If your student finished in May, then they would qualify as a student for dependent purposes. I have included the relevant portion of the Publication 501 concerning dependents below, but if your student finished in May, then she would have been a student for at least part of 5 calendar months. Of course, she will still need to meet the other tests, including the support test, so if she made $9,000, you would need to determine if you still provided more than half of her support. There is a worksheet on page 16 at the link below if you think you might need help determining the support test.
IRS Publication 501, page 13
Student defined. To qualify as a student, your child must be, during some part of each of any 5 calendar months of the year:
1. A fulltime student at a school that has a regular teaching staff, course of study, and a regularly enrolled student body at the school, or
2. A student taking a fulltime, on farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.
The 5 calendar months don't have to be consecutive.
Full-time student. A fulltime student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses the school considers to be fulltime attendance
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