Student CS4 Design Premium Upgrade to CS5

Perhaps I am prematurely worrying about this...
I purchased the Student Edition of CS4 Design Premium (Mac) a week ago; I registered my copy and even received the free gift from Adobe. I was wondering, when CS5 comes out, will I be able to simply purchase an upgrade, or will I have to purchase a full version? I will have probably graduated by the time a new suite comes out, so I will no longer be eligible for student products.
I searched and searched the forums for an answer, but only found questions regarding upgrades in relation to the Academic Version, not the Student Edition.

> Perhaps I am prematurely worrying about this
You are. That said, as long as nothing changes, yes, you'll be able to
upgrade.
Bob

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