Multidisciplinary Studies

The Achva Academic CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 75 or more

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Admission based on a psychometric score/sekhem

Sekhem score (a calculation combining the psychometric score and bagrut) or a psychometric score of 400.
Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate that includes 4 units in English.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Admission based on bagrut

Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate with an average grade of 75 or higher, including 4 units of English.

Regular track

If you do not meet the admission requirements(our wording)

Preparation program for holders of a bagrut certificate with a grade of 75 or higher and English at 4 units / a supplementary course at the college, and a psychometric score or TIL score of 420.
(Applicants whose examination language is not Hebrew are required to take the Yael exam with a score of 107).

Through a preparatory program

Admission based on a pre-academic mechina in humanities and social sciences, totaling 780 hours, in accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines

Admission based on a pre-academic mechina in humanities and social sciences, totaling 780 hours, in accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines

For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicants aged 30+ with 12 years of schooling who do not have a bagrut certificate

Applicants aged 30+ with 12 years of schooling who do not have a bagrut certificate and wish to be admitted to a bachelor's degree program in general multi-domain studies can register for a preparatory program that includes 5 courses in core subjects
Even if you do not have a bagrut certificate or a psychometric exam, we will enable you to join the mechina and continue directly to bachelor's degree studies without losing a year

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

*Applicants who do not have a bagrut or a psychometric exam in Hebrew will be required to take the Yael exam with a score of 107 or higher

The Hebrew terms

psychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריsekhemסכםbagrutבגרותeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותunitsיח"לbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותsupplementary coursesלימודי השלמהTIL testתילapplicantמועמד

Source:The institution's siteachva.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

What you study

Interdisciplinary studies award a degree and broaden students’ horizons. They are also more practical thanks to the broad knowledge they provide in various fields, suited to the needs of the job market and society today and in the future. Courses in the degree program include economics, politics and government, philosophy, literature, art, history, conflict management and resolution, gender studies, Jewish thought, Hebrew literature, and more.

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

After the degree

What graduates work as

Management of Other Professional Servicesmost commonPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.
Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
PolicingMaintaining law and order, patrolling public areas, enforcing laws and regulations, and arresting people suspected of criminal activity.
Social Work and Counseling in Social WelfareProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.

Which industries they work in

Education17%
Local government13%
Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance6%

Employment rate is above average: 97% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,200 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/1500“colleges” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/233checked 2 Oct 2026

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

Program length: 3 years
On-time graduation rate 60% of students
Average bagrut score of admitted students: 85 points
Average psychometric score 430 points

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

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.

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/מוסדות מתוקצביםchecked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026