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Psychology

Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Academic CenterBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 97 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

A. Admission based on bagrut average / mechina + admissions interview

  • Bagrut average of 97 or higher + successfully passing an admissions interview

Regular track

The composite score combines / Admission requirements(our wording)

  • A matching score of 530 or higher and successfully passing an online admissions interview.

For reservists

Special admission track for reservists

  • A special admission track is available for reservists
  • Eligible for the track: A reservist who served 28 or more reserve-duty days from 7.10.2023 through the date of registration for studies. A discharged soldier and a graduate of 2 years of national service who were discharged after 7.10.2023
  • Those eligible for the track can be admitted to the Academic Center without a psychometric exam or TIL exam, based on bagrut certificate grades + interview/admissions committee.
  • Applicants admitted through this track will be admitted conditionally and will have to meet the department’s requirements at the end of the first academic year in order to continue their studies.
  • Up to 10% of all students admitted to each department can be admitted through this admission track.
  • Weighted bagrut average of 80 or higher.
  • Requirements for moving from conditional student status to regular student statusAverage grade of 70 or higher at the end of the first year. Also, a passing grade in all courses.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • The Council for Higher Education allows the Center to exceptionally admit up to 10% of students who do not meet the admission requirements.
For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicants with an academic degree

  • Applicants with an academic degree from a recognized institution will be admitted based on an assessment of their field of study and degree grades.

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

  • A. Admission based on bagrut average / mechina + admissions interview
  • Applicants whose first language is not Hebrew are required to take the Yael exam or the TIL Institute Hebrew placement test—score of 110 or higher.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהreservistsמשרתי מילואיםreserve-duty daysימי מילואיםpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותadmissions committeeועדת קבלהapplicantמועמדdepartmentחוג

What you study

The studies cover psychology’s basic concepts and questions, and provide an introduction to the fields it explores, as well as to research tools and methods. The curriculum includes courses on personality structure and various cognitive processes, such as learning, thinking, perception, and memory, as well as the biological and physiological foundations of behavior, and more. Courses in the degree include Social Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Personality: Theory and Research, Psychological Tests: Theory and Practice, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Old Age and Aging, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Psychologymost commonThe study of mental processes and the behavior of individuals or groups, in order to promote personal, social, educational, and occupational adjustment and development.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
  • Social Work and Counseling in Social WelfareProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.
  • Management and Organizational ConsultingHelping organizations become more efficient and solve problems. Studying organizational structures, methods, systems, and procedures.
  • Other Human Resources and Career ServicesProviding business services related to human resources policy, such as employee recruitment and development, job analysis, and career guidance.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services18%
  • Education17%
  • Health services7%

Employment rate above average: 89% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)

Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,900 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across colleges)

Admitted students and graduates

average across colleges

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 75% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 94 points
  • Average psychometric score: 510 points

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

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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