Abstract—The main purpose of this paper is to examine the
college adjustment of international undergraduates in
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Three hundred and
seventy eight international undergraduates completed the
Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ). Data
were analyzed using Social Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 18 for percentages and mean. The finding indicated
that the majority of international undergraduates in UTM are
moderately adjusted in terms of academic, social, personal
emotional adjustment and institutional attachment. The results
of this study should help various units to make better strategic
plan as to enhance international undergraduates’ adjustment
in the institution.
Index Terms—Academic adjustment, international
undergraduate, personal-emotional, social adjustment.
Azizah Rajab and Faizah Mohd Nor are with the Language Academy,
Johor Bahru Campus, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (e-mail:
r_azie@yahoo.com).
Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab, Roziana Shaari, and Siti Aisyah Panatik are
with the Faculty of Management, Johor Bahru Campus, Universiti
Teknologi Malaysia.
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Cite: Azizah Rajab, Shah Rollah Abdul Wahab, Roziana Shaari, Siti Aisyah Panatik, and Faizah Mohd Nor, "Academic and Social Adjustment of International Undergraduates: A Quantitative Approach," Journal of Economics, Business and Management vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 247-250, 2014.