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Submitter's Information

Name

Carolee Freer

Title

Department Coordinator

Region

Orange County

College

Cypress College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

kathleen reiland

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Computer Editor (Scopist) Certificate

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Court Reporting (051430)

Projected Start Date

08/22/22

Catalog Description

The Computer Editor (Scopist) Certificate prepares the student for employment in the field of court reporting working one-on-one with a Certified Shorthand Reporter to prepare and edit official transcripts for court, depositions, hearings, and other venues.  Student must furnish their own machine and paper. To earn a certificate, the student must complete the required courses as listed with a minimum grade of C or better.  At least 50 percent of all coursework must be completed at Cypress College.  This certificate requires a total of 16.5 units.

Enrollment Completer Projections

5 to 10 a year.

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

The student will acquire the preparation skills and ability to perform scoping and editing services for working court reporters, hearing reporters, and deposition reporters.   

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

16.5

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The student will learn scoping and editing skills on Computer Assisted Transcription software using editing skills to produce transcripts to be used in court, hearings, depositions, and other settings.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
Ctrp 40Beginning Machine Shorthand Theory3Y1

Ctrp 41Court Reporting Theory Review3Y1
Ctrp 71Legal Terminology and Rhetoric3Y1
Ctrp 73ACSpelling for Modern Business1Y1
Ctrp 73BCPunctuation for Court Reporting1Y1
Ctrp 73CCFormatting, Style and Usage1Y1
Ctrp 73DCProofreading1Y1
Ctrp 97Internship-Scoping and Editing1.5Y1
Ctrp 83 or 84CAT Stenograph or CAT Eclipse2Y1

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Orange County Regional Questions

District

North Orange County Community College District

College

Cypress College

CRLC Member

Kathleen Reiland

Email

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Phone

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Reason for program recommendation request

Program Modification

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
First year student
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
None
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
5 to 10
Priority Sector

0514.30

Submission Details

Published at

05/03/22 - 12:04 PM

Status

Informational

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Computer Editor (Scopist) Certificate". to Carolee Freer's drafts. This message will be sent to cfreer@cypresscollege.edu

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