What is your opinion, my child is a Full time undergraduate student in the Spring semester ( February -May) then the child will take online only 2 classes-6 credits ( part time September -December) and graduate.

She does not need more classes in order to graduate. Will be the student Full time or Part Time for the tax purposes? I know one semester as a full time is only 4 months, but will take a part time classes in the Fall for 4 more months. Does it count toward being 5 months as a Full time student?

Thank you.

TomK2023

No, she will not be considered a full-time student in 2024. With the information you provided, she does not meet the definition of a full-time student according to the IRS. She was only enrolled full-time from Feb. - May (4 months). See the image below.

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[Edited 3/27/24 | 11:55am PST]

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PopeyeTheSalior

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Yes. You will be considered as a full time student. According to publication 17, you are a full-time student if you are enrolled at a school for the number of hours or classes that the school considers full time. You must be full-time for some part of each of 5 calendar months during the year. (The months need not be consecutive) For claiming the educational benefit purposes, full time is also equivalent to at least half-time that is if the student was taking at least half the normal full-time work load for his or her course of study. The standard for what is half of the normal full-time work load is also determined by each eligible educational institution.