Trans-Atlantic “Ping-Pong” & The Bologna Process

This article examines the US systems, with a view to identifying elements of the Bologna process that might be adapted to fit the US context and taken up by the sector or by parts of it. Its main focus is on the adaptation of the procedures pioneered by the successful Tuning Educational Structures in Europe Project, which is currently being undertaken by the pilot Tuning USA Project. The article considers the potential that exists for some form of national degree framework in the United States.