| COSC 2020 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 3.00 Credits(s) |
CJA 2103: currently inactivated
Recommended Courses
| CTRP 1260 | Machine Shorthand Speed Building - Dictation/Transcription | 1.25 Credits(s) |
Total Credit Hours: 49
Career Options/Pathways
| *Possible career types/employment opportunities |
Median Hourly Rate, CA |
Annual Job Openings, CA |
| Court Reporter |
$39.94 |
80 |
| Medical Transcriptionist |
$22.29 |
100 |
*Some career options may require additional training and/or education.
Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov . Labor Market Information, State of California Employment Development Department, California Occupational Guides, 2012, on the Internet at http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/Search.aspx (visited February 12, 2015)
For additional career resources, please visit:
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/; http://www.Mynextmove.org; http://www.onetonline.org
Transfer
This degree does not prepare a student to transfer to a four-year college or university. However, certain courses may be transferrable to other colleges and universities. If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a TC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that TC requires for an associate degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the bachelor’s degree.
Certification/Licenses
Upon successfully completing the program and state requirements, students will be eligible to take the necessary examination for Certification. The certification is administered by the Court Reporters Board of California. Students will have to make arrangements to travel to designated locations determined by Board to take the examinations. For more information on the examination, contact the Court Reporters Board of California at 2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, #230, Sacramento, CA 95833 or by phone at 1-877-327-5272.