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Certification Examinations
Iowa CSR Test Date
September 13, 2008 Des Moines, IA
RPR-RMR-RDR-CRR-CBC-CCP-CLVS
Exam Date *
May 3, 2008
-- Des Moines, Iowa
November 1, 2008 - Des Moines, Iowa NCRA Written Knowledge Tests
June 16-28, 2008
Locations: Pearson VUE Professional Centers
Registration: May 1 - May 30, 2008
Registration Fee: $175 for reporters, $140 for students
Please visit NCRA's website at
www.ncraonline.org to
find the next set of dates and to register.
NCRA Skills Tests
October
13-25, 2008
Registration: Aug. 1 - Sept. 12, 2008
AIB College of Business
Registration fee: $160 for reporters,
$125 for Students
Please visit NCRA's website at
www.ncraonline.org to
find the next set of dates and to register.
* If this information is not current, please
visit NCRA's
Certified Test Center page for
more information.
Iowa Certified Shorthand Reporter Test:
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AIB College of Business |
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2500 Fleur Drive |
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Des Moines, Iowa |
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8:15 a.m. -- Registration |
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9:00 a.m. -- Test |
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TEST SECTIONS
AND SPEEDS
Written knowledge
Test, Technical Q & A at 180 wpm; Nontechnical Q & A
at 225 wpm; Nontechnical
multivoice at 200 wpm, with one minute chosen for
readback.The written
knowledge test consists of medical and legal terminology, court
procedures,
spelling, and Iowa Codes Sections and Court Rules relating to
shorthand reporters.
Accuracy of 70 percent is required to pass the written test.
If a person
has passed the written examination within the past five years, it will
not be necessary
to retake this portion again. Each portion
of the shorthand skills test is for five minutes; the 180 and 225
portions are
transcribed; one minute of the multivoice is read back; and 95%
acuracy on
each portion is required to pass. Applications,
along with $50, must be on file with the Iowa Board of Examiners
of Shorthand
Reporters 30 days prior to the date of the test. Applications may
be obtained
from the Iowa Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters,
1111 E. Court
Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50319 (515/725-8029).
To visit the Board of Examiners of Shorthand Reporters webpage for
contact information, a list of current board members, general forms to download,
an overview of the examination process, continuing education and exemption
information, click here.
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