(408) 741-2098, email
cathy_aimonetti@westvalley.edu
or stop by room AAS 35
Program Requirements
Associate of Science Degree & Certificate of Achievement
Course Number |
Course Name |
Units |
|---|---|---|
| CTR 6A1 | Court Reporting Theory I | 2 |
| CTR 6B1 | Court Reporting Theory II | 2 |
| CA 31B | Beginning Word Processing, MS WORD | 1 |
| CA 32B | Interm. Word Processing, MS WORD | 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 30A | Realtime and Computer-Aided Basic Dictionary Building |
2 |
| CTR 30C | Realtime and Computer-Aided Basic Dictionary Building |
2 |
| HTech 2 | Medical Information Processing | 2 |
| HTech 4 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 3 |
| HTech 5 | Basic Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HTech 6 | Advanced Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HTech 8 | Communication for Health Care | 2 |
| HTech 20 | Pharmacology for Transcription | 1 |
| HTech 25 A, B, C | Medical Transcription | 3 each |
| HTech 54A | Internship | 2 |
CTR 8 A-D or 50X1 with grade of C or better or "Credit" on four test categories.
A Statement of Eligibility for Internship and completion of all required academic courses with a C or better are required before entry into Internship.
A Certificate of Achievement in Stenographic Computer-Aided Medical Transcription 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.
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.
