Adobe verifies student status through the school-issued email address provide during purchase. A school email address may include .edu, .k12 or other email domains sponsored by educational institutions. If you haven't got a school-issued email address or your email address cannot be verified, additional proof of eligibility may be requested after purchase.

Students and educators at accredited schools

Proof of eligibility must be a document issued by the institution with your name, institution name and current date. Types of proof of enrolment include:

• School ID card
• Report card
• Transcript
• Tuition bill or statement

Homeschooled students

Proof of eligibility may include:

• Dated copy of a letter of intent to homeschool
• Current membership ID to a homeschool association (for example, the Home School Legal Defence Association)
• Dated proof of purchase of curriculum for the current academic school year

*Accredited schools are those that are approved by an association recognised by the U.S. Department of Education/State Board of Education or the Canadian/Provincial Ministries of Education and that teach students as their primary focus. In the U.S., such associations include: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. † Documents dated within the last six months are considered current.