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Biochemistry and Food Science

Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Science (B.Sc Agr)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Required bagrut average for direct admission

  • Direct admission 10.75 (deserving advancement category 10.40)

Regular track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)

  • The admission threshold for the department is 20.000. Explanations of how it is calculated are available at the link

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (applies to all mechina tracks)

Regular track

Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Direct admission 675 (deserving advancement category 640)
For adults and those who have studied before6

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate

  • Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission

Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available
  • This department offers a transfer track in a full track and a short track (see the explanation under Admission to the Faculty). Students who choose the full track must study the courses in Tables A and B. Those who choose the short track must study only the courses in Table A.
  • In both tracks, an average grade of 80 or higher is required. The passing grade for an individual course is 75.
  • Students will be admitted to the second year without any other admission requirements. Based on the group of courses they studied (full or short track—see Admission to the Faculty), it will be determined whether they are admitted to a year of supplementary studies or to the regular second year.
  • Students seeking admission to the Faculty of Agriculture through the transfer track must enter the Faculty within 3 years of completing the required group of courses, and no later than 6 years after beginning the courses in that group. Years of regular military service will not be counted toward these 6 years.
  • Students planning to transfer to the Faculty of Agriculture through the transfer track must complete the English requirements at the Open University, or take the Amirnet exam (formerly the Amiram exam) and achieve a score that qualifies them for an exemption.

Admission requirements for the second year

  • English exemption required
  • Minimum psychometric score of 550, general multi-domain score
  • Completion of at least 1 academic year at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, with at least 45 credit points
  • Compatibility between previous studies and the department's requirements
  • The number of available places is limited. The most suitable applicants will be admitted following discussion by the department's admissions committee.

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

  • Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Anyone admitted on the basis of bagrut with: 3 units in mathematics, or 4 units with a grade below 90, or 5 units with a grade below 75, will be required to make up the material through one of the options listed in the letter of admission
  • Type of psychometric scorePsychometric general multi-domain score, psychometric quantitative-oriented score

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה

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What you study

Our curriculum offers a variety of courses at a level and quality comparable to those of the world's leading teaching institutions.

Biochemistry combines biology and chemistry, especially molecular biology and organic chemistry. Biochemistry plays a central and important role in understanding the mechanisms of disease, developing medicines, agricultural advances, and the food industry. The studies combine theoretical knowledge with hands-on laboratory experience. Topics covered in the degree include mathematics, physics, chemistry, cell biology, materials and chemical engineering, environmental technologies, process systems engineering, micro- and nanotechnologies, biochemical processes, biophysical chemistry, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Biology, Botany and Zoologymost commonStudying living organisms, their interactions with one another, and their interactions with their environment, to solve health and environmental problems.
  • Chemical Engineeringmost commonResearch, development, production, and management of chemical processes, and advising on them. Managing the maintenance of chemical equipment and facilities. Studying the chemical aspects of materials, products, and processes.

Which industries they work in

  • Scientific Research and Development22%
  • Food Production18%
  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services12%

Employment rate is above average: 99% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after graduation

Graduates' salaries are similar to average: ₪16,200 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
  • Average psychometric score: 590 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.

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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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