SDCA Asia-Pacific Multidisciplinary Research Journal

Abstract

The study assessed the cultural congruity and the perception towards the college environment by the international students. The researchers explored this study as a basis for a student development program by utilizing well developed and tested instruments such as Cultural Congruity Scale and the University Environment Scale. This research study used descriptive-correlational design. The data gathered from the 82 respondents were treated using the Pearson r Product Moment for Coefficient of Correlation. The study reveals that the undergraduate international students have high level of perception towards cultural congruity and the university environment. However, there is no significant relationship between the scores of the perception in cultural congruity and the university environment.

Keywords: Cultural Congruity. Undergraduate International Students. Environment.