If your BSN was received at a foreign institution that is considered an eligible institution in the list of foreign schools found in this link, then you cannot claim the AOTC for your schooling here in the US.
Check the Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs in the link above to see if your first school is listed there. If it is not found, then you are eligible to apply for the AOTC. This is backed by a US tax code "that redirects to sub paragraph (b)(2)(C)— it clearly expresses that those first 4 years had to be completed at an eligible institution".
If your first school is listed, you would still be eligible for the lesser Lifetime Learning Credit.
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