Transcripts Made Easy: The Homeschoolers Guide to High School Paperwork - Softcover

Campbell, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977468534 ISBN 13: 9780977468539

Publisher: Everyday Education, LLC, 2007

Synopsis

Homeschoolers need to know how to keep simple, accurate high school records in order to create a transcript that will "wow" college admissions counselors. Transcripts Made Easy is designed to be simple and doable, even for parents who are getting a late start in record-keeping, or who aren't completely comfortable with using the computer. 

 

This third edition of the classic Transcripts Made Easy covers everything parents need in order to assign grades, grant credit, and keep the right records. New in this edition is a chapter on Records and Transcripts for Special Needs Students, quotes from college admissions counselors on what they want to see in the homeschool transcript, and more information on granting credit and weighted grades for AP and honors courses. 

 

Transcripts Made Easy provides clear, step-by-step instructions for creating several types of transcripts using simple word processing software that most people already know how to use. This compact book is all homeschool parents need to know about keeping records and creating a transcript for high school!

About this title

About the Author

Janice Campbell is a lifelong learner, writer, and conference speaker. She homeschooled her sons from preschool into college, and her frustration over the lack of a clear and comprehensive resource for high school record keeping inspired the creation of Transcripts Made Easy. 

 

Janice graduated with honors from Mary Baldwin College with a B.A. in English. Her books include the Excellence in Literature curriculum for grades 8-12, Transcripts Made Easy, and Get a Jump Start on College. She teaches the Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop, an innovative one-day workshop that prepares students for timed essays on standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, and CLEP.

From the Back Cover

Transcripts Made Easy takes the work out of paperwork!

Keep all the high school records you need with less time and aggravation.

You'll discover how easy it can be to:

• Keep simple, accurate records quickly and easily.
• Issue class grades fairly and honestly, even if you haven't been using grades in your homeschool.
• Grant credit for traditional classes, unit studies, work experience, and other activities.
• Award extra credit for honors classes, credit by exam, or dual-credit classes.
• Calculate a grade point average, with or without weighted grades.
• Showcase your student's achievements with a professional, credible transcript that will "wow" admissions counselors.
• Issue a diploma that's nice enough to frame.

You'll turn to this straightforward guide for answers again and again!

In addition, you'll find:

• Success tips from college admissions counselors across the country.
• An introduction to high school with an overview of the skills your student will need to succeed.
• A glance at college admissions.
• A new chapter on records and transcripts for special needs students.
• Detailed, step-by-step instructions for creating beautiful transcripts using software you already own or can download free.
• Reproducibles that make record-keeping super-easy.

From the Inside Flap

Contents Include:

• Introduction to the Third Edition
• Where To Start
• Introduction to High School
• High School Q&A
• College Admissions
• What College Counselors Want to See
• Four-Year Plan for College-Bound Students
• Tools For Keeping Records
• Naming Classes
• Grading Ethically: What You Must Know\
• How to Grade and Grant Credit
• Weighted Grades
• Granting Credit for AP, Dual Credit, or College-Equivalent Classes
• How to Figure a Grade Point Average
• Transcripts for Unschoolers and the Chronically Relaxed
• Records and Transcripts for Special-Needs Students
• What Goes on the Transcript and Diploma?
• Practical Tips for Creating the Transcript
• How to Issue an Official Transcript
• Sample Transcripts and Diploma
• Sample 1: Horizontal Transcript
• Samples 2 and 3: Vertical Transcript Forms
• Sample 4: Check-Off Transcript
• Glossary
• Resources
• Reproducible Forms
• Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Everyday Education, LLC
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977468534
• ISBN 13: 9780977468539
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 130