Abstract:
Adjustment is the individual’s ability to plan, respond appropriately, and balanced between the needs of the environment in harmony with the demands and real. The positive environmental quality has a critical impact on the stage of individual development to adjust to the transition to tertiary education. Because of the social support within the individual, they can become role models, role models, advisors and individual assistants to the adjustment process. The urgency of this research is to obtain empirical data about the adaptability of students in science and social studies courses. The methodology in this study uses a quantitative approach with comparative research types. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the adaptability of students of the Department of Natural and Social Sciences, FKIP Lambung Mangkurat University. The instrument used was Edward’s Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) personality inventory as a personality profile to see the adjustment aspects. Based on the results of the study, it is known that the adaptability ability of students of the Faculty of Natural Sciences FKIP, Lambung Mangkurat University tends to be moderate or sufficient, high or good. The significance value = 0.000 <0.05 or H0 is rejected, Ha is accepted, which means that there is a difference in the students’ ability to adjust science and social studies.
