California Court Reporters Board Accreditation Accredited Court Reporting Program

In order for the person to qualify from a school to take the state licensing examination, the person shall complete a program at a recognized school. For information concerning the minimum requirements that a court reporting program must meet in order to be recognized contact:

The Court Reporter’s Board of California
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 230
Sacramento, CA 95833

Cypress College Business/CIS Divison Court Reporting Program

This program was approved by the Court Reporter’s Board on March 7, 1978.
All candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent to take the CSR examination. (Revised January, 2012)
Academic courses completed in Adult Education are not transferable. Courses taken in Distance Education will be evaluated on an individual basis for transferability and hour requirements. Private school academics may be evaluated for certification to take the CSR examination. The California Court Reporter’s Board sets the standards for hours of training under the following listed categories. The Cypress College program exceeds all state requirements. The student may go on to earn an Associate in Arts Degree or other specialized certificate. Students must furnish their own equipment, paper, and other supplies. Students must enter the program with a basic typing speed of 25 words per minute.

1. Machine Shorthand and Transcription - 2300 Hours 1
Core Requirements 2
CTRP 040 C
 Beginning Machine Shorthand Theory3
CTRP 041 C
Court Reporting Theory Review1-3
CTRP 042 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building l0.5-2
CTRP 043 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 20.5-2
CTRP 044 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 30.5-2
CTRP 045 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 40.5-2
CTRP 046 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 50.5-2
CTRP 047 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 60.5-2
CTRP 048 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 7 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 70.5-2
CTRP 057 C
 Machine Shorthand Challenge-1600.5-2
CTRP 058 C
 Machine Shorthand Challenge-1800.5-2
CTRP 059 C
 Machine Shorthand Challenge-2000.5-2
CTRP 060 C
 Machine Shorthand Challenge-2200.5-2
CTRP 050 C
 CSR and RPR Directed Practice0.5-2
CTRP 051 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Legal1-3
CTRP 052 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Medical1-3
CTRP 053 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Congressional1-3
CTRP 054 C
Two and Four Voice Testimony0.5-3
CTRP 055 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Jury Charge0.5-3
CTRP 056 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Jury Charge 20.5-3
CTRP 075 C
CTRP 089 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Literary ll0.5-3
or CTRP 090 C
 Court/Conference Reporting: Literary
or CTRP 096 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Literary III
TOTAL HOURS1980

Core Requirements must be completed in order to qualify. Students must pass one ten (10) minute qualifier in CTRP 050 C to be eligible to take the state CSR licensing examination. Transfer students must demonstrate course comparability in speed building categories. 

Electives
After completing the core requirements, students may gain additional machine hours by completing any of the following:
CTRP 049 C
 Machine Shorthand Speed Building 80.5-2
CTRP 094 C
CTRP 095 C
CTRP 089 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Literary ll0.5-3
or CTRP 090 C
 Court/Conference Reporting: Literary
or CTRP 096 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Literary III
TOTAL HOURS342
2. English - 240 Hours Required
MGT 055 C
Business English3
ENGL 103 C
Critical Reasoning and Writing4
CTRP 073AC
Spelling for Modern Business1
CTRP 073BC
Punctuation - Court Reporting1
CTRP 067 C
Basic Vocabulary Development2
CTRP 068 C
 Advanced Vocabulary Development1.5
ENGL 135 C
Grammar and Usage3
TOTAL HOURS261
3. Medical - 120 Hours Required
HS 145 C
Survey of Medical Terminology3
BIOL 160 C
Integrated Medical Science3
or HS 147 C
 Survey of Disease
CTRP 052 C
 Court and Conference Reporting - Medical1-3
TOTAL HOURS126
4. Legal - 150 Hours Required
CTRP 071 C
 Legal Terminology and Rhetoric3
Select one of the following:
MGT 240 C
Legal Environment of Business3
CTRP 076 C
 Court and Deposition Procedures1.5-3
TOTAL HOURS162
5. Keyboarding
45 Words Per Minute Net 1
CTRP 072 C
Legal Procedures4
TOTAL HOURS90
6. Transcript Preparation - 25 Hours Required
CTRP 073CC
 Formatting, Style and Usage1
CTRP 073DC
Proofreading1
TOTAL HOURS36
7. Resource Materials - 5 Hours Required
MGT 143 C
Introduction to Legal Research1
TOTAL HOURS18
8. Apprenticeship Training/Court Observation - 60 Hours Required
CTRP 081 C
Internship - Court Reporting3
20 Hours - Court
20 Hours - Deposition
10 Hours - Observation - Off Campus (prior to 140 wpm) 1
CTRP 074 C
 CSR-RPR-CBC-CCP Exam Preparation0.5-3
TOTAL HOURS63
9. Technology - 60 Hours Required
CTRP 092 C
CTRP 085 C
 Computer Aided Transcription - Dictionary Building2
CTRP 093 C
 Information Technology-CTRP2
Select one of the following:
CTRP 082 C
1
CTRP 083 C
 Computer Aided Transcription - Stenograph2
CTRP 084 C
 Computer Aided Transcription - Eclipse2
Suggested Elective:
CTRP 065 C
Advanced CAT Systems2
TOTAL HOURS108

*NOTE: An 18,000 word dictionary is required in order to take the CSR examination.

In order for a person to qualify from a school to take the state licensing examination, the person shall complete a program at a recognized school.

For more information contact:

Department of Consumer Affairs
The Court Reporter’s Board of California
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 230
Sacramento, CA 92583
(916) 263-3660

*Section 2411(a)(7) of the CR Board regulations state that a student will be allowed a reduction in the required machine hours if a student is able to pass the qualifier examination before completing the hours described in Section 1 under Machine Shorthand and Transcription. This does not exempt a student from completing the core required classes in order to qualify.