The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a significant relationship between the level of the ethics
position and extent of global citizenship identity of selected first year College students of the Lyceum of the Philippines
University Cavite. This study used two ethics positions which are idealism and realism based on the Ethics Position
Theory of Donelson Forsyth. Standardized questionnaires were utilized to measure the level of ethics position and extent
of global citizenship identity, namely, the Ethics Position Questionnaire (EPQ) by Donelson Forsyth (1980) and Global
Citizen Scale by Stephen Reysen (2012). Spearman Rank Order Correlation was used for statistical analysis of data.
Findings show that both the levels of idealism and relativism have significant relationship with the extent global
citizenship identity of the respondents. This revealed that the higher the levels of idealism and relativism are, the higher
is the extent of the global citizenship identity. It is therefore recommended that higher education institutions offering the
course Contemporary World should design activities and instructional strategies that will increase the level of idealism
and relativism of students to effectively realize the objective of enhancing the global and cultural awareness skills of the
21st Century learners.