DESCRIPTION:
The Computer-Aided Transcription Certificate is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in the medical, legal, governmental, insurance or private forums as steno transcriptionists. Job opportunities include scoping and editing for court reporters; transcribing legal and medical documents, minutes of meetings, as well as law enforcement statements and incident reports.

BEGINNING SEMESTER: Fall/Spring

CAMPUS: Airport Only

PLACEMENT TEST SCORES REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN CURRICULUM COURSES:

In addition to the college's placement test, specific admission criteria for regular enrollment into the Court Reporting certificate program include:

• high school diploma or equivalent
• typing skills

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 33 semester credit hours is required for this certificate.

Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all of the courses offered within the Business and Information Systems Technology departments for the grade to count toward graduation. This includes courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, CPT, CRP, IST, LEG, MGT, MKT and OST.

PROGRAM NOTES:

1. Airport Campus only.
2. The semester-by-semester sequence for the program requirements must be followed as some courses are offered only one time each year. For exceptions, please call Sandra Burgess.
3. Students must be able to type at least 30 net words per minute prior to entry and possess above-average grammatical skills.
4. Students must purchase their own shorthand machine (approximate cost: $400 used) and maintain adequate supplies of machine paper.
5. In order to complete the program successfully, students will be expected to practice machine shorthand from 3 to 6 hours per day in order to acquire the necessary level of speed and accuracy.
6. General education courses may be taken during any semester provided all prerequisites have been met.
7. The General Elective must be three credit hours outside of department courses above the "100 Level."

DEGREE CURRICULUM
General Education Requirements
Course		Prerequisites
AHS 102	Medical Terminology	RDG 100 & ENG 100
BUS 130	Business Communications	ENG 101
CPT 101	Introduction to Computers	RDG 100
Program Requirements
Course		Prerequisites	Corequisites
CRP 121	Machine Shorthand I	Typing speed of 30 NWPM or Advisor approval	CRP 131
CRP 122	Machine Shorthand II	CRP 121, CRP 131	CRP 132
CRP 131	Machine Shorthand Skill Development I	RDG 100	CRP 121
CRP 132	Machine Shorthand Skill Development II	CRP 121, CRP 131	CRP 122
CRP 133	Machine Shorthand Skill Development III	CRP 122, CRP 132
CRP 141	Court Reporting Computer Technology I	Typing speed of 30 NWPM or Advisor approval
CRP 151	Legal Terminology	CRP 122, CRP 132
CRP 152	Medical Term for Machine Shorthand	AHS 102
CRP 161	Court Reporting Communications	CRP 121 & CRP 131
CRP 242	Court Reporting Computer Technology II	CRP 141

Information Systems Technology Syllabi:

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING TECHNOLOGY (CPT prefix courses)

COURT REPORTING TECHNOLOGY (CRP prefix courses)

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (AOT/OST prefix courses)

INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (IST prefix courses)

11/27/07