# Fast Transcripts

> Fast Transcripts (fasttranscripts.com) is a homeschool high school transcript service. Parents create college-ready, college-approved transcripts with automatic weighted and unweighted GPA calculation, professional formatting, and secure electronic delivery to 4,397+ colleges via Parchment. Used by 97,000+ homeschool families. Free 30-day trial, no credit card required.

## Tools
- [Homeschool Transcript Generator](https://fasttranscripts.com/homeschool-transcript-generator.php): Build an official high school transcript with automatic GPA, honors/AP/dual-enrollment weighting, course autofill, and a print-ready PDF.
- [Free Homeschool GPA Calculator](https://fasttranscripts.com/gpa.php): Calculate weighted and unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale, with AP, Honors, and Dual Enrollment weighting.
- [Free Homeschool Transcript Template (PDF and printable)](https://fasttranscripts.com/homeschool-transcript-templates.php): What a college-ready homeschool transcript must include, plus a free downloadable template.

## Guides
- [How to Make a Homeschool Transcript (Step by Step)](https://fasttranscripts.com/how-to-make-a-homeschool-transcript.php): A 6-step guide: gather info, list courses by year, add grades and credits, calculate weighted and unweighted GPA, add a grading-scale key, and sign it.
- [Does Pass/Fail Grading Hurt Your GPA?](https://fasttranscripts.com/Does-PASS-FAIL-Grading-Negatively-Affect-GPAs.php): Most colleges exclude pass/fail courses from GPA; the NCAA exception; how to record pass/fail on a homeschool transcript.
- [Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA](https://fasttranscripts.com/Weight-or-Unweighted-GPAs.php): How bonus points work and which GPA to report.
- [How Colleges Recalculate GPA](https://fasttranscripts.com/Admissions-Biggest-Secret-GPA-Recalculation.php)
- [Community Colleges That Offer Bachelor's Degrees](https://fasttranscripts.com/Community-College-Bachelor-Degrees.php)
- [The 5 Easiest AP Exams](https://fasttranscripts.com/5-Easiest-AP-Exams.php)
- [Should Homeschool Transcripts Be Notarized?](https://fasttranscripts.com/Should-Homeschool-Transcripts-Be-Notarized.php)

## Key facts
- GPA scale: A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, F=0.0, with plus/minus distinctions (A-=3.7, B+=3.3, etc.).
- Weighted bonuses: AP and Dual Enrollment +1.0, Honors +0.5.
- Homeschool transcripts do not require accreditation. As the homeschool's administrator, the parent's signature makes the transcript official.
- A college-ready transcript includes: student and school info, courses by year, grades, credit hours, weighted and/or unweighted GPA, a grading-scale key, graduation date, and a signature.

## More
- [Pricing](https://fasttranscripts.com/pricing.php)
- [Start a free trial](https://fasttranscripts.com/free-trial.php)
- [FAQs](https://fasttranscripts.com/help-faqs.php)