<p>Python, in our case the kids did not list how long they studied something, but did include a time frame such as “2006-7”, or “Summer 2005” or something like that. First we made a nutshell transcript – something like a traditional high school transcript that just contained course titles, and grouped by subject matter (English, Math, Science, etc.) or else grouped chronologically (2005-6, 2006-7, Summer 2007, etc.)</p>
<p>The more descriptive course descriptions was another, separate multi-page document. An example from my son’s course descriptions would be:</p>
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<p>Geometry Fall 2005-Summer 2006
Home study
Video lectures with textbook practice and progress tests. Topics include: Reasoning, Lines in a Plane, Congruent Triangles, Properties of Triangles, Polygons, Transformations, Similarity, Right Triangles, Circles, Planar Measurements, Space Measurements.<br>
Text: Geometry: An Intergrated Approach by Larson, Boswell, Stiff (D.C. Heath 1995) Video lectures: “Chalkdust Geometry” produced by Chalkdust Math Co.<br>
Grade: A</p>
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<p>But on his nutshell transcript it just said “Geometry”.</p>
<p>You have a lot of latitude in how you want to do it. I would only say, in the course descriptions be brief and to-the-point, but also include specfics topics covered. That would be better than hoping an admissions officer can intuit what you specifically studied by how long you spent studying it.</p>
<p>In addition to that give them a quick reference list; a nutshell transcript that just lists the courses.</p>
<p>As Danas says, this is more applicable to students who have followed a more traditional approach to education in their homeschooling. If this is your experience as a homeschooler, than you can build a strong transcript in this model. If your path has been more non-traditional, then you should take an approach to your transcript that best communicates what you have done/are doing.</p>