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COR 101—Introduction to Court Reporting (1,1)
An introduction to the profession of court reporting designed to educate the students regarding what will be expected of them and what they will experience when working. Upon completion of this course, the student will understand the classifications of court reporters, the type of work they do, the code of ethics, the technological innovations in the field, the benefits of membership in professional organizations in the field, the basic terminology and the career opportunities.

COR 110—Machine Theory (3.5,5)
Prerequisite: Placement into English 101 on Placement test and typing speed of thirty words per minute
Introduction of basic theory compatible with computerized transcription, live dictation practice with practice tapes available to develop theory competency to a minimum average of 86 percent on theory tests. Machines may be rented or purchased from College Bookstore. Course may be repeated one time to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 111—Machine Theory-Advanced (3.5,5)
Prerequisite: COR 110 or placement by proficiency test before registration
Continuation of basic computer-compatible theory, live dictation by instructor with practice tapes available to develop theory competency to a minimum of 86 percent on theory tests. Course also builds writing speed to a minimum goal of 40 words per minute for five minutes on new material with 95 percent accuracy. (This course is also open to machine-writing secretarial majors.) Course may be repeated one time to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 112—Machine Theory & Practice (3,4)
Prerequisite: COR 111
Live dictation practice on machine by instructor with practice speed tapes to build writing skills from 50 to 100 words per minute. Goal of course is to reach 80 words per minute for five minutes on new jury charge material with 95 percent accuracy. (This course is also open to machine-writing secretarial majors.) Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements.

COR 125—Machine Shorthand III (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 112 or placement by proficiency test prior to registration
Course will build speed to between 100 and 140 wpm; course strives to build skills to a minimum of 100 wpm for five minutes of new jury charge and testimony material with 95 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 130—Machine Shorthand IV (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 125 or placement by proficiency test prior to registration
Develops speed to 110 and 160 wpm range on jury charge, legal opinion, and testimony material; course strives for 130 wpm for five minute on new jury charge and 130 minutes for five minutes on new testimony material with a minimum 95 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 135—Machine Shorthand Speedbuilding (2,4)
Prerequisite: COR 111
Speed development on testimony and jury charge/legal opinion material. Speeds to be determined by the level of the students enrolled.

COR 140—Machine Shorthand V (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 130 or placement by proficiency test prior to registration
Course will build speed to 130 and 170 wpm range on jury charge, legal opinion and testimony material. The goal of this course is to develop speed to 145 wpm for five minutes on new jury charge material with 96 percent accuracy and 145 wpm for five minutes on new testimony material with 95 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 145—Machine Shorthand VI (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 140
Course will develop speed from 140 to 180 wpm on literary, medical, jury charge/legal opinion and testimony material. Course strives to build speed to 110 wpm for three minutes on new medical material, 120 wpm for five minutes on new literary material, and 160 wpm for five minutes on new testimony material, all with 95 percent accuracy; and 160 wpm for five minutes on new jury charge material with 96 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 200—Transcription for Court Reporters (4,4)
Prerequisite: COR 112 or permission of instructor
Advanced court reporting transcription course with emphasis on transcribing multi-voice dictation and producing properly formatted deposition and trial transcripts; also focuses on increasing transcription speed and typing speed. Fee.

COR 210—Computer-Aided Transcription I (2,2)
Prerequisite: COR 111
This course provides the theory and applications used in producing computer-aided transcription of stenographic notes using CaseCatalyst software. Includes litigation support and advanced editing functions. Fee.

COR 211—Computer-Aided Transcription II (2,2)
Prerequisite: COR 210
Continuation of COR 210. Students will develop a personal dictionary. Various litigation support functions will be presented. In-depth study of realtime writing in its various applications, including broadcast captioning and CART reporting. Extensive hands-on experience and transcript production in the real time mode.

COR 240—Machine Shorthand VII (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 145 or placement by proficiency test prior to registration
Course will develop speed from 160 to 190 on literary, medical, jury charge/legal opinion and testimony material. The goal of the course is to develop speed to 125 wpm for three minutes on new medical material, 135 wpm for five minutes on new literary material, and 175 wpm for five minutes on new testimony material, all with 95 percent accuracy; and 175 wpm for five minutes on new jury charge material with 96 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 245—Machine Shorthand VIII (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 240 or placement by proficiency test prior to registration
Course will develop speed from 160 to 210 wpm on literary, medical, jury charge/legal opinion and testimony material. The goal of the course is to develop speed to 140 wpm for three minutes on new medical material, 150 wpm for five minutes on new literary material, 190 wpm for five minutes on new testimony material, all with 95 percent accuracy; and 190 wpm for five minute on new jury charge material with 96 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 250—Court Practicum (1,5)
Prerequisite: Passing one 180 wpm Testimony test at 95%
This required internship provides 40 hours of on-the-job experience in an assigned general reporting office and/or in official reporting locations under the guidance of experienced reporters. One-hour seminars are held once a week to provide students with needed information to help prepare them for the profession of court reporting.

COR 260—Machine Shorthand IX (3,5)
Prerequisite: COR 245
The course develops speed from 165 to 240 wpm on literary, medical, jury charge/legal opinion and testimony material. The goal of the course is to develop speed to 155 wpm for three minutes on medical material, 160 wpm for five minutes on new literary material, and 210 wpm for five minutes on new testimony material, all with 95 percent accuracy; and 210 wpm for five minutes on new jury charge material with 96 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.

COR 265—Machine Shorthand X (3,5)
Prerequisites: COR 260
This course will develop speed from 190 to 240 wpm on literary, medical, jury charge/legal opinion and testimony material. The goal of the course is to develop speed to 170 wpm for three minutes on new medical material, 180 wpm for five minutes on new literary material, 225 wpm for five minutes on new testimony material, all with 95 percent accuracy; and 225 wpm for five minutes on new jury charge material with 96 percent accuracy. Course may be repeated up to three times to meet minimum requirements. Fee.