How to Build a Homeschool Transcript

Learn How it works

What goes on a transcript

1. Student info: legal name, date of birth, address, expected or actual graduation date.
2. School info: your homeschool's name (for example, “Clifford Family Homeschool”), address, and the parent administrator.
3. Courses by year (9–12): course title, final grade, and credits. Mark honors, AP, and dual-enrollment courses.
4. Totals: credits per year, total credits, and cumulative GPA (weighted and unweighted, with your scale).
5. Test scores: SAT, ACT, AP, or CLEP (optional).
6. Signature and date of the parent, with a statement that the transcript is accurate.

Credits

One credit = a full-year course (about 120–180 hours). A half credit = one semester. A typical college-prep plan is 24+ credits: 4 English, 4 math, 3–4 science, 3–4 social studies, 2+ world language, plus electives such as fine arts, PE, health, Driver's Ed, and Business.

Course descriptions

Many colleges ask for a separate document with a paragraph per course: what was covered, materials used, and how it was graded. Life Academy course pages list topics by week, so you can draw from them.

Life Academy does much of this for you

The Transcripts page builds a high school transcript from completed lessons and quiz grades, including credits and GPA, which you can review, print, and sign. Use the GPA calculator for what-if planning.

Be accurate and consistent. Grade the way you'd want a teacher to, and keep the records that back up each grade.

Examples See it done