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Old September 17, 2013, 04:18 AM
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How many credit-units are you doing
At university/college, if a student wants to know how many credit-units the courses another student is doing in a term/semester account for, how should he phrase the question? Would he say?:

-How many credit-units are you doing this term/semester?
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'Credit units' (no hyphen) is usually shortened to just 'credits'. It may also be said 'units' or 'credit hours'.

'Taking' is the more commonly-use verb.
How many credits are you taking this term/semester?

Also,
How many credits do you have this term/semester?
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Most people I have talked to in the U.S. say, "How many hours are you taking?"

Or, "You must take 12 hours to be a full-time student."

I am sure people would understand if you substituted "credits" for "hours," but I would say it is far less common to do so.
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Are they all correct?

-How many credits does this course comprise/include/consist of/account for?
-How many credits is this course?
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Are they all correct?

-How many credits does this course comprise/include/consist of/account for?
-How many credits is this course?
Yes, they both can be used, but I find that the first one is used most often.
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Yes, they both can be used, but I find that the first one is used most often.
Thank you. What's your first language?
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Thank you. What's your first language?
My first language is English.
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Thank you; what variety do you use?
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At university/college, if a student wants to know how many credit-units the courses another student is doing in a term/semester account for, how should he phrase the question? Would he say?:

-How many credit-units are you doing this term/semester?
language is an expression, it has different style of structure as long as your opposite still understand what you mean


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In my country they're rarely called "credit" but "shift".

How many shifts do you have in this semester?

or

How many shifts DID you GET for the whole semester?
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