Schools determine academic periods' and workload status. You should check with your community college to verify if you have met their requirements to be considered at least a half time student. If you have request a corrected 1098-T.
To be eligible for AOTC, you 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
