(408) 741-2098, email
cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by room AAS 35
Program Requirements
Associate of Science Degree and Certificate of Achievement
Minimum of 83 Units
Court Reporting
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| CTR 6A 1 | Court Reporting Theory 1 | 2 |
| CTR 6B 1 | Court Reporting Theory 2 | 2 |
| (CTR 6A 1 and CTR 6B 1 are 8 weeks each) | ||
| CA 15 | Document Formatting OR approved word processing class |
2 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| CTR 8 | 80 WPM Speed Goal; pass any one of CRT8 A-D with a grade of "C" or better |
6.5 |
| Engl 1A | English Composition | |
| OR | ||
| Read 53 | Speed and Critical Reading | |
| OR | ||
| Read 63 | Vocabulary Development | 3 |
| CTR 30A | Realtime Basic Dictionary Building | 2 |
| HTech 5 | Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate speed building class | 6.5 | |
| CTR 24A | English & Editing for Transcription | 1.5 |
| CTR 24B | English & Editing for Transcription | 1.5 |
| CTR 24A B are 8 weeks each | ||
| Engl 905 | Can be alternate for CTR 24A, B | |
| CTR 28A | Basic Computer-Aided Transcription | 2.5 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate speed building class | 6.5 | |
| Para 21 | Introduction to American Law | |
| OR | ||
| CTR 26 | English Review and Office Practices for the Court Reporter |
3 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate speed building class | 6.5 | |
| CTR 34 A1 | Medical Dictation for the Court Reporter for the Court Reporter |
1.5 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate speed building class | 6.5 | |
| CTR 38 | Court and Deposition Procedures for the Court Reporter |
3 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate speed building class | 6.5 | |
| CTR 42A or B | Certified Shorthand Reporters' Examination Review |
2 |
| CTR 44 | Court Reporting Apprenticeship | 1 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| AJ 3 | Principles and Procedures of the Justice System |
3 |
| BUS 28 | Business Law | 3 |
| Read 975A-D | Reading Skills | .5 |
The sequence of courses is only suggested and may vary. Some students may move through the machine portion of the program more quickly. The machine portion and the academic content of the above schedule has been fully approved by the California Certified Reporter's Board, which is located at the following address:
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 230
Sacramento, CA 95833
916-263-3660
Students are also recommended to take:
CTR 30B - Realtime and Legal Dictionary Building, and CTR 30C - Realtime and Medical Dictionary Building. Before beginning any court reporting or related technology program, the student should have keyboarding skills of at least 45 words per minute; the Computer Applications Department offers keyboarding classes. By the end of the program a student shall pass at least two 5-minute keyboarding tests with at least 60 gross wpm with a maximum of 5 errors.
A Certificate of Achievement in Court Reporting may be earned by students who have completed all required academic courses with at least a grade of "C" or "Credit", and have completed CTR 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, (200 WPM Speed Goal), with a grade of "C" or better.
To be awarded an Associate of Science Degree
- All of the major requirements
- A 200-word-per-minute qoal speed building class (CTR 20A-D) with a grade of C or better or credit
- Additional units to meet the college graduation requirements.
Upon review of content, academic courses taken in a private court reporting school will be accepted toward qualifying for the CSR exam.
ORIENTATION: New and transfer students are required to attend a Court Reporting orientation meeting, the date of which is published in each semester's schedule of classes.
