Animal Sciences
University of Kiryat Shmona in the GalileeBachelor of Science (B.Sc)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Psychometric score
- Psychometric score of 570 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520) or composite score of 580 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520).
Regular track
Composite score
- Psychometric score of 570 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520) or composite score of 580 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520).
Regular track
Psychometric score – admissions committee consideration range(our wording)
- Psychometric score of 570 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520) or composite score of 580 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520).
- The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.
Regular track
Composite score – admissions committee consideration range(our wording)
- Psychometric score of 570 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520) or composite score of 580 (admissions committee range starts at a score of 520).
- The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.
Special track
Review of exceptional cases
- The admissions committee will consider admitting exceptional applicants in special cases, such as improving access to higher education, applicants from specific populations, and personal circumstances unique to the field of study. Exceptional applicants may not exceed 10%
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.
For every track
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in mathematics4 units – grade of at least 75.
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in mathematics5 units – grade of at least 65.
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subject3 units – grade of at least 85.
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subject4 units – grade of at least 75.
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subject5 units – grade of at least 65.
- Applicants whose first language is not Hebrew and who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew and/or whose high school language of instruction was not Hebrew must present a score of at least 100 on the Yael exam.
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in mathematics3 units – those who meet the other requirements (will be required to take a preparatory course in mathematics in the summer).
- Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subjectApplicants without a science subject who meet the other requirements (will be required to take preparatory course(s) in science in the summer).
- English: Applicants who do not have a psychometric score must take the Amirnet exam.
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate.
The Hebrew terms
psychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmissions committeeועדת קבלהapplicantמועמדreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגיםunitsיח"לbagrutבגרותknowledge testsמבחני ידעYael examיע"לAmirnet examאמירנט
- Source:The institution's sitetelhai.ac.ilchecked 3 Oct 2026
What you study
The curriculum combines general studies in life sciences with advanced studies in animal biology and physiology, with an emphasis on livestock production in the agricultural sector. The studies provide knowledge and training in livestock, from the level of the cell to the whole animal, and in the proper management of animal husbandry. Topics covered in the degree include core studies in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, and general immunology, horse breeding, sheep and goat farming, poultry physiology, fish physiology, principles of drug treatment in animals, an introduction to parasitology, and more.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Veterinary Medicinemost commonDiagnosing diseases, injuries, and functional disorders in animals, preventing them, and treating them. Providing professional services to commercial companies that manufacture biological products and medications.
- Biology, Botany and ZoologyStudying living organisms, their interactions with one another, and their interactions with their environment, to solve health and environmental problems.
Which industries they work in
- Veterinary Services21%
Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪13,600 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across universities)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
average across universities
- Program length: 3 years
- On-time graduation rate: 70% of students
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 100 points
- Average psychometric score: 600 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Money
How the institution is funded
Budgeted institutions
Tuition2026/27
Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
Periphery 44 grant
This institution is not part of the Periphery 44 grant
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