| Once your homeschool child reaches the high | | | | - The child's grade level |
| school level, it is time to learn how to make a high | | | | - The course titles |
| school transcript for them. This is especially | | | | - What credits were attempted and how many |
| important if your child is planning to attend college. | | | | credits were actually earned. |
| Fortunately, making this type of transcript isn't | | | | - The final grade for each course |
| difficult to create as long as you are organized. | | | | Finishing Up |
| What You'll Need | | | | Once you have gathered together all of the |
| In order to make a homeschool high school | | | | information that you need you will want to write |
| transcript you will need: | | | | your child's name, address, Social Security number |
| - Records and grades for each high school course | | | | and "Homeschooled by (your name)" across the |
| - A word processing program | | | | top of the transcripts. You can then add the |
| Creating The Chart | | | | aforementioned chart with its four sections |
| You will want to start off with a simple chart that | | | | beneath this information. Make sure that you have |
| is divided into both sections and columns. Divide | | | | your child's cumulative GPA for all 4 years, the |
| the sections into the child's age, grade level and | | | | total number of credits earned, whether they |
| the year in which they accomplished the work. | | | | earned a diploma and their graduation date at the |
| Other information that is needed includes your | | | | bottom. At the bottom of the transcript you will |
| student's name, address, phone number, email | | | | want to list any awards that were won and test |
| address, birth date, and your name and how you | | | | scores for the SAT or ACT if your child took it. |
| can be contacted (i.e. the name of your | | | | In Conclusion... |
| homeschool, its address, phone number and email | | | | After you have done all of this work, make sure |
| address). | | | | that you save a copy of your child's transcripts |
| For each school year, you will need to include the | | | | for yourself. You will also want to print out |
| following information: | | | | several copies so that your child can include them |
| - The school year (i.e. 2006/2007) | | | | with any applications that they fill out. |