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Homeschool high school in Kentucky: transcript basics
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
In homeschool high school in Kentucky, the parent keeps the transcript. A home school is a non-certified high school in KHEAA's rules, so the parent lists each course, credit and grade. Dual credit courses also appear on the college's own transcript. List them as high school credits too, and keep course descriptions so colleges can see what your teen studied.
Who writes the transcript
In a Kentucky home school the parent is the school, so the parent writes the high school transcript. KHEAA's rule for the Dual Credit Scholarship, 11 KAR 22:010, calls a home school that the Kentucky Board of Education has not certified a non-certified high school. Colleges read a parent-made transcript alongside test scores, course descriptions and any college transcripts.
What to put on it
- Student name, date of birth and expected graduation date.
- Each course by year, with the high school credit you give it and the grade.
- A mark for college-level and dual credit courses, with the college's name.
- Credits per year, a cumulative total and a GPA with the scale you used.
- Parent signature and date.
- A short note on how you award credit, for example one credit for a full-year course of about 120 to 150 hours.
Listing dual credit and college-level courses
A simple way to show both kinds of study:
| Course | Where | High school credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Composition I | KCTCS college, dual credit | 1 | Also on the college transcript |
| College Algebra | At home, self-paced | 1 | Carries a credit recommendation |
| US History I | At home, self-paced | 1 | Carries a credit recommendation |
Course descriptions help
Keep a one-paragraph description for each course: what was covered, the materials, how it was graded and the hours spent. For dual credit, the college catalog description works. For self-paced courses, use the syllabus. Admissions offices and scholarship reviewers often ask for these when a transcript is parent-made.
Save graded work and final exam results too, in case a college asks how a grade was earned.
Keep a reading list and a short record of activities as well. Some colleges and scholarship programmes ask homeschool applicants for more evidence than a public school student would send, and it is far easier to keep these papers year by year than to rebuild them in the autumn of the senior year. A simple folder per school year, with the transcript, descriptions, graded samples and any college transcripts, covers most requests.
High school credit versus college credit
Your transcript gives high school credit, and that is your decision as the parent. College credit is a separate question that each college answers. Dual credit arrives on the college's own transcript. UPI Study courses carry ACE or NCCRS credit recommendations and move only via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Ask each college on your teen's list in writing which credit it will count, and keep the replies with the transcript file. UPI Study's homeschool lifetime plan is $250 once per family for every course, if you want college-level courses after the Dual Credit Scholarship runs out.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask KHEAA how many scholarship courses your teen has left, and ask each college on your teen's list in writing which credit it will count.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
who issues a homeschool transcript in kentucky
The parent, as the home school's administrator. List each course, the high school credit and the grade by year, sign and date it, and keep course descriptions so colleges can see what your teen studied.
should dual credit courses go on a homeschool transcript
Yes. List them as high school courses with the credit you give them and note the college's name. The college also issues its own transcript, which the receiving college will ask for separately.
do colleges accept parent-made homeschool transcripts
Many colleges read parent-made transcripts alongside test scores, course descriptions and any college transcripts. Each college sets its own rules, so check the admissions page or ask the office in writing what it needs from homeschool applicants.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
Pre-Calculus
Self-paced online Pre-Calculus course (MATH 115). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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US History 2
Self-paced online US History 2 course (HIST 102). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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For the courses after the scholarship: every course, at your teen's pace. Ask the colleges on your list in writing first.
Sources
- 11 KAR 22:010, Dual Credit Scholarship Program (Kentucky Legislative Research Commission) (official)KHEAA administers the Dual Credit Scholarship under KRS 164.786 (regulation eff. 1 November 2022). A 'non-certified high school' includes any home school in Kentucky not certified by the Kentucky Board of Education; a student at a non-certified high school submits a Dual Credit Scholarship Application to KHEAA. Awards are made to the extent funds are available; priority consideration for applications before 1 October; final requests for fall and spring by 1 March. The award equals credit hours times the institution's per-credit cost, capped at the dual credit tuition rate ceiling, and is paid to the participating institution. A required lab is paid in addition and does not count against the student's course eligibility limit. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- KCTCS: Tuition and Costs (2026-27) (official)2026-27 tuition $198 per credit hour for Kentucky residents plus an $8 per credit hour mandatory fee. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.