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Counseling and Human Development

University of HaifaBachelor of Arts (B.A)

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Admission based on sekhem score

  • Sekhem: 600 or higher (waitlist range – 570–599)
  • 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
  • ∙ Submission of a resume
  • ∙ Passing an admissions interview, at the School’s discretion

Through a preparatory program

Admission through the University of Haifa mechina programs — direct admission to a degree(our wording)

  • An average grade of 90 or higher (excluding bonus points) in the University of Haifa mechina
  • 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
  • ∙ Submission of a resume
  • ∙ Passing an admissions interview, at the School’s discretion

Special track

Admission through the Ofek track toward a degree — based on a bagrut certificate — without a psychometric exam(our wording)

  • A full bagrut certificate with a weighted bagrut average of 90 or higher
  • 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
  • Successfully completing 3–4 courses with a grade of 80 or higher during the first semester of studies
  • ∙ Submission of a resume
  • ∙ Passing an admissions interview, at the School’s discretion
For adults and those who have studied before2

Admission for applicants who hold a degree from a recognized academic institution

  • Degree average: 85 or higher
  • ∙ Submission of a resume

Admission through the transfer pathway from The Open University of Israel

  • Admission without a psychometric exam is possible through the Open University of Israel transfer tracks
  • The shaded courses must be completed at the Open University of Israel. Taking additional courses from the equivalency table is optional. Students must earn a grade of 70 or higher in each course taken from the equivalency table, and achieve an overall average grade of 90 or higher.
  • Students who complete their studies with the required minimum grades will be eligible for admission to the second year of the Counseling and Human Development department at the University of Haifa. They will need to complete the introductory courses Introduction to the Philosophy of Education, Social Psychology, Introduction to Learning Environments, Teaching and Instruction, and Introduction to Special Education, which are taught in the department in the first year.
  • Admission to the requested department in the Faculty of Education at the University of Haifa is guaranteed to anyone who meets all the requirements of the relevant course cluster, with no additional admission requirements.
  • A student who successfully completes these courses with an average grade of 80 or higher but lower than 90 may submit an application to the department's admissions committee.
  • The programs in the Education departments are double-major programs. Therefore, applicants must register for a bachelor's degree in an additional department at the University and meet the university-wide and department-specific admission requirements of the second department, whether these are the department's regular admission requirements or the requirements for transferring to an additional department with which the Open University has a transfer pathway agreement.
  • All students in the Faculty, except those exempt from English studies at the University of Haifa based on an English placement test or on previous studies at a recognized academic institution, must complete Advanced 2 level in English.
  • Applicants whose high school language of instruction was not Hebrew and/or who did not take the psychometric exam in Hebrew must receive a score on the Yael exam (Hebrew proficiency test).

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.

The Hebrew terms

sekhemסכםwaitlist rangeטווח המתנהlevel placementסיווג רמהPre-Basic levelטרום בסיסיBasic levelבסיסיAmirnet examאמירנטpsychometric examפסיכומטריYaelnet examיעל"נטplacement testמבחן סיווג רמהmechinaמכינה

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What you study

With information and research skills, you will learn how to identify strengths and challenges in every age group, from kindergarten through high school, so that students' mental well-being can be improved, their personal potential nurtured, and each of them enabled to realize their abilities and strengths.

The degree provides basic knowledge of theory and research in education, behavioral sciences, and educational counseling, and an understanding of research methods in education and educational counseling. The curriculum includes 4 main areas: education and pedagogy, psychology, educational counseling, and research. Since 1995/96, a license to work in educational counseling has been granted only to holders of a master's degree. Courses include: Introduction to the Theory of Education and Teaching, Foundations of Educational Sociology, Research Methods, Introduction to Psychology, Basic Skills in the Counseling Interview, Family Counseling: From Theory to Practice, Teaching Children with Special Needs, Family Foundations of Child Development, Coping with Stressful Situations, Language, Thinking, and Learning, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Other work in the field of teachingmost commonProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

  • Education53%

Employment rate above average 83% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across universities)

Graduate salaries are below average ₪8,400 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

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
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 90 points
  • Average psychometric score 540 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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