(408) 741-2098, email
cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by room AAS 35
Program Requirements
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 26 | English Review and Office Practices for the Court Reporter |
3 |
| CTR 28A | Basic Computer-Aided Transcription | 3 |
| CTR 30A | Computer-Aided Basic Dictionary Building | 2 |
| CTR 30C | Computer-Aided Medical Dictionary Building | 2 |
| CTR 44 | Court Reporting Apprenticeship | 1 |
A Certificate of Proficiency in Stenographic Interpreting can be earned by students who have completed all required courses with at least a grade of "C" or "Credit".
To be awarded an Associate of Science Degree, a student must complete:
- All of the major requirements for a Certificate of Proficiency, and
- Additional units to meet the college graduation requirements.
NOTE: A student must be able to write on a stenotype machine for five minutes of unfamiliar, spoken dictation at 180 words per minute for five minutes with 97.5% accuracy. Also, a student must be able to demonstrate a realtime translation percentage of at least 94% accuracy at 180 words per minute for three minutes.
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.
ORIENTATION: Each semester an orientation meeting provides information needed for all students entering in Court Reporting and Related Technologies. The date of the orientation is published in each semester's schedule of classes.
