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COURT REPORTING
Keeping accurate permanent records and official transcripts of hearings,
trials, meetings and mediation in real time speed is a necessity of today's
business world and legal system. Iverson Business School's Court Reporting
program is designed to develop student skills in areas such as organization,
communication, legal transcription, computers, legal vocabulary, medical
vocabulary, litigation procedures, document preparation and development
of speed and accuracy that meet Texas State and National Certification
standards. Graduates of this program are prepared for entry level positions
as professional court/conference reporters with a comprehensive knowledge
of office procedures, medical and legal terminology, court systems, medical
and legal record keeping, and document preparation. They will learn keyboarding,
machine transcription, skills for effective client/coworker relationships
and be provided with the opportunity to certify their shorthand, dictation,
typing and 10-key speeds, editing skills and office software application
abilities. Court Reporting program graduates may find entry-level employment
as professional court reporters, conference reporters and closed caption
transcribers in both the public and private sectors of the economy.
Program Entrance Score - 159
Minimum Section Scores: Language (42); Reading (43); Numerical (41)
Program Objective: To develop court reporting students' machine
writing skills to the level required for proficiency, admitting them to
the Texas State Certification Test, specifically Question and Answer
materials at 225 words per minute. Jury Charge material at 200 words per
minute, and Literary Material at 180 words per minute. To provide adequate
knowledge of English grammar, spelling vocabulary, advanced punctuation,
law legal terminology, and current events. To expose students to technical
dictation and multi-voice dictation as well as giving them hands-on
computer training, building their keyboarding/typing skills to a minimum
of 60 words per minute and providing an opportunity for students to intern
with practicing reporters. To assist licensed graduates in securing
employment.
The approximate amount of time required for
completion of the day Court Reporting Program is one hundred twenty-two
(122) weeks and the evening program is one hundred fifty-two (152) weeks
*offered at the Main and Branch Campus.
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