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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

Legal Videographer Certificate

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Court Reporting (051430)

Projected Start Date

08/30/24

Catalog Description

The Legal Videographer Certificate is designed to prepare students to work in the field of legal videography in a variety of settings, included, but not limited to the following:   court, depositions, hearings, and other venues using the latest in videography equipment to record the proceedings. To earn a certificate, the student must complete the required courses with a grade of C or better.  50 percent of all course work must be completed at Cypress College.  This certificate requires a total of 18.5 units. 

Enrollment Completer Projections

4 to 8 students, possibly more with the use of Zoom in a variety of legal settings that must be recorded through the use  of videography.

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 program will train students to work in the field of Legal Videography which has been greatly expanded as a necessary partner in recording remote depositions and court cases and hearings.  The student will be exposed to the field through the internship class to work in this exciting new area.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

18.5

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 program requires that the student gain a basic knowledge of court and deposition procedures, along with some business applications.  The program includes an internship requirement with one-on-one shadowing experience working with a videographer in the field.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
Ctrp 71Legal Terminology  and Rhetoric3Y1
Ctrp 72Legal Procedures4Y1
Ctrp 76Court and Deposition Procedures3Y1
Bus 240Legal Environment of Business3Y1
Bus 143Intro do Legal Research1Y1
HS 145Survey of Medical Terminology3Y1
Ctrp 63Internship: Legal Videography1.5Y1

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

New Program

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Court Reporting
List similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
none
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
4 to 8 or more
Priority Sector

court reporting

Submission Details

Published at

02/06/23 - 02:13 PM

Status

Recommended

Return to Drafts

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

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