By request: Homeschool Transcripts: Resources to Help.
Homeschool Transcripts: Resources to Help
Homeschool moms have been asking us for help with transcripts for years. We’ve always offered tons of free information in our posts, such as:
- An Authoritative Guide on How to Homeschool High School
- An Authoritative Guide to Homeschool Transcripts
And on the Homeschool Highschool Podcast, with episodes such as: How to Get Transcripts Exactly Right.
Transcripts are important! A lot can ride on them. Homeschool high schoolers need a clear, understandable transcript if they are:
- College-bound teens
- Military-bound teens
- Career-bound teens who will need transcripts for trade school or other trainings
We have also heard from homeschool graduates that sometimes, a decade after graduation a school, graduate program or employer wants to see the high school transcript.
Our 7th Sister, Stacey Lane-Clendaniel, created an amazing editable transcript template based on the one we have all used with our homeschool high schoolers at our umbrella school.
Then we all put together everything you need for homeschool high school transcript in three files called How to Create Homeschool Transcripts, including:
- File 1: A transcript template in easy-to-use editable pdf format
- File 2: A high school checklist, to help you and your teens keep the course requirements organized
- File 3: A detailed, 75-page guide with details on how to create a meaningful high school transcript
File 1: Editable pdf Transcript Template
That’s right! An editable pdf transcript. Just enter your homeschool high schooler’s:
- School name
- Name
- Date of Birth
- Address
- Courses with level, grade, amount of credit
- Course totals
- Activities
- Service hours
- Awards
- There’s even a key so you can record how grades and levels are assigned!
File 2: Editable pdf High School Requirements Checklist
Simply digitally check off the boxes for each course your teen completes in this editable pdf that includes the basic courses your homeschool high schooler needs for graduation. On the editable pdf, the subjects are broken down by year (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th grades) and/or topic within the subject (for instance, in Social Studies, there are boxes to check for US History, World History, Geography, Civic, Economics, and Social Studies elective- such as Psychology).
Here are the subjects on the editable pdf high school requirements checklist:
- Language Arts
- Sciences
- Maths
- Social Studies
- World Languages
- Phys Ed
- Fine Arts
- Electives
File 3: How to Create Meaningful Transcripts Guide
Homeschool high schoolers and their parents can feel more confident that they are accomplishing all they need for graduation, when the follow the advice in this 75-page guide to creating meaningful transcripts.
Here is the Table of Contents for the Guide on How to Create a Meaningful Transcript:
- How to Create a Meaningful Homeschool High School Transcript
- Appendix A (General Transcript Information)
- Appendix B (Planning)
- Appendix C (Levels on the Transcript)
- Appendix D (Course Instruction) Appendix E (Extracurricular Activities)
- Appendix F (Competitions/Awards)
- Appendix G (Grading)
- Appendix H (GPA)
- Appendix I (Electives)
- Appendix J (Creating Interesting Courses)
- Appendix K (Special Needs)
Click here to view an excerpt from How to Create High School Transcripts.
Download this zip file with all three documents:
- Transcript Template Editable PDF
- High School Requirements Checklist Editable PDF
- How to Create Meaningful Transcripts 75-page downloadable guide
Why is creating a meaningful high school transcript important?
A meaningful, understandable transcript will be important for:
- College-bound teens
- Military-bound teens
- Career-bound teens who will need transcripts for trade school or other trainings
We have also heard from homeschool graduates that sometimes, a decade after graduation a school, graduate program or employer wants to see the high school transcript.
Download your zip file for How to Create High School Transcripts to bolster your teen’s and your confidence. Plus get an excellent start on your homeschooling high school adventures!
For lots more information on homeschooling high school with confidence, check out our Authoritative Guide Series:
- An Authoritative Guide on How to Homeschool High School
- An Authoritative Guide to Homeschool Transcripts
- An Authoritative Guide to Literature for Homeschool High School
- An Authoritative Guide to Electives for Homeschool High School
- An Authoritative Guide to Out-of-the-Box Credits for Special Needs Homeschool High Schoolers
- Authoritative Guide to Homeschool Co-Ops for High Schoolers
- Authoritative Guide to Homeschool Career Exploration
For more encouragement, check out the Homeschool Highschool Podcast where Sisters Sabrina, Vicki and Kym share helpful (and often amusing) tips and interviews for homeschooling your teens.
Want more ideas about homeschool transcripts? Some of our friends have helpful posts about transcripts also:
- How to Make Your Teen’s Transcript by BJ’s Homeschool
- What Colleges Like to See on Homeschool Transcripts by Ben And Me
- For international homeschoolers who want an English translation of their transcript, this site was recommended.
- Here’s information on what colleges like to see on homeschool transcripts.
- As well as a discussion on whether or not to include religion on the homeschool transcript.
- Read an in-depth explanation of handling levels on the transcript.
Read more about what must be on a high school transcript.
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