Judicial Court Reporting

Credential:: Associate of Applied Business
Locations:: Online
Semester Credit Hours:: 65
Total Tuition & Fees:: $11,511.45

Tuition is based on in-state, in-county rates. Totals do not include textbooks and other materials.

Overview

Ever thought about turning your writing skills into a career as a court reporter? The judicial court reporting program is a fully online program offered in partnership with Clark State and Stark State College. The program prepares you to become a skilled court reporter producing accurate, word-for-word transcripts of court proceedings, depositions, hearings, arbitrations and meetings using state-of-the-art stenography machines and computer-aided transcription software. You’ll graduate ready for entry-level careers in courtroom reporting, depositions, captioning and other real-time communication roles.

Accredited: The Judicial Reporting and Broadcast Caption/ CART programs are approved by the National Court Reporters Association.

Course Requirements

Year One

Fall
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
JCR 1001	Realtime Theory I	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 1002S	Realtime Theory II (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
AOT 121S	Office Document Concepts (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
AOT 130S	Editing, Proofreading, & Language Skills (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1111	English I	Credit Hours: 3
FYE 1101	College Success	Credit Hours: 1

Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
JCR 1003	Realtime Theory Applications	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 1101	Skill Building I	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 131S	Legal Terminology (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
ITD 122S	Computer Applications for Professionals (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
MTH 1060	Business Mathematics	Credit Hours: 3

Summer
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
JCR 1102S	Skill Building II (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
BIO 125S	Medical Terminology (SS)	Credit Hours: 3

Year Two

Fall
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
JCR 2103	Skill Building III	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 2104S	Skill building IV (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 2200	Realtime Business Procedures	Credit Hours: 3
ENG 2211	Business Communication	Credit Hours: 3
PHL 122S	Ethics (SS)	Credit Hours: 3

Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credit Hours
JCR 2105	Skill Building V	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 2106S	Skill Building VI (SS)	Credit Hours: 3
JCR 2300	CAT Transcript Production	Credit Hours: 2
JCR 2400S	JCR Internship (SS)	Credit Hours: 2
--	*Social/Behavioral Science Elective	Credit Hours: 3

Footnotes

Courses with an "S" in the course number denotes a Stark State course.

^Proficieny test available

*Students with little or no computer background should enroll in ITS 0700 before taking other computer courses. Students without adequate keyboarding skills should enroll in ITS 0710 before taking a computer class.

**PLS 1100, Introduction to American Politics (Pre/Co: ENG 0980 grade of C↑), PSY 1111, Psychology I (GA) (Pre/Co: ENG 0980 grade of C↑; SOC 1110, Introduction to Sociology (GA) (Pre/Co: ENG 0980 grade of C↑).

The program schedule that follows is designed for full-time students who have completed all prerequisites and who have no college preparatory recommendations. Many individuals, especially part-time students and those taking college preparatory courses, will require additional semesters of study. Students should consult their academic advisor for help in planning their schedules.

A complete listing of humanities and social science electives is available in the Clark State College catalog.