topic How many months must my dependent child be a full time student to be claimed as a dependent? She lived with me the entire year in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-many-months-must-my-dependent-child-be-a-full-time-student-to-be-claimed-as-a-dependent-she/01/79812#M33994 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:57:47 GMT Victoriajt 2019-06-01T02:57:47Z How many months must my dependent child be a full time student to be claimed as a dependent? She lived with me the entire year https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-many-months-must-my-dependent-child-be-a-full-time-student-to-be-claimed-as-a-dependent-she/01/79812#M33994 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:57:47 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/how-many-months-must-my-dependent-child-be-a-full-time-student-to-be-claimed-as-a-dependent-she/01/79812#M33994 Victoriajt 2019-06-01T02:57:47Z At least 1 day in each of 5 different months.  So being a... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/at-least-1-day-in-each-of-5-different-months-so-being-a/01/79816#M33997 <P>At least 1 day in each of 5 different months. &nbsp;So being a full time student in the spring semester only (Jan to May) or fall semester only (Sept to Dec) counts.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:57:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/at-least-1-day-in-each-of-5-different-months-so-being-a/01/79816#M33997 Opus 17 2019-06-01T02:57:48Z Is this just for college or is high school included also. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/is-this-just-for-college-or-is-high-school-included-also/01/79820#M34000 Is this just for college or is high school included also. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:57:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/is-this-just-for-college-or-is-high-school-included-also/01/79820#M34000 taxes4shelby_201 2019-06-01T02:57:49Z The 5 month rule does not apply if the child was under ag... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-5-month-rule-does-not-apply-if-the-child-was-under-ag/01/79827#M34005 The 5 month rule does not apply if the child was under age 19 on 12/31/2017. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 02:57:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-5-month-rule-does-not-apply-if-the-child-was-under-ag/01/79827#M34005 SweetieJean 2019-06-01T02:57:51Z