Court Reporting: Associate in Science
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) |
Recommended Course
CTRP 1260 | Machine Shorthand Speed Building - Dictation/Transcription | 1.25 Credits(s) |
Required Core
ADMJ 1501 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3.00 Credits(s) |
CTRP 1010 | Beginning Machine Shorthand Theory and Lab 1 | 5.00 Credits(s) |
CTRP 1015 | Computer-Aided Transcription | 3.00 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 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 1250 | Certified Shorthand Reporter Preparation | 2.00 Credits(s) |
CTRP 1210 | Proofreading for the Court Reporter | 2.00 Credits(s) |
ENGL 1500 | Composition and Reading | 3.00 Credits(s) |
HLED 1541 | Medical Terminology | 3.00 Credits(s) |
HLED 1543 | Medical Terminology for Court Reporting | 2.00 Credits(s) |
Total Credit Hours: 46
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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.