Associate of Science in Court Reporting
Effective January 8, 2012, this program is no longer available for future enrollments
The Associate of Science in Court Reporting (ASCR) degree will train the student in the skills necessary to enter a career in the heart of the legal system. The student will acquire the basic, entry-level proficiencies needed to work as a free-lance court reporter or a court reporter within the court systems. Additionally, the ASCR degree will introduce the student to closed-captioning and other business opportunities. This extended Associate degree will help ensure that the student is able to spend the time needed to gain the accuracy and proficiency for certification and allows the student to proceed directly to the completion of a Bachelor’s degree.
Outcomes:
- Demonstrate professional written and verbal communication skills
- Read and write stenography in realtime on a computer-compatible stenography machine with proficiency and accuracy
- Identify the components of a transcription production business such as transcript format and filing requirements, and billing procedures
- Identify the responsibilities of the court reporter in a variety of settings
- Demonstrate entry level understanding of the courts and the civil and criminal systems of law
- Prepare accurate transcripts for a variety of court proceedings that includes multiple speakers, witnesses, and technical material utilizing a CAT system
- Identify and demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the reporting professional as applied to the practicum setting
- Use technology appropriate to the court reporting profession
- Write and transcribe a simulated RPR skills test at the following speeds: 225 wpm testimony,
- 200 wpm jury charge, and 180 wpm literary with 97% accuracy
Admission Requirements
- Accuplacer score of 88 on English exam. Prior to admission to the Court Reporting program, applicants must demonstrate an Accuplacer score of 88 in the English exam. If the score is less than 88, the student shall take and must successfully pass ENGL080 with a C or better. Upon successful completion of ENGL 080, the student shall retake the Accuplacer exam to achieve a score of 88. Failure to achieve a score of 88 on the Accuplacer after the second attempt (after taking ENGL080) will result in denial of admission to the Court Reporting program.
- Type 40 words per minute.
Students attempting admission to the Court Reporting program will complete admission criteria prior to starting CRPT100-Realtime Theory I.
Degree Requirements
Courses: Preparatory
| ENGL080 | English Composition Preparation | 4 |
| MATH 060 | |
| MATH 080 | |
Courses: General Education
| BIO122 | Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| ENGL111 | English Composition I | 4 |
| ENGL112 | English Composition II | 4 |
| INTD111 | Creating Academic and Professional Success | 4 |
| IT105 | Information and Technology Literacy | 4 |
| MATH143 | Business Algebra | 4 |
| MGMT115 | Introductory Business Practices | 4 |
| SOCL101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
Courses: Core
Courses: Concentration
ENGL112, English Composition II, is a prerequisite for all 300 and 400 level courses. Exceptions to this policy must be approved by the appropriate Director of Education, Dean or Chair.
Total Credit Hours: 120