i finally got this to work after many attempts.
Under claim dependent credits i selected "transfer my child's tuition and education amounts".
On the "tuition transfer amount" screen i entered the amount able to transfer from her taxes for federal and/or provincial (if you have the student's return it's on the Schedule 11, if not on the turbo tax it will show as the "leftover" amount on their return).
Click Tuition Transfer button at the bottom of this screen.
The next screen WILL BE ZEROS unless the dependent chose to transfer less than the max allowable amount.
To double check that the tuition credit was applied i look under review, detailed tax summary and make sure the correct amount is showing in line 32400. if you are filing with a partner the higher income earner will see the credit.
This was hands-down the trickiest part of doing the return this year and was def more complicated than past years.
