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Homeschool transcript maker
Enter each course with its year, credit value, and grade. The transcript builds itself below, with weighted and unweighted GPA on the 4.0 scale, and prints on one page. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing leaves your browser.
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Student name
Official Homeschool Transcript
Grading scale: A 4.0, A- 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B- 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C- 1.7, D+ 1.3, D 1.0, D- 0.7, F 0. Weighted GPA adds 0.5 for honors and 1.0 for AP or dual enrollment, capped at 5.0 per course. Pass/fail courses earn credit but are excluded from GPA. Failed courses earn no credit.
Homeschoolio builds this from grades you already logged, so the transcript is finished the moment you need it, with no retyping.
See it in the appWhat goes on a homeschool transcript
A transcript is a one-page summary of four years of high school. Admissions officers read hundreds of them, so the format matters less than whether yours answers their questions without them having to ask. At minimum it needs the student's name, who issued it, the courses grouped by year with credits and grades, the GPA, the total credits earned, and a graduation date.
Two things separate a transcript that raises questions from one that does not. The first is a stated grading scale, which is why this tool prints one at the bottom of the page: without it, a 3.9 is ambiguous. The second is internal consistency. If you call a course a full credit in ninth grade, the equivalent course should be a full credit in eleventh.
How credits work
One credit is conventionally 120 to 180 hours of instruction, with many families settling on 150, and a half credit for a semester-length course. You can also assign a credit for completing a recognized textbook or program regardless of hours. Either method is defensible. Mixing them without saying so is what causes trouble, so pick one and note it if you think it will be questioned.
Weighted and unweighted GPA
Unweighted GPA caps every course at 4.0. Weighted GPA adds a bonus for harder courses, commonly 0.5 for honors and 1.0 for AP or dual enrollment, so it can exceed 4.0. Most transcripts show both, and this tool prints both, because a college that recalculates GPA its own way will want the unweighted figure and a college that does not will be reassured by the weighted one.
Pass/fail courses are excluded from both averages since there is no grade point to average, but they still earn their credit and still belong on the page. Failed courses stay visible on the transcript and add nothing to the credit total, because total credits is read as credits earned.
Common questions
Can I make a homeschool transcript myself?
Yes. For a homeschooled student the parent or the umbrella school issues the transcript, and colleges expect that. No state agency produces one for you. What matters is that it is complete, consistent, and signed, not that it came from an institution.
What has to be on a homeschool transcript?
The student name, the school or parent name and address, courses grouped by year with credits and grades, a weighted or unweighted GPA, total credits earned, a graduation date, and a signature. Listing your grading scale on the page removes most of the questions an admissions officer would otherwise ask.
Do colleges accept homeschool transcripts?
Routinely, yes. Admissions offices read parent-issued transcripts every year. They tend to look for internal consistency and a stated method rather than an official letterhead, and many pair the transcript with test scores, course descriptions, or a counselor letter that you also write.
How many credits does a homeschooler need to graduate?
There is no single national number, and most states do not set one for homeschoolers. A common target is 22 to 26 credits across four years, built from four years of English, three or four of math, three of science, three of social studies, and the rest in electives and languages. Check whether your state sets anything before you rely on a general figure.
Is this transcript maker really free?
Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere, and there is no account. Print it or save it as a PDF from the print dialog when you are done.
How do I save the transcript as a PDF?
Use Print, then choose Save as PDF as the destination instead of a printer. The page is styled so that only the transcript itself prints, without the editor, the navigation, or this article.
Keep reading
This tool produces a document from what you enter. It is not legal advice and does not certify anything. Requirements for graduation and record-keeping vary by state, so confirm your own with your state's department of education.