Associate of Applied Science Degree

 

The Judicial Reporting program is approved by the Council on Approved Student Education of the National Court Reporters Association and has met the General Requirements and Minimum Standards established by said Council which include instruction in machine shorthand, keyboarding, English, law, legal terminology, anatomy, medical terminology, judicial reporting procedures, technology, and internship. Our graduates are qualified to sit for national and state certification tests. Upon certification, when required, our graduates are qualified to work as official judicial reporters in the courts, or as freelance judicial reporters. In addition, the Judicial Reporting/Legal Transcription Program includes much of the knowledge and many of the skills necessary to become broadcast captioners and CART providers. The training for judicial reporters integrates the use of computer-aided transcription and realtime skills as part of the program. Training in the use of computer-aided transcription and realtime skills makes a graduate’s professional career highly successful.
 
Major:
Quarter Hours
AH 110 Medical Terminology
4
CIS 115 Word Processing Applications
4
JR 116 Machine Shorthand I (60/80 wpm)
4
JR 117 Machine Shorthand II (100 wpm)
4
JR 118 Machine Shorthand III (120 wpm)
4
JR 120 Machine Shorthand IV (140 wpm)
4
JR 121 Machine Shorthand V (160 wpm)
4
JR 211 Machine Shorthand VI (180 wpm)
4
JR 212 Question and Answer (180 wpm)
4
JR 210 Judicial Reporting Procedures
4
JR 220 Judicial Reporting Practicum
4
LEG 100 Introduction to Law
4
LEG 123 Legal Word Processing and Terminology
4
RR 114 Theory of Machine Shorthand I
4
RR 115 Theory of Machine Shorthand II
4
RR 125 English for Realtime Reporters
4
RR 206 Computer Transcription and Technology
4
    Total
68
 
General Education:
Quarter Hours
AH 121 Human Anatomy and Disease for Realtime Reporters
4
BUS 201 Professional Development
4
CIS 114 Computer Usage and Software Applications
4
ENG 116 Composition
4
HUM 110 Human Potential
4
    Choose 4 hours of elective literature course
4
    Total
24
 
Hours Required for A.A.S. Degree in Legal Transcription:
92
 
A.A.S. Judicial Reporting:
Quarter Hours
ACC 100 Modern Office Accounting
    -or-
4
ACC 110 Computerized General Ledger
JR 213 Machine Shorthand VII (200 wpm)
4
JR 214 Machine Shorthand VIII (225 wpm)
4
JR 216 Question and Answer (200 wpm)
4
JR 217 Question and Answer (225 wpm)
4
JR 218 Realtime Applications
4
JR 225 Judicial Reporting Internship
4
    Total
28
 
Total Hours Required for Degree:
120

Revised: June 6, 2007