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Grade 10 — Transcript Checklist (Parent-facing)

Life Academy does not issue an accredited diploma. This checklist supplies course titles, Carnegie-unit-style hours framing, and evidence lists parents can use with state portfolios, umbrella schools, or dual-enrollment applications.

Curriculum framing: Universal United States secondary curriculum — not state-locked. Course titles are standard U.S. names parents recognize nationwide.

Subject categories: English · Math · Science · History / Social Studies · STEM · Driver Education · Life Skills / Electives

Printable page: ../../certificate/transcript-high.html · Program Completion Certificate: ../../certificate/high-school-diploma

Definition

~120–150 hours of guided study ≈ 1.0 credit (1 Carnegie unit) when mastery gates are passed.

Courses this year

English 10: World Lit & Argument — 1.0 credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Major artifacts (essays / proofs / lab notebook / document set)
• - ☐ Midyear defense notes
• - ☐ Final defense / EOC-style evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~120-150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested transcript line: English 10: World Lit & Argument — Life Academy — 1.0 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; portfolio; defenses.

Geometry — 1.0 credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Major artifacts (essays / proofs / lab notebook / document set)
• - ☐ Midyear defense notes
• - ☐ Final defense / EOC-style evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~120-150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested transcript line: Geometry — Life Academy — 1.0 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; portfolio; defenses.

Chemistry — 1.0 credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Major artifacts (essays / proofs / lab notebook / document set)
• - ☐ Midyear defense notes
• - ☐ Final defense / EOC-style evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~120-150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested transcript line: Chemistry — Life Academy — 1.0 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; portfolio; defenses.

World History II / Modern World — 1.0 credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Major artifacts (essays / proofs / lab notebook / document set)
• - ☐ Midyear defense notes
• - ☐ Final defense / EOC-style evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~120-150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested transcript line: World History II / Modern World — Life Academy — 1.0 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; portfolio; defenses.

Life Skills 10 — 0.5 credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Major artifacts (essays / proofs / lab notebook / document set)
• - ☐ Midyear defense notes
• - ☐ Final defense / EOC-style evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~60-75 hrs guided)
• - Suggested transcript line: Life Skills 10 — Life Academy — 0.5 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; portfolio; defenses.

Elective (continue spine / Driver Education) — 0.5 credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Major artifacts (essays / proofs / lab notebook / document set)
• - ☐ Midyear defense notes
• - ☐ Final defense / EOC-style evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~60-75 hrs guided)
• - Suggested transcript line: Elective (continue spine / Driver Education) — Life Academy — 0.5 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; portfolio; defenses.

Driver Education — 0.5 credit *(available elective; take once in Grades 9–12)*

• - ☐ Theory / classroom hours log (~60–75 hrs or state minimum)
• - ☐ Parent-supervised modules / workbook evidence
• - ☐ State behind-the-wheel / DMV requirements noted separately (not replaced by LRA)
• - Suggested transcript line: Driver Education — Life Academy — 0.5 credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: theory hours; modules; state BTW completed per DMV.
• - Category: Driver Education

End-of-year packet

• - ☐ Cover page with student name, grade, year, parent contact
• - ☐ Course list with credits (above) + subject categories
• - ☐ Grade narratives (honest) per course
• - ☐ Essay portfolio (4–6 polished pieces)
• - ☐ Lab notebook sample pages
• - ☐ Primary-source annotated set
• - ☐ Elective project proof (or Driver Education log)
• - ☐ Printable transcript: ../../certificate/transcript-high.html
• - ☐ Program Completion Certificate (after Grade 12): ../../certificate/high-school-diploma
• - ☐ Pathway certificate link: ../../certificate/high-school (after Grade 12)

Sample master line

> Student completed Life Academy Grade 10 coursework with mastery Fridays, seminar defenses, and portfolio evidence suitable for a homeschool transcript.