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Preparing High School Transcripts

Even for homeschool graduates, a high school


transcript is necessary when applying to most
colleges. Preparing a transcript is not difficult;
however, it does mean that you should keep
careful records while your student is in high
school. This sheet lists some resources and tips
to simplify the process.

If your child does not expect to attend college,


be sure to make a transcript anyway—just in
case there’s a change in plans!

Practical Tips  Along with the grade received for each


course, provide the grading scale. You may
determine what grading scale to use, as long
 Keep the transcript concise. It should as you use only one scale throughout the
only fill the front and back of one sheet of entire transcript.
paper.
Sample Grading Scale
 Include the student’s name, school name
(optional for homeschools, of course), and A = 92–100 C = 76–83
graduation date. B = 84–91 D = 67–75

 List each high school course, along with


the grade in which it was taken, units of  Indicate your student’s grade point
credit earned, and grade received. average (GPA).
 Units of credit reflect the time invested in  Provide the results of entrance tests, if
each course. Typically, one unit is the requested by your student’s college of
equivalent of what a student would learn in choice. Check with the college to be certain
one school year (or 36 weeks) if he spent of its requirements.
45 minutes each school day studying that
subject.  Briefly describe any work or work-study
experience.
Units of Credit
 On an extra sheet of paper, succinctly
40 weeks = 1 unit describe any nontraditional courses.
20 weeks = 0.5 unit
10 weeks = 0.25 unit  The transcript should cover grades 9–
12. Classes taken in 8th grade that count
toward high school graduation may be
included at the parent’s discretion.

Resource Sheet © 2005 Home School Legal Defense Association Home School Heartbeat, Volume 59, Week 3, Airdates 4-11-05–4-15-05
 Keeping good records is the key to a Helpful Resources
good transcript. Track the time your
student spends on mini-studies or an Mentoring Your Teen: Charting the
apprenticeship, and later, you may have Course to Successful Adulthood
enough for a partial unit of credit. A storehouse of information, resources,
articles, and practical advice compiled into one
volume! Over 12 hours of instruction in 9
Traditional High School Course dynamic training sessions; 430-page syllabus
Requirements including profile, evaluation, and journal forms
4 years of English you can duplicate for your own children; a
4 years of Social Studies (History) sample contract adaptable to any
3–4 years of Math apprenticeship opportunity; and a checklist of
2 years of Science questions to ask before enrolling in any college.
1 year of Fine Arts
1 year of Practical Arts
2 years of Health or Physical Education Creating Transcripts
4 years of Electives This special presentation of Session 3 from the
2 years of Foreign Language
Mentoring Your Teen seminar offers a 90-
minute cassette, 40 pages from the Mentoring
Calculating a Grade Point Average Your Teen syllabus, and an official transcript
form to help you discover what employers and
colleges want.
 Begin by assigning point values to the
letter grades in your grading scale.
TranscriptPro™
Normally, A = 4 points, B = 3 points,
Prepare, organize, and print your students’
C = 2 points, and D = 1 point.
transcripts with this CD-ROM. Also available in
 For each class, multiply the grade points an umbrella school version.
earned (based on the letter grade) by the
number of credit units. CreditPro™
A simple way to keep track of your students’
 Add these class totals together. projects and turn the hours into credits.
 Divide the result by the total number of
credits. The above resources may be ordered from
Education PLUS at www.edplus.com or by calling
Example of GPA Calculation 317-222-1695.
Grade Credit Sample transcripts
points units Total
English=A 4 1 4 If you are an HSLDA member, view sample
History=B 3 1 3 transcripts on our members webpage at http://
Algebra=A 4 2 8 members.hslda.org/state/generalforms.asp.
French=B 3 1 3
Music=A 4 .5 2
Computer=A 4 1 4
Total 6.5 24

Total grade points ÷ total credit units = GPA


(24 ÷ 6.5 = 3.7) Home School Legal Defense Association
One Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville, VA 20132
540-338-5600 Œ [email protected] Œ www.hslda.org

Resource Sheet © 2005 Home School Legal Defense Association Home School Heartbeat, Volume 59, Week 3, Airdates 4-11-05–4-15-05

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