How
Do I Compile a Transcript?
"Transcript:
an official school report which includes a student's courses,
grades, and credits."
Occasionally
we get calls from people who want to know if they can purchase
a transcript from us along with their diploma. The answer
is "No, we don't sell transcripts."
A transcript from your home school/ high school is not something
that you buy; it is something that you compile. We have no
way to know what courses your student has completed, or what
grades to assign them. (The only places we know of that
will sell you a completed transcript are those which also
sell F*A*K*E* university degrees!)
How important
is it to compile a transcript for your homeschooled son or
daughter? It is very important, especially if they ever plan
to continue their education at a college or university.
The diploma is simply a certificate stating that the student
has fulfilled the requirements of the school. It represents
the successful completion of your school's course of study.
The transcript is "evidence" that backs up the
diploma and gives the specifics of what the student's
education has entailed. Only the person overseeing the student's
education can accurately compile the transcript.
Compiling a transcript
is ideally done one year at a time as your student finishes
each grade of High School, but if you have kept good records,
it will not be difficult to compile it once they have finished.
It is a good idea to create a transcript even if your child
does not plan to go to college. It is far easier to do it
at this point than to be faced with the possibility of trying
to do it a few years down the road if it does become necessary!
Many people use
an embosser with their school's seal on it
to "seal" the transcript. If you are submitting
a transcript to a college, you may want to ask them what they
are looking for. If necessary, you can have an embosser made
for your school; we
sell them on this page.
We've put together some helpful links to get you started:
1. Ann
Zeise's A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling site offers
this page about the High School Transcript. This is
a good place to begin!
2. Homeschool
Central's High School area has this page with
basic information and some additional links for those planning
to write a transcript.
3.. Eclectic
Homeschool Online
(EHO) has this helpful article by Beverly
Krueger.
4. Editable
Transcript Form: This web
page, from Covenant College, has a link to a homeschool
transcript that may be very helpful if you are looking
for some help with a "do-it-yourself" format. The
link offers an editable form and a printable version. Thanks
to one of our customers for sending us this useful link!
(Note: Homeschool Diploma.com is not affiliated with and does
not endorse Covenant College. We provide this link for your
information.)
5. Sample
transcript from Barb Shelton's Homeschool Oasis site:
here is a great example of a homeschool transcript, complete
with information about the pertinent state statutes. This
page opens as a Word document, so you can save it on your
computer and use it as a template to fill in your own information
if you'd like! Barb's book, Senior High: A Home-designed
Form+U+La, also contains helpful information about
creating a a transcript for your student.
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