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Homeschool High School TranscriptsWhile children are in elementary school, it’sfairly easy to simply choose the next program,as your children incrementally move alongin their education. But when it’s time tostart high school, suddenly you’re faced withtranscripts, and transcripts are for college,and college is for your children’s future. Ifthe transcript isn’t right, can you break yourchildren’s future?That is a good bit more intimidating than justmaking the transition from one grade to thenext.Here’s the deal: transcripts are not asscary as you think. In fact, there’s not evena standard form that school systems use.Admissions offices get different transcriptsfrom every school. They know how to readwhat you submit.Do a quick image search of high schooltranscripts on the Internet for some examples.You’ll see that they are mostly straightforwardgrids, with class title, number of credits, andgrade awarded. That’s pretty basic, withoutdetails.You’re not going to break your children’sfuture.How to think of a transcriptRemember, there’s not a standard form thatschool systems use. A transcript is a snapshotof your children’s school career, their resumé,if you will. You have raised and trained andtaught your children. Now you get to marketthem.A transcript is a concise way to share whatthey have learned.How to create a transcriptIdeally, you start keeping track of yourstudents’ studies when they are in middleschool. Sometimes students accomplish highschool quality work in junior high, and it’sgood to have a record of that. And it’s good tohave some practice keeping track of what yourstudents study.But if you didn’t start in middle school, all isnot lost. Start where you are. Even though fallof senior year is not ideal, if that’s where youare, that’s where you are. You can do it.But if it’s not fall of senior year, it’s easierto keep track of studies as you go. Everysemester or year, jot down what your studenthas covered. English classes, history, math,science, electives (music, art, PE, driver’s ed,health, religious studies, computing, culinaryarts, etc.).Again, a transcript is a generic overview ofwhat you’ve covered. A “culinary arts” creditHomeschool High School Transcripts2
does not have to have a description thatincludes “sautéing, broiling, knife skills” anddates for each. If you love record keeping, youmight like that for your own gratification, butyour transcript does not require it.As for the format, transcripts fall into twocategories. Either one works. Choose the onethat makes more sense in your mind. There isno one right answer.Some parents like to keep track of creditsby year: freshman year had these studies,sophomore year had these. . . .Other parents prefer to keep track of creditsby subject matter: Literature included BritishLiterature, World Literature, AmericanLiterature I and American literature two.Math included Geometry, Algebra 2,Trigonometry, and Calculus. . . .One of the benefits of the latter method isthat you can spread credits out. For example,if your state requires a half credit of fine artsto graduate, and you have a son who hasmany interests, but the fine arts are not oneof them, you can spread this half credit overfour years: three field trips to art museums, afew movies about various artists, a book hereand there about artists and art history. . . .Or the requirement from some places for ahalf credit in health. Cover reproduction,basic hygiene, the importance of movement,best kitchen practices, and so on. Do anintensive study, or a bit day-by-day, but inthe end, satisfy yourself that you’ve coveredhealth adequately, whether it took a week, orbits of time spread over four years.How to submit a transcriptMost people, when they apply for a job,tailor their resumé to each different potentialemployer. Perhaps they’ve done some researchabout the prospective company, and highlightdifferent aspects of their job experience thatmight be more attractive.You might be able to do this for your highschoolers as well. To take one example:Sonlight’s 200 History program is officiallytitled “History of the Christian Church.”If your children wish to attend a Christiancollege, this would perhaps be an attractivetitle. If your children wish to attend a secularcollege, you might also—and legitimately—title this course “World Civilizations.” (Thespread of the gospel has gone throughout theworld, after all, and has been a formative forcethroughout history.)If you can’t think of any creative adjustments,that’s okay. But if something comes to mind,make the adjustments necessary.And after you print out the transcript in blackand white, you might wish the principal (you?Your spouse?) to sign it in blue ink, just to giveit a bit more pop.In ConclusionAs you prepare to finish your homeschoolingjourney, remember: you’ve got this. You havedone the hard work of teaching and learning.A transcript is the final step to acknowledgeall this hard work. You and your childrenshould be proud of what you’ve accomplished.Homeschool High School Transcripts3
Suggested Credits for Sonlight’sHigh School ProgramsSonlight is not an accredited school, and so these numbers are merely suggestions,not some form of official license. That said, here are suggested credits based on actualSonlighters who have gone on to college.Each state has slightly different graduation requirements, but 22 credits total is a roundnumber to work towards.100American History: 1 creditBible Study: 1 creditAmerican Literature 100: 1 credit1Language Arts: ½ to 1 credit200History of the Christian Churchor World Civilizations: 1 credit20th Century World History: 1creditBible Study: 1 creditBible Study: 1 creditClassical Literature: 1 credit (or“Sophomore English” or “English 10”)20th Century Literature: 1 credit(your call, depending on the quantity ofoptional vocabulary workbook and such) Composition: ½ to 1 credit400Government: ½ creditEconomics: ½ creditBible Study: 1 creditAmerican Literature: 1 creditComposition: ½ or 1 credit300500World History and WorldviewStudies: 1 creditComposition: ½ or 1 credit600British Literature: 1 credit2Composition: ½ or 1 creditBible Study: 1 creditWorld Literature: 1 creditComposition: ½ or 1 creditRecommended ResourceSonlight Advisors highly recommend Lee Binz's The HomeScholar Guide to College Admission andScholarships, available from Sonlight.Please note: many classes read only four or five titles in a school year. All the Sonlight high school programs have more than 20books, and some have close to 30. Even if your children only read 70% of the assigned Sonlight titles, they will have done far morethan their peers12This is such a full course, you might choose to give a student 1 credit for Literature, a ½ credit for Poetry, and a ½ credit forComposition. So much of this course is dedicated to poetry, both short poems and longer poems like Sir Gawain and the GreenKnight, that would be acceptable.Homeschool High School Transcripts4
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTSTUDENT INFORMATIONFull Name:Address:DOB:Graduation Date:Parent/Instructor:Email:Phone:School Year: 20 - 20 Grade Level: 9Course Title:Grade:ACADEMIC RECORDCredit:School Year: 20 - 20 Grade Level: 10Course Title:Grade:Credit:Total Credits: GPA: Cumulative GPA:Total Credits: GPA: Cumulative GPA:School Year: 20 - 20 Grade Level: 11School Year: 20 - 20 Grade Level: 12Course Title:Grade:Credit:Course Title:Grade:Credit:Total Credits: GPA: Cumulative GPA:Total Credits: GPA: Cumulative GPA:Academic Summary:Attachments:Parent/Instructor E-signature:Date:Total Credits:GPA (Unweighted):GPA (Weighted):
Full ourseSTUDENT INFORMATIONDOB:PHONE:GPACOURSE INFORMATIONCRCourse TitleScience:OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTGRGraduation Date:Parent/Instructor:Foreign Language:Course TitleMath:English:Attachments:Electives:Academic Summary:Grading ScaleLiterature LogList of schools attendedDate:Total Credits:GPA (Unweighted):GPA (Weighted):History:Home course taken at homeCollege Name dual-enrollment courseCO-OP homeschool co-op courseParent/Instructor E-signature:YearGRCRGPA
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Homeschool High School Transcripts 2 While children are in elementary school, it’s . Math included Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, and Calculus. . . . . All the Sonlight high school programs have more than 20 books, and some have close to 30. Even if your children only read 70% of
