Court Reporting: Certificate of Achievement
Description
The Court Reporting Program is designed to provide students with the academic foundation and technical training to be certified shorthand reporters. The program prepares students to take the California Court Reporters’ Board examination for certification. The courses listed meet the requirements of the Court Reporter’s Board of California and for an Associate in Science Degree in Court Reporting at Taft College.
Upon passing school requirements for state certification, students will be eligible to take the Certified Shorthand Reporter examination. Academic courses completed in adult education or a private court reporting school are not transferable. To earn an Associate in Science Degree in Court Reporting, students must complete: (1) all court reporting course requirements with a minimum grade of “C” in each course; (2) 39 - 49 units of General Education Graduation Requirements with an overall GPA of 2.0; (3) achieve a minimum of 200 WPM shorthand speed; and (4) have a demonstrated keyboarding speed of 45 WPM.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Effectively perform routine court reporting duties
- Pass the California Court Reporters Board Examination for Licensure
- Apply appropriate ethical behavior in the profession
- Exhibit professional qualities and attitude
Program Requirements
State Requirements
The Court Reporters Board of California issues a certificate upon successful completion of the following requirements and passing of the state examination. The apprenticeship hours are embedded within the program.
| Requirements |
Hours |
| English and Vocabulary |
240 |
| Medical |
120 |
| Legal |
150 |
| Transcript Procedures |
25 |
| Apprenticeship Training |
60 |
| Technology |
60 |
| Resource Materials |
5 |
| Total Minimum Prescribed Academic Hours |
660 |
| Total Machine Shorthand & Transcription Hours |
2300 |
Degree Requirements
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.