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Communication Disorders

Ariel University in SamariaBachelor of Arts (B.A)

Registration closedas checked on 2 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

For reservists

Bagrut only—for reservists / career soldiers / security forces personnel who served during the “Swords of Iron” war, subject to meeting the specified number of reserve-duty days.

  • Bagrut average – at least 100
  • Advanced-level bagrut: 5 units in a science subject—biology, chemistry, or physics—with a grade above 85.
  • At least 4 units in mathematics and 5 units in English, with grades above 80.
  • Up to 10% of all students admitted to each program may be admitted to this track.

Regular track

Bagrut and psychometric exam

  • Bagrut average: 93 or higher
  • Psychometric exam: 620 or higher

Regular track

Combined score

  • Combined admission score: at least 630
  • Minimum bagrut average for calculating the combined admission score: 90
  • Minimum psychometric score for calculating the combined admission score: 590

Regular track

Applicants with a foreign high-school diploma

  • Psychometric score of 620 or higher

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • The department reserves the right to consider applicants who do not meet the admission requirements through exceptional admission, subject to a limit of up to 10% of the admission quota, in accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines. Each case will be reviewed individually by the departmental admissions committee.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Applicants with a bachelor's degree in other fields

  • Holders of a bachelor's degree in other fields with an average of at least 85 are required to present a psychometric score of at least 630.

Applicants with a bachelor's degree in life sciences

  • Applicants with a bachelor's degree in life sciences and an average of at least 85 are not required to present a psychometric exam score.

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

For every track

  • Admission to the department at a later stage will be based only on available places and subject to a decision by the departmental admissions committee (admission at a later stage will be granted only after passing an aptitude test and a personal interview).
  • Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate, including English in the bagrut: at least 4 units in English with a grade of 80 or higher, and at least 4 units in mathematics with a grade of 80 or higher. This requirement may be met by taking a supplementary course in a mechina at the required level.
  • At least 4 units in English with a grade of 80 or higher, and at least 4 units in mathematics with a grade of 80 or higher.
  • Applicants with a foreign high-school diploma are required to take the Yael exam with a score of at least 120.
  • English Level PlacementEnglish level Advanced A or higher. (Score of 100 or higher on the English section of the psychometric exam/Amirnet exam).

Registration closed

On the institution's site:

  • Update as of 05.07.2026 - Registration for the Department of Communication Disorders for the 2026/27 academic year is closed.

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותreservistsמשרתי מילואיםcareer soldiersקבעsecurity forcesזרועות הביטחוןreserve-duty daysימי מילואיםbagrut averageממוצע בגרותunitsיח"לpsychometric examפסיכומטריcombined scoreציון משולבadmission scoreציון קבלה

What you study

The studies focus on diagnosing, rehabilitating, and treating communication disorders and disabilities, including difficulties with reading and writing, speech problems, language delays, stuttering, and more. Students learn methods and approaches for assessing, treating, and rehabilitating various disorders. The curriculum includes foundational studies in the life and medical sciences: anatomy, physiology, neurology, pathology, genetics, psychology, linguistics, and degree-specific courses, including acoustics, phonetics, and types of disorders affecting the speech, hearing, and swallowing systems, among others. In addition, students gain clinical experience in hospitals, institutes, the education system, and rehabilitation centers.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Audiology and speech-language pathologymost commonAssessing and treating impairments that affect hearing, speech, communication, and swallowing. Providing advice and prescriptions for rehabilitation devices and rehabilitation treatments in cases of hearing loss and speech impairments.

Which industries they work in

  • Education36%
  • Health services29%
  • Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation11%

Employment rate is above the average: 100% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after graduation

Graduates' salaries are below average: ₪11,500 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3.5 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
  • Average psychometric score: 620 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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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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