Transcript Program
PHA now offers a transcript program for all high
school students, grades 9-12 who are members of PHA. Transcripts are generated with student GPA tabulated
according to South Carolina’s Uniform Grading
Scale. This transcript will indicate
the member school name and bear the official seal of PHA. The cost of this service is $35 for freshman and sophomores and $50 for juniors and
seniors. This fee includes sending
certified transcripts to as many colleges, universities or other schools or
organizations as needed not only in the current academic year, but indefinitely. (The senior transcript member will also receive a PHA
diploma at no extra charge if they submit
a PHA diploma application and meet the minimum standards required for a PHA
diploma.)
According
to Commission On Higher Education regulations, high school students interested
in applying for college state scholarships (ie. LIFE or Palmetto Fellows) that may require class ranking, must receive their class rank from their
association. In order to meet
application deadlines for scholarships and college enrollment, students are
encouraged to enroll into PHA’s transcript program in their junior year of high
school.
Transcript program application forms are provided in your member handbook
and will soon be available
online.
NOTE: Submit
your transcript application AFTER your membership has been approved.
To
enroll in PHA’s transcript program you may complete the online transcript
application (available soon) or
submit the transcript application located in your membership handbook.
Both
online and hardcopy application processes will ask for the following:
1) Complete one Transcript Enrollment Form per high
school student.
2) Complete one *Course History Form for each NEW
transcript applicant. *Renewing transcript applicants
may omit this step.
3) Complete one Courses in Progress Form per high
school student.
Course History
and Courses In Progress forms will ask for the
following information:
Grade Level – which grade student was in when completed course
Course Title – Specific title of the course (the way you want it
presented on the transcript) For example: Algebra I
Name of Text(s)
or Primary Resource(s) – Document all curricula resources used during each course.
Course Description – You may find examples of the language used
to describe courses in high school handbooks, correspondence school catalogs,
and college catalogs. If you’re using a
textbook or curriculum package, you may find information to help write the
course description in the table of contents.
This description should reflect overall course content.
Course Type – Indicate whether course is:
CP (College Prep) – Courses
designed to prepare students for college.
TP (Tech Prep) – Courses designed to prepare students
for a technical or vocational field
H (Honors) – Courses with more in-depth content
and have much more rigorous requirements.
Students
claiming honors credit must provide documentation in accordance with Section 59-5-68
of the South Carolina Code of Laws, which requires a published syllabus,
and more rigorous textbooks or other course materials than grade appropriate college
prep or tech prep courses. Therefore, you will need to
mail a copy of the syllabus to PHA for our records
This statute also states that honors credit may be
claimed for only the core content areas of English, Math, Science, and Social
Studies. Honors credit may be claimed for other
content areas for courses where students are earning their 3rd or 4th
Carnegie Unit.
D (Dual Credit) – Courses for which students received
both high school Carnegie units and credit at a college or university. (Dual credit courses receive the same weight as AP courses.)
AP (Advanced Placement) – Higher-level courses that
carry college credit if the student takes and passes the AP exams administered
by the College Board and receives an AP score of 3 or higher.
IB (International Baccalaureate), or Pre-IB – Pre-University Courses
available only through schools approved
by the International Baccalaureate Organisation. Students must physically attend the IB
school; therefore, these courses are not available to homeschoolers. Homeschooled students may claim IB credit
only if the course is transferred from an IB school.
College
Prep and Tech Prep courses earn
the base weight on the Uniform Grading Scale. Honors and Pre-IB courses earn a
one-half quality point more, and Dual Credit, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses earn a
full quality point more than the base weight.
Final Numerical Grade – List final grade as a
number, not a letter. (For Example: 95) This will allow PHA to convert to the Uniform Grading
Scale.
Where Completed – Write “HS” for courses completed in
homeschool and “PS” for courses completed in public or private school, or
college.
Please submit one Request for Transcript form
for any “PS” school attended during high school.
Number of Credits - One credit equals one Carnegie Unit. One Carnegie Unit by the public school
standards equals 150 hours of work.
Since students are generally able to cover work more quickly in a
homeschool setting compared to a classroom setting, our association will accept
120 hours of work for one credit, 60 hours for ½ credit.
4) If coursework was previously
completed at a public or private school, complete a Request for Records
form so that PHA may obtain an official transcript. Complete one form for each school previously
attended.
5) If coursework was previously
completed at a high school, college or university, mail
a copy of the grade report from that institution.
6) Mail necessary paperwork and
check or money order for $35 or $50 per student, payable to Palmetto Homeschool
Association to:
PHA
Attn: Transcript Coordinator
7) Deadline for transcript enrollment application submissions is September
30th.
8) PHA memberships approved
after September 30th will be given 30 days after their approval date
to submit their transcript application.
9) Final grades for semester
courses completed first semester must be submitted on the Final Grade
Report by January 15th.
10) Final grades for yearly
courses completed must be submitted on a grade report sheet by May 15, for
seniors and by June 15, for juniors.
11) Final grades must be submitted at least 10 business days before the
date transcript is needed in hand.
12) Transcript requests must be
made on the form provided in the member handbook or via the website. Allow
at least five business days for processing.
13) Please make copies of all submissions for your own files.
14)
Freshman, Sophomore and Junior transcript
members must reapply each year they
wish to continue in the transcript program.
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Numerical Average |
Letter Grade |
College Prep |
Honors |
AP/IB/ Dual Credit |
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100 |
A |
4.875 |
5.375 |
5.875 |
|
99 |
A |
4.750 |
5.250 |
5.750 |
|
98 |
A |
4.625 |
5.125 |
5.625 |
|
97 |
A |
4.500 |
5.000 |
5.500 |
|
96 |
A |
4.375 |
4.875 |
5.375 |
|
95 |
A |
4.250 |
4.750 |
5.250 |
|
94 |
A |
4.125 |
4.625 |
5.125 |
|
93 |
A |
4.000 |
4.500 |
5.000 |
|
92 |
B |
3.875 |
4.375 |
4.875 |
|
91 |
B |
3.750 |
4.250 |
4.750 |
|
90 |
B |
3.625 |
4.125 |
4.625 |
|
89 |
B |
3.500 |
4.000 |
4.500 |
|
88 |
B |
3.375 |
3.875 |
4.375 |
|
87 |
B |
3.250 |
3.750 |
4.250 |
|
86 |
B |
3.125 |
3.625 |
4.125 |
|
85 |
B |
3.000 |
3.500 |
4.000 |
|
84 |
C |
2.875 |
3.375 |
3.875 |
|
83 |
C |
2.750 |
3.250 |
3.750 |
|
82 |
C |
2.625 |
3.125 |
3.625 |
|
81 |
C |
2.500 |
3.000 |
3.500 |
|
80 |
C |
2.375 |
2.875 |
3.375 |
|
79 |
C |
2.250 |
2.750 |
3.250 |
|
78 |
C |
2.125 |
2.625 |
3.125 |
|
77 |
C |
2.000 |
2.500 |
3.000 |
|
76 |
D |
1.875 |
2.375 |
2.875 |
|
75 |
D |
1.750 |
2.250 |
2.750 |
|
74 |
D |
1.625 |
2.125 |
2.625 |
|
73 |
D |
1.500 |
2.000 |
2.500 |
|
72 |
D |
1.375 |
1.875 |
2.375 |
|
71 |
D |
1.250 |
1.750 |
2.250 |
|
70 |
D |
1.125 |
1.625 |
2.125 |
|
69 |
F |
1.000 |
1.500 |
2.000 |
|
68 |
F |
0.875 |
1.375 |
1.875 |
|
67 |
F |
0.750 |
1.250 |
1.750 |
|
66 |
F |
0.625 |
1.125 |
1.625 |
|
65 |
F |
0.500 |
1.000 |
1.500 |
|
64 |
F |
0.375 |
0.875 |
1.375 |
|
63 |
F |
0.250 |
0.750 |
1.250 |
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62 |
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