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Free homeschool transcript maker

Add your courses and grades year by year. We work out the GPA and credits and lay out a clean, printable high school transcript. Free, with no account, email or watermark.

Everything you type stays in this browser. Nothing is sent to us.

1Your homeschool

2Student

3Courses and grades

4Settings

5Test scores and notes optional

What goes on a homeschool transcript

How to make it official

Print it, then sign and date it as the school administrator. Keep the "Official" title if you're sending it to a college or employer. Some families also have the signature notarized, and a few colleges ask for that. Many colleges also want course descriptions: a short paragraph per course listing the materials used and how it was graded. Check each college's homeschool admissions page, and your state's homeschool law, for anything extra they require.

Using an online program?

Programs like Power Homeschool, Easy Peasy and Khan Academy supply the lessons, but they aren't your school, so they don't issue a transcript. You do. Enter each course under the year your student finished it, using the program's course name.

Questions parents ask

Is a transcript I make myself official?

In most U.S. states, yes. As a homeschool parent you are usually the school administrator, so a transcript you sign and date is your school's official record. Colleges regularly accept parent-issued transcripts. A few ask for extra proof, such as test scores, course descriptions or a notarized transcript, so check each college's homeschool admissions page and your state's homeschool law.

How many credits is a course?

A full-year high school course is usually 1 credit, which is roughly 120 to 180 hours of work. A one-semester course is usually 0.5 credit. Many families plan on about 24 credits across four years, but requirements vary by state and by college.

Should I use a weighted or unweighted GPA?

Show both if you give extra weight to harder courses. A common weighting adds 0.5 for Honors and 1.0 for AP and dual enrollment courses. Many colleges recalculate GPA their own way, so the unweighted GPA matters just as much.

We use Power Homeschool. Do we need our own transcript?

Usually, yes. Power Homeschool is the parent-run version of the Acellus courses. It isn't an accredited school and doesn't issue a diploma, so you keep the records and issue the transcript. Its sister school, Acellus Academy, is accredited and issues its own transcripts to enrolled students.

Where is my information stored?

Only in this browser, so you can close the page and come back. Nothing you type is sent to us. To move it to another computer or keep a backup, use Save to file, then Open a file on the other device.

Does this cost anything?

No. The transcript maker is free, with no account, email or watermark.

This tool helps you format your own records. It doesn't provide accreditation or legal advice.