American opp credit- Foriegn university

[kartheeksrm]

Hello, 

I got my bachelors at a foreign university outside USA. Will that make me ineligible for American opportunity tax credit?

[ee-ea]

No

Who is an eligible student for AOTC?

To be eligible for AOTC, the student must:

• Be pursuing a degree or other recognized education credential
• Be enrolled at least half time for at least one academic period^* beginning in the tax year
• Not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax year
• Not have claimed the AOTC or the former Hope credit for more than four tax years
• Not have a felony drug conviction at the end of the tax year

From  https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/aotc

[kartheeksrm]

Do you mean to say i am eligible?

Also, the eligibility requirements dont say if it has to be inside USA or do outside US also count as if received the bachelors? 

• Not have finished the first four years of higher education at the beginning of the tax yea

[ee-ea]

I an sorry for the wwrong answer I gave. I meant you are not elgible since you have a degree.

[rjs]

It doesn't matter whether you got your degree in the U.S. or in another country. If you have a bachelors degree you are not eligible for the American Opportunity Credit.

You might be eligible for the Lifetime Learning Credit.