SCOPIST TCC - Atlanta Technical College

For Program Information please contact:
Arriana Daniel,
Program Director
BMTI Room 8
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4529.

adaniels@atlantatech.edu

SCOPIST TCC PROGRAM

The Scopist is a technical certificate of credit program designed to educate Students in this program will gain the knowledge and skills in the following areas: computer machine shorthand, real time captioning, document processing, medical terminology, law and ethics and English for court reporters. Program graduates receive a Technical Certificate of Credit, which qualifies them to assist court reporters in performing court reporting and captioning functions for courts, county/state legislatures, free lance reporters and captioning functions for industry.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Official high school or GED transcript is required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, Language, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.

CORE COURSES
Curriculum

Essential Courses		Credits
SCT 100	Introduction to Microcomputers	3
AHS 109	Med. Term. for Allied Health Sciences	3
BUS 101	Beginning Document Processing	5
BUS 102	Intermediate Document Processing	5
CRJ 202	Constitution Law	5
CTR 101	Comp. Machine Shorthand Theory	5
CTR 102	CAT/Real Time	5
CTR 104	Comp Machine Shorthand Theory II	5
CTR 122	English for Court Reporters I	5
CTR 123	English for Court Reporters II	5
ENG 111	Business English	5
PLS 101	Introduction to Law and Ethics	3

	Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation	56
	Minimum Program Length in Quarters	4
	Estimated Program Cost	$2,508