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Combined Program in Physics and Mathematics

Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 108 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

Exact Sciences suitability score

  • Exact Sciences suitability score* meets the admission thresholdacademic year: 2026/27Acceptance threshold: 670Rejection threshold: 660
  • Exact Sciences suitability score—an applicant who took mathematics and physics at 5 units and scored at least 55 in each will receive an additional 10 bonus points toward the regular suitability score.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Without a psychometric exam

  • A grade of 90 or higher in mathematics in the bagrut or a recognized academic mechina, in the science track, at 5 units or more, and also a grade of 90 or higher in physics in the bagrut exam or a recognized academic mechina, in the science track, at 5 units, or in the physics placement exam, and: an adjusted bagrut average of 108 or higher

Another track

High-school students who studied in the Science-Oriented Youth Unit

  • High school students who studied at the Youth for Science Unit and met the requirements for transferring to Physics may be admitted with special status as long as they are high school students. Once they are eligible for a bagrut certificate, and only after demonstrating that they have met the transfer requirements, they will be transferred to "regular student status.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • Your credentials do not meet the requirements? You may want to check the conditions for consideration for exceptional admission
For adults and those who have studied before2

A total of at least 30 academic semester hours

  • Without a psychometric examA grade of 80 or higher in each of the following courses and an average of 85 or higher across all of them, with a total of at least 30 academic semester hours: Calculus 1A, Mathematical Introduction for Physicists 1, Classical Physics 1, Classical Physics 2;

Applicants with previous academic background in physics

  • Applicants with previous academic background in physics may register for the second semester. Admission requirements for the second semester will be published in November

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

For every track

  • A grade of 80 or higher in mathematics at 5 units in bagrut or in a recognized pre-academic university mechina, or a grade of 80 or higher in each of the courses Calculus 1A and Mathematical Introduction to Physics 1 at Tel Aviv University
  • A grade of 80 or higher in physics at 5 units in bagrut or in a recognized pre-academic university mechina, or a grade of 90 or higher on the placement test for the physics preparatory course held at the Faculty of Engineering during the summer months, or a grade of 80 or higher in the Classical Physics 1 course at Tel Aviv University
  • Applicants seeking admission on the basis of a recognized pre-academic mechina are required to complete a mechina in the science track
  • The university’s general admission requirementsAn Israeli bagrut certificate or a high-school completion certificate from abroad

The Hebrew terms

suitability scoreציון התאמהadmission thresholdציון סףapplicantמועמדunitsיח"לbonus pointsבונוסיםpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהlevel placementסיווג רמהbagrut averageממוצע בגרות

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

What you study

Does mathematics and physics sound too theoretical to you? Like a degree with no use in the “real world”?

Physicists use mathematics as a working language and need comprehensive mathematical knowledge. The combined physics-mathematics track deepens students’ mathematical education even further alongside their physics studies, giving similar weight to both fields. Graduates of the program are physicists with a deep understanding of mathematics, or mathematicians with a very strong aptitude for applied science. Graduates will have a basic education in an especially broad range of physics and applied mathematics, and will be able to integrate well into research and development teams in science-based industries. These abilities will give them an excellent starting point for advanced studies, both in the Faculty of Mathematics and in the Faculty of Physics.

After the degree

Graduates of related fields work as:

Related fields: PhysicsMathematics – Physics

  • Teaching in secondary schoolmost commonTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Physics and Astronomymost commonResearch and development of concepts, theories, and methods in physics or astronomy, as well as the application of scientific knowledge in these fields in industry, medicine, the military, and more.
  • Academic Teaching of Natural SciencesPreparing and delivering lectures and classes at institutions of higher education. Conducting research and writing academic articles and books.
  • Software DevelopmentResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.
  • Electronics EngineeringResearch, design, and guidance for the construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of electronic systems. Study of the technological aspects of materials, products, and processes, and providing advice about them.

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 670 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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