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Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Required bagrut average for direct admission

  • Direct admission 10.25 (deserving advancement category 9.90)

Regular track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)

  • Admission threshold for the department 18.750. Explanations of the calculation method at the link

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (relevant only for the natural sciences tracks in the mechina)

Regular track

Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Direct admission 625 (deserving advancement category 590)
For adults and those who have studied before6

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Admission requirements for the second year

  • English exemption required. The faculty will also accept applicants at Advanced B level and allow them to complete the exemption during the first semester of the second year
  • Hebrew exemption for holders of a non-Israeli bagrut certificate
  • Completion of at least 1 academic year at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, with at least 45 credit points
  • Compatibility between previous studies and the department's requirements
  • Applicants must meet the requirements for moving from the first year to the second year at the institution where they studied.
  • Their applications will be considered based on the transcripts they submit to the faculty's Teaching Affairs Office and subject to the number of places available in the field.
  • In addition to/in parallel with the university's requirements for the second year, the admission requirements for the second year for an applicant interested in a "Geology specialization" are as follows: Mathematics courses totaling 10–12 credit points or more. Physics courses totaling 10–12 credit points or more. Chemistry courses totaling 10 credit points or more.
  • In addition to/in parallel with the university's requirements for the second year, the admission requirements for the second year for an applicant interested in a "Atmosphere and Oceanography specialization" are as follows: Mathematics courses totaling 10–12 credit points or more. Physics courses totaling 10–12 credit points or more. Chemistry courses totaling 10 credit points or more.

Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate

  • Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission

Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • Admission requirements for the second yearA transfer track from The Open University of Israel is available
  • Students must complete all the courses listed in the equivalency table below at the Open University. They must achieve an average grade of 80 or higher in these courses, and a minimum grade of 70 in each course. They must also obtain an exemption in English.
  • Meeting all the requirements for the group of courses listed in the equivalency table, completing the Introduction to Geological Mapping course (68128), and obtaining an exemption in English are admission requirements for the institute through the transfer track.
  • The Hebrew University Institute of Earth Sciences undertakes to admit Open University students to the second year if they meet all the requirements of the transfer track, with no additional conditions.
  • Students wishing to transfer to the Institute of Earth Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem through the transfer track must begin their studies at the Institute within 3 years of completing the required course cluster listed in the equivalency table, and no later than 6 years after beginning the courses in that cluster.

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

  • Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Type of psychometric scoreQuantitative-oriented psychometric score

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה

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What you study

Studies at the Institute of Earth Sciences will give you the tools and knowledge to answer these questions and many others.

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.

After the degree

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪18,200 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
  • Average psychometric score: 650 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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