Thanks for your reply Hal_Al ..... thats kind of what I have been thinking but even now im still not 100% sure, the GED program he attends only meets 1 day a week for 4 hours that day and he attends it 1 day every week for 4 hours so he is a full-time participant in the GED program. I'm guessing if I contact the school and pose this question they probably wont be 100% sure about the answer either.
The Investopedia link you provided says this:
Example of a Full-Time StudentThe technical definition of what the government views as a full-time student can be broad. For example, the IRS considers a child under the age of 19 or an adult child under the age of 24 who is attending an education program for at least five months per calendar year, the months not required to be consecutive or full, to be considered a full-time student.1
Additionally, the adult child under the age of 24 must not be self-supporting in order for their parent or legal guardian to claim them as a dependent on their own taxes.4 Parents or guardians may also claim the American Opportunity Educational Credit, based on college tuition and related fees for full-time students, but this credit does have its own requirements for full-time students between the ages of 18 and 24 enrolled in an academic program
