CR 290-V - Courtroom/Court Reporting Practicum

Credit(s): 1

Prerequisite(s): One 5-minute 180 wpm two-voice testimony SAP Evaluation; and CR 120, SB 203-V

Students begin an on-the-job internship when they pass the five-minute180 wpm two-voice testimony SAP requirement. Students will spend 60 hours of actual time voice writing under the supervision of working reporters. Interns will apply all aspects of court reporting procedures: swearing in witnesses, marking exhibits, making a title page, index page, certification page, direct and cross-examination, and parentheticals. They will learn to mark, index, and store notes. Students will transcribe at least 50 pages of a trial and/or deposition, which may be reviewed by the official or freelance reporter and graded by the court reporting instructor. Alternatively, students who obtain national or state certification or obtain employment in a court reporting field, including but not limited to CART, captioning, freelance, official, or transcription will have satisfied all of the requirements of the internship. Verification of alternatives must be supplied and approved.