Court Reporting
Associate of Applied Science Degree

This program prepares students for employment as court reporters and in fields such as scoping and realtime captioning. Due to the increasing demand for qualified court reporters throughout the nation and the lack of institutions providing the necessary training, opportunities are plentiful. The Court Reporting Program is accredited by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), Kilgore College.

26-HOUR SCOPIST
CERTIFICATE
First Year

Course	Course ID	First Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	1404	Machine Shorthand I	4
CRTR	1312	Reporting Communications I	3
CRTR	1202	Law & Legal Termiology	2
POFI	1204	Computer Fundamentals	2
POFT	2203	Speed and Accuracy Building	2
			13
Course	Course ID	Second Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	1406	Machine Shorthand II	4
CRTR	2311	Reporting Communications II	3
CRTR	2306	Medical Reporting	3
			10
Course	Course ID	Third Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	1314	Reporting Technology I	3
			3
		Total Hours	26

 

30-HOUR COURT REPORTING
CERTIFICATE
(Pre-requisite: 27-hour Scopist Certificate)

Course	Coures ID	First Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2401	Intermediate Machine Shorthand (120-140)	4
			4
Course	Coures ID	Second Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2403	Advanced Machine Shorthand (160-180)	4
CRTR	1208	Real-time Reporting I	2
CRTR	2215	Reporting & Office Procedures	2
			8
Course	Coures ID	Third Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2234	Accelerated Machine Shorthand (200)	2
CRTR	2331	Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) & Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) PR	3
CRTR	2317	Technical Dictation	3
CRTR	2243	Simulated Courtroom Proceedings	2
CRTR	2213	Reporting Technology II	2
CRTR	2280	Cooperative Education-Court Reporting/Court Reporter	2
			14
Course	Coures ID	Fourth Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2235	Accelerated Machine Shorthand (225)	2
CRTR	2281	Cooperative Education-Court Reporting/Court Reporter	2
			4
		Total Hours	30

 

COURT REPORTING
Associate of Applied Science Degree
First Year

Course	Course ID	First Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	1404	Machine Shorthand I	4
CRTR	1312	Reporting Communications I	3
CRTR	1202	Law & Legal Termiology	2
POFI	1204	Computer Fundamentals	2
POFT	2203	Speed and Accuracy Building	2
ENGL	1301	Grammar and Composition	3
			16
Course	Course ID	Second Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	1406	Machine Shorthand II	4
CRTR	2311	Reporting Communications II	3
CRTR	2306	Medical Reporting	3
.......	.......	Social & Behavioral Science Elective	3
			15
Course	Course ID	Third Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2401	Intermediate Machine Shorthand (120-140)	4
CRTR	1314	Reporting Technology I	3
			7
Course	Course ID	Fourth Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2403	Advanced Machine Shorthand (160-180)	4
CRTR	1208	Real-time Reporting I	2
CRTR	2215	Reporting& Office Procedures	2
MATH	1333	Mathematical Topics	3
SPCH	.......	Speech Elective	3
			14
Course	Course ID	Fifth Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2234	Accelerated Machine Shorthand I (200)	2
CRTR	2331	Certified Shorthand Reporter (CSR) & Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) PR	3
CRTR	2317	Technical Dictation	3
CRTR	2243	Simulated Courtroom Proceedings	2
CRTR	2213	Reporting Technology II	2
CRTR	2280	Cooperative Education - Court Reporting/Court Reporter	2
			14
Course	Course ID	Sixth Semester	Sem Hours
CRTR	2235	Accelerated Machine Shorthand (225)	2
CRTR	2281	Cooperative Education - Court Reporting/ Court reporter	2
.......	.......	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3
			7
		Total Hours	71