Judicial Court Reporting Technical (CERT)

Major code:  2149
Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division    
Digital Media and Administrative Technologies Department

The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing.  Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.

2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026

Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05

JCR1001CLARK-RealtimeTheory I3
JCR1002Realtime Theory II3
JCR1003CLARK-Realtime Theory Applications3
JCR1101CLARK-Skill Building II3
JCR1102Skill Building II3
JCR2103CLARK-Skill Building III3
JCR2104Skill Building IV3
JCR2105CLARK-Skill Building V3
JCR2106Skill Building VI3
JCR2200CLARK-Realtime Business Procedures3
JCR2300CLARK-CAT Transcript Production2
JCR2400JCR Internship2
BIO125Medical Terminology3
ENG1111CLARK- English I3
JCR131Legal Terminology3
Total Hours43

Full-time Student Advising Notes

Academic Advising

Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.

Course Sequence

The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.

Software/Machine

A computerized stenograph machine and Case Catalyst student version must be purchased prior to beginning this program. Please contact an academic advisor in the JCR program for more information.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterHours
ENG1111 CLARK- English I 3
JCR1001 CLARK-RealtimeTheory I 3
JCR1002 Realtime Theory II 3
 Hours9
Second Semester
JCR1003 CLARK-Realtime Theory Applications 3
JCR1101 CLARK-Skill Building II 3
JCR131 Legal Terminology 3
 Hours9
Summer Semester
JCR1102 Skill Building II 3
BIO125 Medical Terminology 3
 Hours6
Third Semester
JCR2103 CLARK-Skill Building III 3
JCR2104 Skill Building IV 3
JCR2200 CLARK-Realtime Business Procedures 3
 Hours9
Fourth Semester
JCR2105 CLARK-Skill Building V 3
JCR2106 Skill Building VI 3
JCR2400 JCR Internship 2
JCR2300 CLARK-CAT Transcript Production 2
 Hours10
 Total Hours43

The classes in this certificate also apply toward the completion of Judicial Court Reporting - AAB (2158).

Program Learning Outcomes

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate ability to apply grammar and punctuation skills, vocabulary knowledge, computer literacy, legal and medical terminology, and judicial processes for the court reporting profession.
  • Use appropriate resources to organize, research, evaluate information, and utilize court reporting technology in the preparation of a complete and accurate 40-page transcript.
  • Demonstrate a high standard of ethics and demonstrate employability skills and characteristics as a court reporting professional.
  • Transcribe a minimum of two 5-minute, 2-voice testimony tests with a minimum of 95% accuracy dictated at a minimum of 225 wpm.
  • Transcribe a minimum of two 5-minute jury charge tests with a minimum of 95% accuracy dictated at a minimum of 200 wpm.
  • Transcribe a minimum of two 5-minute literary tests with a minimum of 95% accuracy dictated at a minimum of 180 wpm.
  • Transcribe a simulated state certification test, state qualifying exam, or RPR skills test within the allotted test transcription guidelines.