FAQs
Home Transcripts FAQs
Answers to common questions about free accounts, Pro exports, saving progress, credits, GPA, senior-year courses, printing, privacy, and the limits of Home Transcripts.
Account, Billing, and Access
Can I create a transcript for free?
Yes. A free account lets you create and save a transcript in the app and preview it with a visible watermark. Clean PDF download and clean printing require Pro.
What does Pro include?
Pro unlocks clean PDF export, clean printing, typed administrator signature, full transcript check, and saved versions of finished transcripts.
How do I renew my subscription?
Subscriptions renew through Stripe unless they are canceled before the renewal date. Billing details are managed from the billing area in your account.
How do I pause or cancel my subscription?
Use the billing portal from your account billing page. If you have trouble accessing it, email support@hometranscripts.com.
I can't remember my password. What should I do?
Use the forgot-password link on the login page. The reset email will go to the email address used for the account.
Editing, Saving, and Returning Later
How do I save what I entered for later use?
Transcript records are saved inside your account. Public planning tools may save locally in your browser, but transcript creation happens in the app.
How do I get back to editing my student's transcript?
Sign in, open the app dashboard, choose the student, and return to the transcript editor.
Where do I enter my student's courses, grades, and credits?
Enter transcript details inside the app transcript editor. The marketing site is for SEO pages, guides, examples, templates, and public helper tools.
Can I edit the transcript after previewing it?
Yes. Return to the editor, make changes, wait for saving to finish, and open preview again to review the updated record.
Can I create transcripts for more than one student?
Yes. The app is designed around student records, so you can keep separate transcript records for different students in your account.
Credits, Courses, and Course Titles
How many credits is a particular subject worth?
Credit value depends on the family's documented policy and any recipient requirements. Many full-year high school courses are listed as 1.0 credit and semester courses as 0.5 credit.
What is the average number of credits completed a year?
Many high school plans land around five to seven credits per year, but homeschool plans vary. Track subject totals and compare them with your state, program, and recipient expectations.
What unit should be used for credits?
Use high school transcript credits such as 1.0 and 0.5. Keep your own notes explaining how those values were assigned.
Should I include courses from other public or private schools?
You may include them when they are part of the student's high school record, but name the provider and keep the outside school records in your support file.
What do I need to think about when titling a course?
Use specific titles that communicate subject and level. Biology with Lab is clearer than Science, and British Literature is clearer than English.
GPA, Grades, and Grading Scale
What is a weighted GPA?
Weighted GPA adds documented bonus points for advanced course levels such as honors, AP, or dual enrollment. The transcript should state the exact policy.
Is the GPA calculated weighted or unweighted?
Home Transcripts can show unweighted GPA and optional weighted GPA. The transcript should label each number clearly.
How is a yearly GPA calculated?
Yearly GPA uses the graded courses for that academic year, multiplying grade points by credits and dividing by GPA credits for that year.
How is cumulative GPA calculated?
Cumulative GPA uses all completed GPA-eligible high school courses, adding quality points and dividing by total GPA credits.
Can I use plus and minus with the grade?
Yes, if your grading policy uses plus and minus values consistently. The grading scale should show how those grades convert to points.
Special Course Situations
Is it okay to use pass/fail grades?
Yes, when that matches the course record. Pass/fail courses are commonly excluded from GPA unless your stated policy says otherwise.
Should I include senior-year courses if I don't have grades yet?
You can list them as in progress when recipients need to see the senior-year plan. They should not count toward completed credits or GPA until final grades are entered.
Can I display 12th-grade courses currently in progress?
Yes. Mark them clearly as in progress or planned so they are not confused with completed courses.
Can I include high school courses taken prior to 9th grade?
Sometimes. Include them only when they were truly high-school-level courses and your record policy supports including them.
My student took Algebra in 8th grade. How do I list it?
If you include it, title it clearly and place it according to your policy, such as a pre-high-school high school credit note or the first high school year where your records place it.
Printing, Privacy, and Product Limits
How do I print my student's transcript?
Free users can preview the watermarked transcript. Pro users can print a clean copy or export a clean PDF from the app preview flow.
Who signs the transcript?
The homeschool administrator signs the transcript. Home Transcripts formats the record but does not become the issuing school.
Should I include my student's social security number on the transcript?
No. Avoid entering a Social Security number unless a specific recipient gives a secure, explicit reason and process. Most transcript workflows do not need it.
How do I send a secure electronic transcript to colleges?
Home Transcripts does not provide direct electronic delivery or Parchment integration. Follow each college's instructions for upload, email, mail, or administrator submission.
Does Home Transcripts guarantee a transcript will be accepted?
No. Home Transcripts helps create a clear record, but colleges, scholarships, agencies, and programs set their own requirements.
Still have questions?
Email us at support@hometranscripts.com. Avoid sending sensitive student records unless support asks for limited details needed to resolve the request.