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Bible Track: Elementary School (grades 1–6)

Beit Berl CollegeBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 85 or moreTeacher training

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Admission based on bagrut only

  • Admission is possible based solely on a quality bagrut average in the following programs: early childhood, elementary school, secondary school, special education, English*, informal education and youth advancement – an average of 85 or higher

Regular track

Combined score (psychometric score + bagrut)

  • The combined score is the average of the weighted bagrut scores and the psychometric score

Through a preparatory program

Admission requirements for graduates of pre-academic mechina programs

  • An admission average of at least 85 upon completing studies at a pre-academic mechina.

Another track

Significant contribution to the community

  • Applicants who have made a significant contribution to society may be admitted on this basis as an alternative to a bagrut average of 85 or higher.
  • The social contribution may be demonstrated in one or more of the following areas: active and ongoing participation in a youth movement; completing a year of service through a recognized framework. Working in the education field for at least 2 years, such as mentoring, teaching, or community educational activities.
  • Admission based on this criterion is possible after completing the required selection procedures and demonstrating suitability for the requested study program.

Special track

Up to 10% exceptional admissions

  • The college will allow the admission of up to 10% exceptional applicants who do not meet the required admission requirements but have other special personal qualifications, such as extensive experience in mentoring and/or volunteering in education, outstanding achievements supported by recommendation letters, relevant higher education in non-academic frameworks, and an impressive record of overcoming a disadvantaged socioeconomic and cultural background.
  • Every applicant with exceptional admission qualifications will have an admission interview and will be admitted on the condition that they meet the requirements at the end of the first year.
For adults and those who have studied before1

Practical-engineer diploma holders

  • Holders of a practical engineer diploma issued by the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Economy and Industry (MAHAT) will be considered to have a certificate equivalent to a bagrut certificate for the purpose of registering for academic studies. Their final grade will be considered a bagrut average.

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

For every track

  • Some programs may include additional screening procedures, such as: personal interview, group interview, entrance exam
  • Admission requirements for applicants with a foreign high-school diplomaApplicants must take a Hebrew placement test (Yael exam) before beginning their studies. The minimum score required on the Yael exam for admission is 110. Applicants who score 80–109 will be required to take a Hebrew mechina in the first semester of their studies.
  • Admission requirements for applicants with a foreign high-school diplomaAn equivalency approval from the Ministry of Education for the bagrut certificate and a psychometric exam score of 540 or higher.

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתearly childhoodהגיל הרךelementary schoolהיסודיsecondary schoolהעל-יסודיspecial educationחינוך מיוחדcombined scoreציון משולבpsychometric examפסיכומטריpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטרי

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What you study

The program focuses on issues in teaching and learning, emphasizing the connection between theory, research, and practice. Research and study areas include learning sciences, pedagogy and didactics, learning and teaching technologies, philosophy of education, research methods in education, multiculturalism and education, developing thinking skills, metacognition in subject areas, and more. The program awards a bachelor's degree with a teaching certificate for middle and high school. Subject areas in which students can specialize in teaching include Civics (political science and law), Art (art, creative work, and art history), English, geography, history, Hebrew language, music, Bible, mathematics, literature, Arabic, and theater.

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

What graduates work as

  • Nursing (Registered Nurses)most commonProviding care, support, and nursing services to patients. Planning and managing care, supervising healthcare workers, and collaborating with medical and other teams.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Shop Sales Assistancemost commonSelling goods and services directly to the public or on behalf of businesses, and explaining how the products and services being sold work and what their features are.
  • Nursing Care in Private Homesmost commonProviding routine nursing care to patients and helping them with their daily activities in their own homes and other independent living settings.
  • 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.

Which industries they work in

  • Education60%

Graduates’ salaries are below average 10,200 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years

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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