jeri Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 And how will that go over at a high-level university? I'm wondering if I should just write something like "Advanced Algebra, by Scmitt, S. instead. I personally have no problem with the quality of the books, but writing "Life of Fred" makes is seem sort of, um, trivial. Thansk. Jeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I did not list any texts on my son's one page transcript. Rather, I had an eight page course description document on which I listed texts, etc. It is my understanding that the Life of Fred Calculus text appears on the College Board website as a potential book for the course. Perhaps admissions officers are not unfamiliar with seeing "Life of Fred" somewhere in text book lists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I would list it as you suggest. "Life of Fred" is just the series name. I would do the same thing if I were using Math U See. Actually, I probably wouldn't list any series name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I only listed the class name (ie. algebra, trig, world history, economics etc). I never broke it down by text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted May 29, 2010 Author Share Posted May 29, 2010 Feel much better. I guess I didn't realize that I just need to list the course. Thanks! Jeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyomarie Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Yes, as the others have said, only course names, amount of credit granted, and grades (if you issue them) go on the transcript itself. Like Jane, I prepared a separate document with course descriptions that briefly described the scope of each course, major resources used, and named outside teachers/institutions where appropriate. I only submitted that document in one instance out of 8 total applications between two students. I probably would have been able to get away with not submitting it in the one instance but felt it might smooth the way to admission, so I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Whether or not you need to give text titles depends on the university. With my oldest, no one asked or cared. However, now that we have moved to a different state, it is a little different here and many of the universities want to see textbook titles from homeschoolers. Here is what is a partial list from one website (I bolded the text notation): Given the unique nature of each student's curriculum, we suggest including the following to ensure an accurate and fair review of your application: * Results from five SAT Subject Tests, preferably mathematics, history, science, foreign language and literature * A detailed description of your curriculum, including a list of texts utilized * A listing of all institutions attended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cheryl in SoCal Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 My kids' transcripts will be written by our ISP, which doesn't list text books. If a college or university requires more they can forward either the Course Descriptions (no text info) and/or Course of Study (all texts listed). Still, Life of Fred isn't the book name so I don't know that I'd include it. I'd probably list them "Advanced Algebra (Polka Dot Publishing)" in the book/publisher section. The course also has a title, which would reflect the content of the texts listed. For example: Algebra 2 for the course; Algebra 2 (Math U See), Advanced Algebra (Polka Dot Publishing) for text/publisher for our Algebra 2 course next year. Next year will be the first time I put it on my Course of Study so I don't know for certain whether my ISP will want "Life of Fred" listed anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Whether or not you need to give text titles depends on the university. With my oldest, no one asked or cared. However, now that we have moved to a different state, it is a little different here and many of the universities want to see textbook titles from homeschoolers. Here is what is a partial list from one website (I bolded the text notation): Given the unique nature of each student's curriculum, we suggest including the following to ensure an accurate and fair review of your application: * Results from five SAT Subject Tests, preferably mathematics, history, science, foreign language and literature * A detailed description of your curriculum, including a list of texts utilized * A listing of all institutions attended This is what I have seen as well. I was planning on preparing a transcript with a separate list of course descriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof8 Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 All I know is that on my high school transcripts from public school no textbooks are listed, just courses, grades and credits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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