Upcoming Test Dates for 2008:
September 13th (Registration opens Aug. 1st)
December 6th
(We also offer reciprocity with the RPR, which is given on the first Saturdays of May and November each year, and with any state whose test is substantially similar to the RPR, i.e. a Written Knowledge Test; Literary at 180 wpm for 5 minutes, 95% accuracy; Jury Charge at 200 wpm for 5 minutes, 95% accuracy; Testimony at 225 wpm for 5 minutes, 95% accuracy.)
Note: The LSR is always given on a Saturday.
Test Site:
Unless otherwise posted, the CT LSR exam will be held at:
Briarwood College
2279 Mount Vernon Road
Southington, Connecticut 06489
Paper and word processors will be provided, or you may bring your own. You may bring your own CAT system and printer. (If you're using your own CAT system, you Must Bring a Printer, and no more than two people may share one printer.)
Sign-in at the test site:
Sign-in for the Written Knowlege Test is 7:30 a.m. and Sign-in for the Skills Test is 8:45 a.m., with the tests to begin promptly 30 minutes after their designated sign-in time.
Fee : (**Change/Increase in Test Fee**)
After the March 1, 2008 test, there will be an increase in the test fees. If registered by the specified deadline, the fees will be as follows:
CCRA Member: $50; Nonmembers: $100;
At the door (member/nonmember alike): $150.
Please be aware that the Chief Examiner reserves the right to turn away candidates who arrive to the test site without registering prior to deadline, depending on capacity and other factors deemed relevant.
Test Information:
There is a Written Knowledge Test (WKT) given that consists of 100 questions. There will be two tests in each Skills Section: two Literaries at 180 wpm, two Jury Charges at 200 wpm, and two Q&As, two-voice (Testimony) at 225 wpm.
Each person taking the test will hear all six dictations but are only allowed to type up and hand in for grading one of each leg.
You are allowed 60 minutes for the WKT portion of the LSR test and must pass with a minimum grade of 70 (an allowable 30 errors). You are allowed transcription time of 75 minutes per Skills Section and must pass each section with 95% accuracy; i.e., Literaray, 45 errors; Jury Charge, 50 errors; Q&A, 57 errors.
Dictionaries and reference books are allowed for the Skills Sections only.
Questions on the Written Test - Info for Connecticut-specific questions:
- In Connecticut, when an attorney agrees to the "usual stipulations" in a deposition, they are agreeing to the following:
All objections, except as to the form of the question, are waived until the time of trial; the qualifications of the notary public are waived; the witness is waiving their right to read and sign; and all defects in the notice are waived.
- If an attorney notices a deposition in a superior court case in Connecticut, that attorney is responsible for purchasing a copy of the deposition for all adverse parties.
CT LSR Grading Guidelines and Transcription Rules:
All test papers must be double-spaced with your Registration Number and the page number on every page. Please use a reasonable size font when printing.
NCRA grading rules will be followed for the Skills Sections. Copies of the rules, NCRA's "What is an Error?" will be available at the test site or you may visit www.ncraonline.org to dowload a copy.
Please use your registration number to identify your test, instead of your name. DO NOT make any marks with a pen or pencil on your test paper with the exception of your registration number and the page numbers, if necessary.
If you are using a paperless writer, you must be able to print your steno notes to hand them in.
Your registration number MUST BE on every page of transcription and your paper notes when you hand them in.
If you are using CAT, it does not matter if you have a header or footer on your test pages.
The 75-minute transcription time will be strictly adhered to. An announcement will be made at 60 minutes that 15 minutes remain.
At the end of each 75-minute transcription period, a test will be collected from each person in the room. You may start the next leg if you finish early, but do not turn in tests until they're collected unless you're leaving.
You may take a break whenever you wish, but the clock will not stop running on the 75-minute transcription time except for emergencies.
Staple each page of transcription together, but each test separately, then use a binder clip or paper clip to attach your steno notes. DO NOT staple your notes to the transcription pages.
Any questions at the test site, please feel free to ask your Chief Examiner.
Test Results:
You do not need to pass all four sections of the test in one sitting. You may pass the written and/or all three Skills portions independent of one another.
All test results will be available on our website within 30 DAYS after the test. All test candidates will have the ability to login to the site and privately view their results.
You do not need to pass all four sections of the test in one sitting. You may pass the written and/or all three Skills portions independent of one another.
Obtaining Test Results:
For members, simply login with your CCRA Member ID and password that you used to register for the test. Go to the Members Only Access area of the site and the link to view your grades will be there.
For nonmembers, simply login with your e-mail address and password that you used to register for the test and you will be routed to the page with your test results.
Signing up to receive the test mailing: If you're not already a member and wish to register for the LSR at the discounted rate, please return to our Home page and click Register to become a member prior to registering for the CT LSR to receive the discounted rate.
If you do not wish to become a member, but want to be added to our database to receive test registration notification and information, please enter your email address below.
Test Registration:
Registration notification and information for each test will be e-mailed to those in our database and available on this site several weeks prior to the upcoming test.
If you are a member and wish to receive test registration notification, be sure to login with your Member ID and go to the Members Only Access area, click on Profile and check off the box that asks about receiving test information, then click Update.
If you are not a member and do not wish to join CCRA and receive the Member discount on the test but wish to receive test registration notification, be sure to enter your e-mail address in the box above.
Please note that after the March 1, 2008 test, registration information will be sent to those in our database and will be open from the 1st of the month prior to the test until three (3) days prior to the test. For example, registration for the June 7th test will be open May 1st and close June 4th.
Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the CT LSR test,
please DO NOT call the school; instead, feel free to contact the Chief Examiner, Tracy Gow at
tgow@ctreporters.org or by calling her at 203-910-0323.
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