{"product_id":"course-description-kit","title":"Course Description Kit: Course Descriptions + School Profile for Homeschool High School (Digital Download)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour transcript says \"Biology.\" A college wants to know what that meant.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourse descriptions are the paragraph-per-course document that answers the question, and most homeschool families don't find out they need one until a selective college, an honors program, a scholarship committee, or the NCAA asks. Then it's senior fall and grade 9 is a blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis kit gets the whole thing written in a weekend. I built it after reading a lot of thin homeschool transcripts: first as a special education teacher and principal, now across the counter at our used curriculum store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE (3 Word files, 51 pages, plus 3 fillable PDFs)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourse Descriptions Workbook.\u003c\/strong\u003e A fill-in block for every course, three worked examples for the hard cases (co-op classes, dual enrollment, the course you built yourself), and 49 ready-to-edit descriptions across English, math, science, history, world language, Bible, fine arts, and electives. They name the curricula homeschoolers actually use: BJU Press, Abeka, Apologia, Saxon, Math-U-See, Notgrass, IEW, Memoria Press, Master Books, Canon Press, and more. Plus a reading-list template for grades 9 to 12.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomeschool School Profile.\u003c\/strong\u003e The one-page document every traditional high school sends and almost no homeschool does. Fill-in form, a completed sample, and a plain guide to the three lines that change by state: your legal basis, your grading and weighting policy, and your graduation requirements. Works in all 50 states.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Parent's Guide.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fifteen minutes. What colleges ask for and why, the four-sentence formula, how many hours is a credit, when \"Honors\" is honest, what to do if you're the counselor on the Common App, eight mistakes that make a transcript look thin, and a one-weekend plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFillable PDFs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefer to type? The course blocks, the profile, and the reading list come as fillable forms too. Open, type, save.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHO IT'S FOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParents of a homeschooled 9th to 12th grader who will apply to a four-year college, a scholarship, or the NCAA. If your student is headed to an open-admission community college, you probably only need the transcript.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHO SHOULD SKIP IT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you're enrolled in an umbrella school that issues its own transcripts and profile, check what they provide first. You may not need this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMicrosoft Word (.docx) files that also open in Google Docs, Pages, and LibreOffice, plus fillable PDFs. Instant download after purchase. Nothing ships. Personal use only. October 2026 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePairs with the First Homeschool Transcript System (Premium, Lite, or Print). Works with any transcript, including one you've already built. Want the transcript, the kit, and the guide to crediting real-life courses in one download? That's the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/college-admissions-packet\"\u003eCollege Admissions Packet\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHonest note: every description in the library is a starting point. Edit it to say what your student actually did. Readers can tell the difference, and so can you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Homeschool","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54775335518492,"sku":"080924-12767","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/6369\/9746\/files\/course-description-kit-no-footer.png?v=1793632490","url":"https:\/\/store.firsthomeschool.com\/products\/course-description-kit","provider":"First Homeschool","version":"1.0","type":"link"}