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Classical Studies

Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 102 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Psychometric exam

  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate that meets the university's requirements and a general psychometric score of 450 or higher

Regular track

suitability score

  • Suitability score of at least 500

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average

  • Without a psychometric examBagrut average of 102 or higher

Another track

High school completion certificate from abroad

  • Without a psychometric examHigh school completion certificate from abroad equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate: average of 90 or higher (on the Israeli grading scale)

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects

  • Without a psychometric examBagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects of 85 or higher
  • Humanities compulsory subjects listed on the bagrut certificate from the following: Bible, Hebrew expression (including Hebrew for holders of an Arabic-language bagrut certificate, and Hebrew for external candidates), Knowledge of the Jewish People and the State/History of the Jewish People, History, Civics, Literature, Jewish thought, English (and an additional foreign language, if applicable).

Another track

2 online courses

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and 2 online courses taken at Tel Aviv University, each with a grade of 80 or higher, at least 1 of them in the humanities.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • Your credentials do not meet the requirements? You may want to check the conditions for consideration for exceptional admission
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Academic education

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and academic studies at an academic institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, totaling at least 30 semester hours, with an average of 85 or higher

Bachelor's degree

  • Without a psychometric examA bachelor's degree (first degree) from an academic institution recognized by the CHE

Master's degree

  • Without a psychometric examA master's degree from an academic institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education

Age 40 or older

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and age 40 or older

Transfer route from The Open University of Israel

  • Applicants seeking admission through the transfer route from The Open University of Israel must take courses totaling 36 credit points, with a grade of at least 80 in each course and an average of at least 80.
  • Applicants who meet the required course average, but whose grades in no more than 2 courses are between 75 and 79, may submit an application to the admissions committee of the Faculty of Humanities, together with a transcript.
  • Admission through this route is to the first year.

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

The Hebrew terms

psychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריsuitability scoreציון התאמהbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותBibleתנ"ךJewish thoughtמחשבת ישראל

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

What you study

With a bachelor's degree in Classical Studies, you can continue to advanced degrees (in Classical Studies or related fields, such as history, philosophy, archaeology, and art history), or you can start working right away.

Classical studies explore the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects: languages, culture, literature, history, and thought, alongside a variety of research fields and scientific methodologies. At different institutions, students can choose a specialization in language or culture: Greek language and literature, Roman language and literature, or Greek and Roman culture. Courses in the degree include ancient Greek in its main dialects; Roman language (Latin); Greek and Roman literature, both in the original languages and in translation; the history and historiography of Greece and Rome; ancient philosophy; the mythology of Greece and Rome; and the art and culture of Greece, Rome, and the Land of Israel, from the pre-Classical period through late antiquity, and more.

After the degree

The Ministry of Labor publishes no data on graduates of this field

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years

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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