(408) 741-2098, email
cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by room AAS 35
Program Requirements
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| CTR 6A1 | Court Reporting Theory I | 2 |
| CTR 6B1 | Court Reporting Theory II | 2 |
| 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 | 2.5 |
| CTR 30A | Realtime and Computer-Aided Basic Dictionary Building |
2 |
| CTR 30B | Realtime and Computer-Aided Legal Dictionary Building |
2 |
| CA 31B | Beg. Word Processing, Microsoft Word | 1 |
| CA 32B | Interm. Word Processing, Microsoft Word | 2 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| CTR 35L | Word Processing for the Law Office | |
| CA 35A | Word Perfect for the Law Office | |
| CTR 35M | Word Processing for the Law Office | |
| CA 35B | Microsoft Word for the Law Office | |
| PARA 65A | Word Processing for the Law Office | |
| PARA 65B | Word Processing for the Law Office | 3 |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| CTR 8 A-D | 80 WPM speed goal | 6.5 |
| CTR 50X1 | Court Reporting Workshop - Night (Goal - 80) |
4 |
A Certificate of Achievement in Legal Transcription Technology 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 Achievement, and
- Additional units to meet the college graduation requirements.
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.
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.
