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Transcripts Advice Course Numbers and Transcript Details  AN A TO Z ARTICLE There are some important pieces that should always be included when preparing a transcript for a college. By Shirley Minster. Questions About Transcripts What is a transcript? Is a homeschool transcript legal? What is a homeschool transcript? Who issues a homeschool transcript? When should we issue our child's transcript? Will my child need a transcript to get into college? Why issue a homeschool transcript? From the Christian Homeschooler's Association of South Eastern South Carolina. Records and Reports AN A to Z ARTICLE Your Homeschooling Guide offers a variety of ways to help you plan and track as you wend your way toward college. Remaking the Grade Colleges Devise Formulas to Interpret Applicants' High-School GPAs. If you plan to go to college, you probably place a lot of weight on your grade-point average. But you may be interested to know that many colleges don't. By Anne Marie Chaker, The Wall Street Journal. Advisors Beach High School A private alternative school run by Wes Beach, offering a legal umbrella, guidance, documentation, college admission planning, and transcripts based on concise portfolios. Specialty: helping teenagers make a transition from high school studies to their next life situation, whether college or other. [Guide's note: I've met this guy and he's good! On west coast.] North Atlantic Regional Schools Commercial service that will help you define your "unhomeschool" work into a transcript colleges may accept. They will also provide a diploma and consult with you on how to fulfill these high school requirements. Parents needing a high school diploma in order to fulfill a state requirement to homeschool might also want to look into this service. [Guide's note: I've met the fellow that runs this and he's good! On east coast.] Certificates Put "certificate paper" in the search engines on these sites. Search for an 81/2 x 11" diploma frame, too. Also, look for "embossers" and "seals" to make an official-looking seal on your document. Office Depot Diplomas Certificates & Memories Diplomas and other certificates that you can print out on nice parchment. They'll help you find the paper and the gold seal as well. Acrobat (.pdf) format. Diploma Options For students homeschooling in grades 9 through 12, the issue of credits and a diploma is an important consideration. Many colleges accept homeschoolers without a high school diploma, but most want some kind of record of a student's high school work, and a transcript is the preferred means. Diploma Quest(ion) It's so easy to get hung up on the whole issue of a high school diploma. The main purpose of a diploma is to document a specific program of study that has been completed at an educational institution. By Barb Shelton. Homeschool Diploma Photoshop Template AN A to Z ARTICLE Diploma with gold lettering and no border. Diploma.ttf font. Edit in Photoshop to customize for your graduate. Print on certificate paper. Providing a diploma We find it interesting that parents who confidently homeschool turn to jelly when it is time to award the diploma. If you have homeschooled your child and he has completed your designated course of study for high school, you may and should award a diploma. By David and Laurie Calihan. What About High School Diplomas? Here is the simple answer - Your own diploma! You can get a GED if you like, or you can use a cover school that offers diplomas, or - Create your own! The important thing is not the diploma, it is the transcript. Edu-speak Edu-speak, the dictionary Need to translate ordinary activities into something that an educator can understand? Study this vocabulary list, and you'll be able to explain to any school administrator what you are doing, even if you unschool! Elective Course Descriptions To help you prepare your child's high school transcript, here is a list of elective course descriptions used by a local public school. Generally, public schools and colleges will not accept these courses as meeting the requirements of high school math, science, history, and English but they can be used as credits for electives. Samples Admission for Homeschooled Students Homeschool Transcript Form. Mary Baldwin College has a pdf transcript you can print out and fill in. Good one for a Christian teen with diverse interests. Curricular Template Most of Hougton's homeschooled applicants come from homes which utilize an eclectic approach, drawing curricular materials from a variety of sources. For these families we can, based on the experience of our admission committee, offer a template which you may find useful in preparing your records for college admission officers. High School Academic Transcript Record I'm not sure this one would impress an admissions officer, as there are no course descriptions and numerical based "grades." Why not just give the teen straight A's and be done with it? High School Transcripts Donna Young has several transcript templates in WORD format on her site. Sample High School Transcript From St Francis Catholic Homeschool. Explains how to create a transcript using WORD. This homeschool also provided Samples of Course Descriptions with the transcript. Transcripts How to prepare a transcript. A couple of templates, and an explanation of credit hours and grading. From Oklahoma Homeschool. Templates Homeschool Diploma Photoshop Template AN A TO Z RESOURCE Diploma with gold lettering and no border. Edit in Photoshop to customize for your graduate. Diploma.ttf font. Print on certificate paper. Bright Kids at Home - High School Transcript Shown in HTML format. Download in pdf format. You will need an website software to add your teen's information, or software that can turn pdf files into WORD files. Page breaks hard to control. ProSara Software Commercial. Currently offers Diploma Writer Deluxe and Transcript Writer Deluxe for homeschool families. Download, or purchase CD which comes with "fancy" paper. $20+. Report Cards and Transcripts Very neatly done templates available as Adobe Acrobat files for you to print out and fill in. Sample Transcript Worksheet Although this downloadable Microsoft WORD worksheet is not a transcript in and of itself, it records high school level work. Information from this worksheet can be turned into a high school transcript. School Report Card Template In Word and Word Perfect formats. Had someone write me that their son really, really wanted a report card. Homeschoolers don't usually need to create them, but here are some just for play. 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