A COMPARATIVE STUDY
OF THE PHILIPPINES AND U.S.A.
B.S. NURSING CURRICULUM

In Partial Fulfilment of
The Final requirements for the Subject
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
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Prepared and Submitted by:

ROTSEN J. JAMBONGANA, RN
CHARMAINE S. DACLES, RN
ANA TESSA SOLIGUEN, RN
STEPHANIE VARELA, RN
TRACY SARMIENTO, RN
MICHELLE CAñA, RN
PEARL DOLALAS, RN
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Respectfully Submitted to:

MRS. MERLE SALVANI, MN
Professor

MASTER IN NURSING
University of St. La Salle
March 2011
Abstract

At the undergraduate level, individual college and university administrations and faculties sometimes mandate core curricula, especially in the liberal arts. But because of increasing specialization and depth in the student's major field of study, a typical core curriculum in higher education mandates a far smaller proportion of a student's course work than a high school or elementary school core curriculum prescribes.

In the United States, most control over education rests with the various state governments. Each state has different laws and objectives for education, but the states generally permit schools and colleges to operate with considerable independence and autonomy. As a result, American educational institutions can vary widely in the type and quality of their programs. To maintain consistent standards of education, the U.S. Department of Education officially recognizes private accrediting agencies that it considers reliable authorities in developing those standards and determining educational quality. Most other countries do not have a system of accreditation such as that used in the United States. Instead they rely primarily on governmental agencies to monitor the quality of education provided by their schools and colleges.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is set to