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No. In the old days, homeschoolers were advised to have their transcripts notarized to make them more official.
Now you can send official transcripts just like public and private schools do through our national Homeschool Clearinghouse.
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Now your transcript is just as official as everyone else's without the need for a notary.
Yes. The transcript may be requested many years after high school graduation. It's recommended that it be printed off or saved electronically in your permanent records or given to your students for safekeeping.
The best approach is to incorporate all high school work into one transcript.
If the school your student attended prior to homeschooling was accredited, provide these transcripts along with your homeschool transcript as part of the college application process.
Use the commentary section of the transcript to list the school years attended, the name of the public/private school, and its accrediting agencies and/or associations.
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Generally, 1 high school credit equals 120 hours of class work.
The average number of credits completed per year will vary depending on your student's future plans. Over the course of four years, the average number of credits completed for a general plan is 20 — 22 credits, for a college prep plan is 24 — 28 credits and for a rigorous college prep plan is 26 — 30 credits.
Most states use the Carnegie unit which equates 1 credit for a year long high school course and ½ credit for a half year or semester long course if a standard high school textbook is used. Some states use a variation to the Carnegie unit by assigning 2 credits (Indiana), 5 credits (New Jersey), or 10 credits (California) for a year long course.
Typically, a 3-5 credit college course taken in one semester converts to a one year long, 1 credit high school course.
Place an asterisk beside the course title and note in the "Miscellaneous" section of the transcript the school where the course was taken.
High school level courses in objective areas such as science, math or foreign language can be included on the high school transcript when taken prior to 9th grade. Keep good documentation of all high school courses.
List any high school course taken prior to 9th grade in the freshman section and asterisk the course. In the miscellaneous section, indicate the courses that were taken prior to 9th grade.
You can list Algebra or other courses taken in 8th grade in the Freshman section followed by an asterisk
(e.g Algebra I *). Then add a note of explanation in the miscellaneous section (e.g. * Course taken as an eighth grader).
When titling a course on the transcript, use a brief, descriptive title so that others will have an accurate idea of the course content. Don't necessarily use the textbook title as the name for your course title.
To automatically calculate an Honors or AP course you'll need to type the word Honors or AP followed by a colon and then the course name in the Course Title field (e.g. Honors: Biology or AP: Latin).
An Honors course will add a 1/2 point increase and an AP course will add a 1 point increase to the GPA.
To label a course Advanced Placement or AP on your high school transcript, your syllabus for that particular course must be reviewed and audited by the AP Central Department of the College Board.
Honors and AP level courses will weight the GPA because the grades receive higher than standard points; which, in turn, raise the overall GPA.
How to Compute a GPA
FastTranscripts.com automatically calculates a grade point average. For more information on grade point average calculations see:
Computing a GPA
The transcript service calculates a cumulative grade point average.
Computing a GPA
FastTranscripts.com uses a 4 point scale where an “A” is worth 4 points, “B” is worth 3 points, “C” is worth 2 points, “D” is worth 1 point, and an “F” is worth 0 points.
Our transcripts are unweighted by default.
If honors or Advanced Placement prefixes are used in the course title (e.g. AP: or Honors:), the GPA will be calculated as weighted.
Parents or oversight groups will evaluate their teens' course work in order to award a grade.
Parents may choose the grading scale they wish to use.
A ten point scale (90 — 100 A, 80—89 B, and so on) is often acceptable.
Yes. A plus (+) adds .3 to the grade point and a minus (-) subtracts .3 from the grade point when calculating a grade point average.
Yes, but since these grades will not factor into the GPA calculation, we suggest keeping them to a minimum. If your teen will be registering with the NCAA it converts all pass grades to a "D" grade and recalculates the grade point average.
Go ahead and include the course along with the word PASS or FAIL in the corresponding grade field. Our auto-calculation technology allows you to show PASS/FAIL courses without factoring the credit(s) into the overall GPA.
Include the senior year courses on the transcript even though they are not yet completed. Simply indicate "IP" in the grade column showing that the courses are in progress.
Yes. In the Senior section (or any grade/section still in progress), list the course title and credit(s), but type “IP” in the grade field. Any course with this abbreviation for In Progress (IP) will not be included in the Total, Summary by Grade, or Cumulative GPA calculations.
The parent or an official with the oversight school under which you are homeschooling typically signs the transcript.
A Social Security number is not required on a transcript.
Admissions offices typically use the last name and date of birth to match transcripts to college applications.
A social security # may be requested on the college application, but not on the transcript, in order to match financial aid or scholarship money that is received for your student.
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