Judicial Court Reporting

Credential:: Associate of Applied Business
Locations:: Online
Semester Credit Hours:: 65
Total Tuition & Fees:: $13,331.45

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

Overview

Ever thought about gaining skills to become a professional stenographic realtime court reporter? The judicial court reporting associate degree program is a fully online program offered in partnership with Clark State and Stark State College. The program prepares you to become a skilled professional realtime court reporter producing accurate, word-for-word transcripts of court proceedings, depositions, hearings, arbitrations and meetings using a state-of-the-art stenography machine and computer-aided transcription software. You’ll graduate ready for a career as a court reporter in courtroom proceedings, depositions, captioning and other realtime reporting roles.

The judicial court reporting associate degree program is 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.