Is an iPad considered a qualified expense for the American Opportunity Credit?

[RRainbowhairr]

I bought an iPad for school. I attend an art university where we take major-required digital art courses, with the expectation that we (the students) have access to & use some type of computer or tablet in order to use the required art programs to make art for our assignments. I don’t have a computer, so I bought an iPad to do my assignments. 

It’s not explicitly stated on our syllabus to go out and buy a computer or tablet, but it is expected to have some type of computer/tablet in order to do our assignments and our professors assume that we already have some type of computer or tablet. 

Is an iPad considered a qualified expense under the American Opportunity Credit?

[Hal_Al · Accepted solution]

Simple answer: Yes. A computer is a qualified expense for calculating your tuition credit. For a full discussion see:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/is-a-computer-a-qualified-expense-for...

and/or

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/college-education/discussion/re-education-expenses-question-comput...