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Biotechnology

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 580, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 550, or composite score of 620, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 570.

Regular track

Composite score

  • Psychometric score of 580, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 550, or composite score of 620, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 570.

Regular track

Psychometric score – admissions committee consideration range(our wording)

  • Psychometric score of 580, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 550, or composite score of 620, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 570.
  • 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 580, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 550, or composite score of 620, with admissions committee consideration from a score of 570.
  • 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, including improving access to higher education, applicants from specific populations, or 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 with a grade of at least 75.
  • Mandatory bagrut requirement in mathematics5 units with a grade of at least 65.
  • Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subject3 units with a grade of at least 85.
  • Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subject4 units with a grade of at least 75.
  • Mandatory bagrut requirement in a science subject5 units with a grade of at least 65.
  • Applicants whose first language is not Hebrew, 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 mathematicsApplicants with 3 units 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 a preparatory course or courses in science in the summer.
  • EnglishApplicants 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

What you study

Biotechnology combines the use of knowledge from biology to develop advanced technologies in industry, food, medicine, agriculture, and environmental quality. The studies focus on using biological systems and organic components, such as cells, plant and animal tissues, and microorganisms. Courses in the degree include basic-subject courses, including mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology, as well as courses such as biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, environmental biotechnology, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Software Quality Assurance, Analysis and TestingEnsuring the quality of software and applications through testing.

Which industries they work in

  • Scientific Research and Development18%
  • Health services16%
  • Education13%

Employment rate is above average 95% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries are below average 13,200 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

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

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 70% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 95 points
  • Average psychometric score 520 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

This institution is not part of the Periphery 44 grant

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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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