Court Reporting Technology - Steno Machine Option

Program Description:

The Court Reporting Technology Judicial Reporting Steno Machine option provides entry-level training and preparation for a career in providing realtime transcriptions for judicial court reporting.  Upon completion of the required hours for a career or technical certificate or an AAS degree, students will possess efficient skills in the field of judicial court reporting and understand the basic job description of a judicial court and realtime reporter. 

Career Certificate

• CRT 1113 - Stenotype Machine Shorthand I 3 SH
• CRT 1123 - Stenotype Machine Shorthand II 3 SH
• CRT 1133 - Speed Building I 3 SH
• CRT 1143 - Speed Building II 3 SH
• CRT 1153 - Realtime Reporting Procedures 3 SH
• CRT 1173 - Realtime Reporting English & Grammar 3 SH
• CRT 2113 - Stenotype Machine Shorthand III 3 SH
• CRT 2133 - Speed Building III 3 SH
• CRT 2163 - Judicial Reporting Technology 3 SH
• CRT 2173 - Judicial Dictionary Development 3 SH

Technical Certificate

• CRT 2123 - Stenotype Machine Shorthand IV 3 SH
• CRT 2143 - Speed Building IV 3 SH
• CRT 2913 - Internship for Judicial Reporting 3 SH
• BOT 1313 - Applied Business Mathematics 3 SH
• LET 1113 - Introduction to Law 3 SH

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1113 - English Composition I 3 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH    OR
• SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication 3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective  3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective  3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective  3-4 SH 

• (MAT-1313 or higher OR any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Court Reporting Technology 60-61 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirement: Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take LLS 1312 /RST 1312  - Orientation course in order to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.

A CPAS review course and exam is required to graduate from this program.