Associate of Applied Science A.A.S. - Court Reporting
The focus of the program is to prepare students to become Certified Shorthand Reporters by developing their machine shorthand speed to 225 words a minute and typing speed to 50 net wpm while building a solid foundation in English grammar and punctuation, legal and medical terminologies, anatomy, psychology, speech, courtroom and deposition procedures, and transcription via computer. A graduate of this program may seek employment as an official court reporter, freelance or deposition reporter, or as a captioner.
The program consists of 120 weeks, 85 Quarter Credit Hours of Court Reporting theory and associated lab work and 23 Quarter Credit Hours of General Education totaling 108 Quarter Credit Hours.
Course List:
CR122 Theory
CR124 Theory 1B
CR126 Advanced Theory
CR 222 Advanced Theory
CR310 Court Reporting English
CR322 Speedbuilding
CR342 Reporting Technology I
CR344 Reporting Technology II
CR410 Reporting Procedures
CR422 Speedbuilding
GE112 English Composition I
GE113 Medical Terminology
GE202 Principles of Speech
GE204 Law & Legal Terminology
GE212 English Composition II
GE302 Physiology & Anatomy
GE304 General Psychology
Dallas Campus:
1341 West Mockingbird Ln. Suite 200E, Dallas, TX Map
(Local: 214-350-9722) (Toll-Free: 866-382-1284)
