Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Science (B.Sc)
No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 100 or more
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences, single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 575
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Applicants with an average of 95
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences, single major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 60/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Applicants with an average of 95
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences combined double degree – Earth and Environmental Sciences and Civil Engineering | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 620
- English level: Advanced A level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption
- Engineering sekhem 530
- Policy on the review of exceptional cases - Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose quantitative sekhem, psychometric score, or engineering sekhem is up to 10 points below the required score will be reviewed by the department’s admissions committee based on all their data. Reviews of exceptional cases are subject to availability in the department and may take place at various times during the registration period.
- Students admitted without an exemption in physics must take the course "Introduction to Physics - Mechanics" 500-5-0006 at the Center for Pre-Academic Studies, which is held in the summer or in the first semester.
- Students admitted without an exemption in Chemistry must take the course "Introduction to Chemistry for Civil and Environmental Engineering" 500-5-1000 through the Center for Pre-Academic Studies, which takes place in the first semester.
- Admission with first or second preference only
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences combined double degree – Earth and Environmental Sciences with Life Sciences | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 585
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 585
- Mathematics: 70/4 or 60/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose quantitative sekhem and/or psychometric score is up to 5 points below the required score and/or up to 3 points below the required scores in the required components will be reviewed by the department’s admissions committee based on all their data. Reviews of exceptional cases are subject to availability in the department and may take place at various times during the registration period.
- Policy on review of exceptional casesDeserving advancement - up to 50 points below the admission cutoff, will be referred for discussion by the department
- Admission as first, second, or third priority only
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences combined double degree – Earth and Environmental Sciences with Life Sciences | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 106
- Mathematics: 80 in 5 units or 90 in 4 units
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Admission as first, second, or third priority only
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences combined double degree – Earth and Environmental Sciences and Computer Science | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 740
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 650
- Mathematics: 90/4 or 80/5
- Quantitative reasoning: 130
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose quantitative sekhem and/or psychometric score is up to 5 points below the required score and/or up to 3 points below the required scores in the required components will be reviewed by the department’s admissions committee based on all their data. Reviews of exceptional cases are subject to availability in the department and may take place at various times during the registration period.
- Policy on review of exceptional casesDeserving advancement - up to 50 points below the admission cutoff, will be referred for discussion by the department
- Admission with first or second preference only
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences combined double degree – Life Sciences – Biology and Marine Biotechnology track | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 585
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 585
- Mathematics: 70/4 or 60/5
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose quantitative sekhem and/or psychometric exam score is up to 5 points below the required score and/or whose required bagrut component scores are up to 3 points below the required scores will be considered by the department’s admissions committee based on their overall qualifications. Exceptional-case reviews are subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
- English level: Basic level
- Additional requirementsAdvanced A level in English
- Policy on review of exceptional casesDeserving advancement - up to 50 points below the admission cutoff, will be referred for discussion by the department
- Admission as first, second, or third priority only
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences combined double degree – Life Sciences – Biology and Marine Biotechnology track | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 106
- Mathematics: 80 in 5 units or 90 in 4 units
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- English level: Basic level
- Additional requirementsAdvanced A level in English
- Admission as first, second, or third priority only
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Department of Statistics | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 630
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 70/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Department of Statistics | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 5 units, grade 87
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Departments of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 575
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Applicants with an average of 95
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Departments of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 60/5 Mathematics: 95/3
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Applicants with an average of 95
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Chemistry | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 600
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
- Mathematics: 70/4 or 60/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
- Policy on review of exceptional casesApplicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for review according to the following details: For admission based on the psychometric exam and sekhem: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score and whose grades in the required bagrut subjects are up to 5 points below the required grades.
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Chemistry | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 105
- Mathematics: 95/4 or 85/5
- Chemistry: 85/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Computer Science | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 720
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
- Mathematics: 90/4 or 80/5
- Quantitative reasoning: 125
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and whose quantitative sekhem and/or psychometric exam score is up to 10 points below the required score, and/or who are up to 5 points short in one of the required components, will be considered by the department’s admissions committee based on their overall application. Reviews of exceptional cases are subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
- Policy on review of exceptional casesDeserving advancement - up to 50 points below the admission cutoff, will be referred for discussion by the department
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Mathematics | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 575
- Mathematics: 5 units, grade 87
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Invitation to an interview by meeting one of the following conditions: 1. Quantitative sekhem 555 2. Bagrut average 95
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Mathematics | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 5 units, grade 87
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Invitation to an interview by meeting one of the following conditions: 1. Quantitative sekhem 555 2. Bagrut average 95
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Physics | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [quantitative sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 630
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 600
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 75/5
- Physics: 70/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
- Until August each year, applicants may be admitted without bagrut in Physics, but they must meet the other admission requirements. They must complete the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" with a "passing" grade in the summer semester at the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.
- Starting in August, applicants cannot be admitted without bagrut in 5 units of Physics, because the summer course starts in August
- Policy on review of exceptional casesApplicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for review as detailed below: Admission based on the psychometric exam/sekhem: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score, and whose bagrut grades in mathematics and physics are up to 5 points below the required grades.
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Physics | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 103
- Mathematics: 80/5
- Physics: 80/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
- Until August each year, applicants may be admitted without bagrut in Physics, but they must meet the other admission requirements. They must complete the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" with a "passing" grade in the summer semester at the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.
- Starting in August, applicants cannot be admitted without bagrut in 5 units of Physics, because the summer course starts in August
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Sustainability and Environmental Conservation | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 575
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Applicants with an average of 95
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences double major – Sustainability and Environmental Conservation | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 60/5 or 80/4
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Applicants with an average of 95
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences major – Natural Sciences | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 575
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Bagrut average of 95 or higher
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences major – Natural Sciences | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 60/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Bagrut average of 95 or higher
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)
- Quantitative sekhem: 575
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Bagrut average of 95 or higher
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Earth and Environmental Sciences major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 100
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 60/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
- Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be invited to an interview in the department, as detailed below: 1. Applicants with a quantitative sekhem of 555 or higher. 2. Bagrut average of 95 or higher
Regular track
Earth and Environmental Sciences, double major - Chemistry
- Additional admission tracks: 1. Quantitative sekhem 575 + psychometric exam 575 + Chemistry 5 units/80 + Mathematics 4 units/70 or 5 units/60. 2. Quantitative sekhem 550 + psychometric exam 550 + Chemistry 5 units/80 + Mathematics 4 units/70 or 5 units/60 + Physics 5 units/70.
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
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.
For every track
- Review of exceptional cases begins on 12.4.26
- Applicants with an academic background: referred for review by the department only after submitting an up-to-date transcript.
- Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
The Hebrew terms
single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםquantitative reasoningחשיבה כמותיתBasic levelבסיסיapplicantמועמדdepartmentחוגbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרות
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- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
Climate change and oceans, earthquakes, water resources, and environmental pollution are not just natural phenomena—they are global challenges that affect all our lives. The bachelor's degree
Earth sciences—geology, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, hydrology and water resources, and environmental sciences—study the processes that act on and shape Earth, the seas and oceans, and the atmosphere. The studies combine theoretical courses with mapping camps, laboratory work, field trips, and research cruises in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Eilat. The curriculum includes foundational studies in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Later, students can choose one of the following specializations: geology, climate and atmospheric sciences, marine sciences and oceanography, or environmental sciences.
- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪18,200 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
average across universities
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
- Average psychometric score: 650 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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.
Periphery 44 grant
only for programs at the Eilat campus
Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026
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