Academics · Adult Learning

Your school years,
on one page.

Intake goes faster when your history is in front of you. List each school or program with its years, how it ended and what it earned. The organizer counts your years in school and the breaks between them, and shows which records to request, whether a credential from abroad needs an evaluation and what to ask about a diploma.

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Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Academics Suite pass, $149 for 144 items.

School histories

The worked example is made up: an adult who finished secondary school abroad, one who left in grade 10 to work, and one who started college and stopped. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Academics · Adult Learning$5

What you finish with
A record per learner: where school happened and in what language, the highest level finished, a row per school or program with years, how it ended and what it earned, the records on hand, how reading and math felt, and five things to bring. Counts years in school, years away and long breaks; flags a missing diploma, credentials from abroad not yet evaluated, transcripts to request and a learning difficulty never checked.
Who it is for
Adults returning to school or training, and the adult education and college intake staff who meet them.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per learner. Prints one history, every learner in a table or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Academics Suite pass ($149) and the Caveat Suite pass ($299). Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Adult Learning space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add each school, oldest first.
  2. Mark how it ended.
  3. Tick the records you have.
  4. Note what helped.
  5. Request what is missing.

Start a school history

Records worth finding before you go

Where old school records are keptRecordAskGood to knowHigh school transcriptThe school or its districtClosed school: state education officeEquivalency scoresThe state that issued itMost states order onlineSchooling abroadA credential evaluatorAsk which report the program wantsCollege creditsThe college registrarUnpaid fees can hold a transcriptOld IEP or 504 planThe district’s records officeDistricts keep them for a set timeWhere old school records are keptHigh school transcriptAsk: The school or its districtGood to know: Closed school: state education officeEquivalency scoresAsk: The state that issued itGood to know: Most states order onlineSchooling abroadAsk: A credential evaluatorGood to know: Ask which report the program wantsCollege creditsAsk: The college registrarGood to know: Unpaid fees can hold a transcriptOld IEP or 504 planAsk: The district’s records officeGood to know: Districts keep them for a set time
Request records before intake. Most take one to three weeks to arrive.

Every route to a diploma counts

Adults without a high school diploma can earn a state-issued high school equivalency credential by passing an approved test, and many states also offer adult high school diploma or competency-based programs. Which routes exist, and what they cost, depends on the state. The adult education program near you can tell you the options.

Schooling from another country

A diploma or degree from outside the U.S. is not automatically treated as a U.S. credential. Colleges, employers and licensing boards usually ask for an evaluation from a credential evaluation service, which compares it with U.S. levels. There is no single U.S. office that recognizes foreign credentials, so ask the program which evaluation it accepts before paying for one.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education. Adult education and literacy under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Title II (ed.gov).
  2. U.S. Department of Education, International Affairs Office. Recognition of foreign qualifications (ed.gov).
  3. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (naces.org): member evaluation services.
  4. Your state department of education or adult education office: high school equivalency and record requests.

The worked example is made up. Routes to a diploma and record rules differ by state; check with the program or the state office. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.