I earned a three year bachelors degree from my home country. How do I answer the question "Had Jared Earned Four Years of College Credit Before 2020?"

[Opus 17]

I'm afraid the expert may be incorrect.  You are ineligible for the AOTC if you either 

• attended post-secondary school for 4 years, or
• received an undergraduate degree that normally takes 4 years even if it took less (unless the reason you graduated early is due to proficiency exams only.)

So I guess the question is, is a "3 year bachelor degree" 3 years for everyone, or did your school award you 4 years of credit for 3 years of work?

From IRS publication 970

Completion of first 4 years.

A student has completed the first 4 years of postsecondary education if the institution at which the student is enrolled awards the student 4 years of academic credit at that institution for coursework completed by the student before 2020. This student generally wouldn't be an eligible student for purposes of the American opportunity credit.

Exception.

Any academic credit awarded solely on the basis of the student's performance on proficiency examinations is disregarded in determining whether the student has completed 4 years of postsecondary education.

[AmeliesUncle]

As Opus indicated, it is asking if your current college considers you a "graduate" or "undergraduate" student.  Some colleges may not recognize the bachelors degree from another college, so they may still consider you an undergraduate.

[Opus 17]

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@AmeliesUncle wrote:

As Opus indicated, it is asking if your current college considers you a "graduate" or "undergraduate" student.  Some colleges may not recognize the bachelors degree from another college, so they may still consider you an undergraduate.

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I don't know if this is being worded correctly still.

For example, if you lived only in the US and got a B.A. at Harvard in 3 years, and then enrolled at Yale in a different B.A. program, you are ineligible for a 4th year of the AOTC even though Yale considers you an undergraduate, because you already completed a 4 year degree.  

[AmeliesUncle]

Yeah, I guess I see your point.  I didn't think of it from that perspective.  I guess I thought the college still viewed you as graduate student, but I may be wrong.

It boils down to if the current college recognizes that previous degree and the previous years of education or not.