Banking and Capital Markets
Netanya Academic CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Applicants who meet the following requirements will be admitted to the program / Holders of a full bagrut certificate with a weighted score of at least 78, or an equivalent certificate(our wording)
- Holders of a full bagrut certificate with a weighted score of at least 78, or an equivalent certificate from abroad, or a practical engineer certificate with a weighted score of at least 80.
- In addition, a bagrut grade in mathematics of at least 60 is required for those who took 4 or 5 units, or a grade of at least 75 for those who took 3 units.
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Applicants whose bagrut average is 72–78, as well as applicants whose bagrut grade in 3-unit mathematics is 60–75
- Applicants whose average bagrut grades are 72–78, as well as applicants whose bagrut grade in 3-unit mathematics is 60–75, may be admitted subject to a personal admission interview.
Through a preparatory program
Graduates of a pre-academic mechina (tailored to the applicant’s academic record)
- Graduates of a pre-academic mechina (tailored to the applicant’s academic record) will also be admitted, with an average grade of at least 75 and a grade of at least 75 in the mathematics course.
Special track
Exceptional admission
- The College allows applicants who do not meet the required grade average to be admitted (hereinafter: exceptional admission), up to 10% of the number of students admitted to each program. The considerations guiding exceptional admission are: special personal circumstances; affirmative action for disadvantaged populations; expanding access to academic studies for applicants who are the first in their family to pursue higher education.
For adults and those who have studied before2
Holders of a recognized academic degree from Israel or abroad
- Holders of a recognized academic degree from Israel or abroad will also be admitted.
An applicant who studied in a dedicated mechina for applicants aged 30 and over
- An applicant who studied in a dedicated mechina for people aged 30 and over may be admitted with an average grade of at least 70.
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
- Applicants whose average bagrut grades are 72–78, as well as applicants whose bagrut grade in 3-unit mathematics is 60–75, may be admitted subject to a personal admission interview.
- Admitted students with bagrut in mathematics at 3 units (any grade), as well as admitted students with bagrut in mathematics at 4 units whose grade is 60–75, are required to take a mathematics preparatory course during the first semester. Passing grade in the course: 70.
- Applicants who studied at a high school where the main language of instruction is not Hebrew are required to take a Hebrew screening test (Yael exam).
The Hebrew terms
applicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותweighted scoreציון משוקללpractical engineerהנדסאיunitsיח"לmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אscreening testמבחן מיון ממוחשבYael examיע"ל
- Source:The institution's sitenetanya.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
The degree provides a comprehensive education in finance, capital markets and banking, along with practical knowledge in investments, fintech, financial strategy, banking, financing and marketing. Courses in the degree include Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Macroeconomics, Mathematics, Statistics, Fundamentals of Accounting, Fundamentals of Finance, Fundamentals of Management, Fundamentals of Marketing, Negotiation Management, Israel’s Capital Market, an Analysts’ Course, Study Funds, Pension Funds, Provident Funds and Retirement Savings, Securities and Derivatives Trading, and more. The program also prepares students for the Israel Securities Authority’s external exams in investments and pensions.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Insurance AgencyProviding advice on insurance and selling insurance policies.
Which industries they work in
- Activities Auxiliary to Financial and Insurance Services26%
- Financial Services, Except Insurance and Pension Funds23%
Employment rate is above average 95% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies
Graduates' salaries are about average: ₪16,800 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/580checked 2 Oct 2026
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- On-time graduation rate 65% of students
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 86 points
- Average psychometric score: 460 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Money
How the institution is funded
Non-budgeted institutions
Tuition
At academic institutions that are not funded by the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), tuition is set by the institution itself.
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