How to Keep Homeschool Transcripts

State laws vary greatly, but most home-schooled students are not required to supply a transcript to graduate. Transcripts are however, required for entry to college and may be requested by some employers. The best time to start a transcript is when your teen begins high school. Though your student may not plan to attend college immediately, that decision could change and it's much more difficult to pull together school records later.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer
  • Word processing software (Microsoft Word)
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Instructions

    • 1

      Start a computer file for your transcript. You can use word processing or spreadsheet software, purchase a transcript program or download a free template from a home-schooling website.

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      Enter the name of the school that your teen graduated from at the top of the page. You can name your homeschool anything that you like, and the name does not have to include the word "homeschool" unless you want it to.

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      Include your teen's full name as it appears on her birth certificate. Also include your teen's date of birth and social security number. Add your teen's address, including city, state, and ZIP code. Also include your home phone number. You may wish to include an email address as well.

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      Begin listing your student's classes. Group the classes by grade level and use standard subject names rather than the name of the textbook or curriculum. Some standard names include Algebra I, English 10, World History and Biology With Lab. Check the website for a local public school to get an idea of the subject names that are used by schools in your state.

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      Assign a letter grade to each class once it is completed. Also indicate how many credits each class was worth. Most classes should be worth 1 credit, but semester-long electives might be worth just half a credit. If a single program covered many disciplines, break the course into standard subjects and assign the credits separately so it is clear what areas were learned.

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      List the total credits earned in each grade level as well as the total number of credits for high school. Figure the cumulative grade-point average by assigning four points for each A, three points for each B, two points for every C and one point for each D. Multiply the number of points for the grade by the number of credits for the class to get the quality points. Add the number of quality points and divide by the total number of credits to get the GPA. Enter the GPA on the transcript.

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      Make a signature line at the bottom of the transcript and type your name underneath.

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