I finished my graduate degree in Spring 2023 and was actively taking 6 credit hours of classes from January 8th to April 28th. Is this full-time for five months?

No, it does not qualify as a full time student for the federal return (see below).  If you are referring to the Retirement Savings Credit you would not be considered a full time student. TurboTax will calculate this credit for you if you qualify and generate Form 8880.

A full-time student is a student who is enrolled for the number of hours or courses that the school considers to be full-time attendance.

To qualify as a student, the person must be, during some part of each of any five calendar months of the year:

1. A full-time 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 full-time, on-farm training course given by a school described in (1), or by a state, county, or local government agency.

The five calendar months do not have to be consecutive.  This would mean if you had another month of education you could count that to make 5 different months.

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