Cognitive Sciences
University of HaifaBachelor of Science (B.Sc)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Admission based on sekhem score
- Sekhem score: 680 or higher (waitlist range – 670–679)
- English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
- Hebrew level placement: score of 90 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa (conditional admission in the first year until a score of 120 is obtained), or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 85 or higher at 4 units, or a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
For reservists
Special admission track for reservists, members of the security forces, and evacuees (through the Ofek Toward a Degree track)
- English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
- Hebrew level placement: score of 117 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Bagrut in mathematics: grade of 80 or higher at the 4-unit level or grade of 75 or higher at the 5-unit level
- ∙ Bagrut in English: grade of 75 or higher at the 5-unit level
- Successfully completing 4 courses with a grade of 75 or higher during the first semester of studies
- Full bagrut certificate
- The Ofek track in Cognition is a track in which students are in a pre-degree track during the first semester. Only after meeting all the track requirements will the student’s status change to degree student (starting in the second semester). Failure to meet the track requirements will result in discontinuation of studies.
Through a preparatory program
Admission to the Ofek track toward a degree through the mechina
- Grade average of 93 or higher, including bonus points, in the University of Haifa mechina
- English level placement: Advanced A level with a grade of 80 or higher, based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
- Hebrew level placement: a score of 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam, a Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Grade of 90 or higher in a mathematics course at the 4-unit level
- Successfully completing 4 courses with a grade of 75 or higher during the first semester of studies
- The Ofek track in Cognition is a track in which students are on conditional status during the first semester. Only after meeting all the track requirements will the student’s status change to regular student starting in the second semester. Failure to meet the track requirements will result in discontinuation of studies.
Regular track
Admission to the joint program with the Department of Computer Science based on the sekhem
- Sekhem score: 700 or higher (waitlist range – 680–699)
- English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher, based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
- Hebrew level placement: a score of 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam, a Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 90 or higher at 4 units or a grade of 75 or higher at 5 units
Special track
Admission through the Ofek track toward a degree — based on a bagrut certificate — without a psychometric exam(our wording)
- English level placement: Pre-Basic level or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
- Hebrew level placement: a score of 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam, a Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of an academic Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
- ∙ Bagrut in mathematics: grade of 90 or higher at the 4-unit level or grade of 80 or higher at the 5-unit level
- ∙ Bagrut in English: grade of 85 or higher at the 5-unit level
- Successfully completing 4 courses with a grade of 75 or higher during the first semester of studies
- Full bagrut certificate
- The Ofek track in Cognition is a track in which students are on conditional status during the first semester. Only after meeting all the track requirements will the student’s status change to regular student starting in the second semester. Failure to meet the track requirements will result in discontinuation of studies.
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.
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The Hebrew terms
sekhemסכםwaitlist rangeטווח המתנהlevel placementסיווג רמהPre-Basic levelטרום בסיסיBasic levelבסיסיAmirnet examאמירנטpsychometric examפסיכומטריYaelnet examיעל"נטplacement testמבחן סיווג רמהmechinaמכינה
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- Source:The institution's siteadmissions.haifa.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
Through interdisciplinary research and innovative teaching methods, we study psychology to understand mental processes and how they are expressed in our behavior. We study computer science and information systems to harness the power of intelligent systems.
Cognitive science seeks to explain mental abilities such as perception, learning, memory, language, thinking, decision-making, creativity, emotions, group relationships, and consciousness. The studies explore the processes people go through as they receive, process, and act on information. The curriculum is multidisciplinary and includes foundational studies in statistics, research methods, and mathematics, as well as courses in various fields: computer science and information systems, psychology, philosophy, linguistics, cognitive science, and brain science.
- Source:The institution's siteadmissions.haifa.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
Which industries they work in
- Education44%
Graduates’ salaries above average: ₪21,400 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 107 points
- Average psychometric score: 620 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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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Links
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