Written Exam

The written exam shall consist of objective questions touching on elementary aspects of court reporting, spelling, and grammar and Texas rules and procedure.

Applicants may not use a dictionary during the written exam.

The minimum passing grade on the written exam is seventy-five percent (75%).

The Commission does not provide study guides for the exam.

Materials recommended for study in preparation for the written portion of the examination include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• National Court Reporters Association Publications:

  1. Systematic Guide to Medical Terminology

  2. Grammar for Shorthand Reporters

  3. Punctuation for Shorthand Reporters.

• The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure applying to the duties and responsibilities of court reporters.

• The Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

• All Texas Statutes relating to the duties and responsibilities of court reporters, especially the following:

  1. Chapter 52 of the Government Code, V.T.C.A.

  2. Articles 36.27, 36.28, 52.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

• Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition), and

• Black's Law Dictionary relating to vocabulary and spelling.