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Biology and Biotechnology

Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

suitability score

  • Suitability score meets the admission thresholdacademic year: 2026/27Acceptance threshold: 640Rejection threshold: 630

Regular track

Psychometric exam and bagrut grades

  • Overall psychometric score of 700 or higher, and: at least 2 science subjects (from among mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, and biology) in the bagrut, at 5 units with a grade of 80 or higher (85 in biology)
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Bachelor's degree

  • A bachelor's degree (first degree) from an academic institution recognized by the CHE, including at least 6 academic semester hours in calculus courses, and: a suitability score-with-degree* that meets the admission threshold
  • The “suitability score with degree” is a suitability score for applicants with an academic degree, calculated by converting the bagrut average to the degree average

Partial academic studies

  • Partial academic studies in life sciences totaling at least 30 academic semester hours at a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE, with an average of 90

Applicants with a master's degree

  • A master's degree from a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE, with an average of at least 85

Transfer Track

  • Admission to the second year is possible based on studies at The Open University of Israel through the transfer track.
  • Applicants admitted through this track must reach at least Advanced B level in English by the start of the academic year at Tel Aviv University. They must reach exemption level by the end of the first semester of their first year in the faculty.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

For every track

  • The track was selected as the first choice only
  • At least 4 units in bagrut mathematics, with a passing grade
  • Only graduates of a mechina in the science or natural sciences track may apply
  • The IDF does not allow academic reserve candidates to apply to this program
  • The university’s general admission requirementsAn Israeli bagrut certificate or a high-school completion certificate from abroad

The Hebrew terms

suitability scoreציון התאמהadmission thresholdציון סףpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrutבגרותunitsיח"לbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןrecognized academic institutionמוסד אקדמי מוכרCouncil for Higher Educationמל"גsemester hoursש"סcalculusחדו"א

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  • Source:The institution's sitego.tau.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

Biotechnology now plays a role in almost every technology sector. With a bachelor's degree in biology with an emphasis on biotechnology from Tel Aviv University, you can work in the high-tech, biotech and biomed industries, as well as in traditional industry.

Biology studies the living world, the behavior of living organisms, the composition of living organisms, and the relationships among them and with the environment in which they live. The curriculum combines theoretical studies with practical laboratory experience. Topics covered in the degree include plant sciences, biochemistry, biophysics, ecology, and physics, as well as anatomy, genetics, botany, evolution, ecology, microbiology, the study and preservation of the human environment, statistics and probability, cell structure, 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.
  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • ChemistryResearching and developing concepts, theories, and methods in chemistry, and applying this knowledge to develop new knowledge or products, conduct quality control, and control processes.
  • Specialist MedicineDiagnosing, treating and preventing diseases, injuries, and physical and mental disabilities using professional, surgical and psychiatric methods. Applying principles and procedures from modern medicine. Specializing in certain types of diseases, patients and treatment methods, and sometimes also teaching and conducting research in the area of specialization and managing hospital departments.
  • Software Quality Assurance, Analysis and TestingEnsuring the quality of software and applications through testing.

Which industries they work in

  • Health services21%
  • Education20%
  • Scientific Research and Development10%

Employment rate is above average 87% 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

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 60% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
  • Average psychometric score: 640 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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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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