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Hebrew Language

University of HaifaBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 100 or more

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Admission based on sekhem score

  • Sekhem: 500 or higher (waitlist range – 450–499)
  • 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 weighted score of 125 or higher (101 – open, 110 – closed) on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of a Hebrew course as part of the university mechina

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Direct admission without a psychometric exam based on the bagrut average

  • Full bagrut certificate with a weighted bagrut average of 100 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 weighted score of 125 or higher (101 – open, 110 – closed) on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of a Hebrew course as part of the university mechina

Through a preparatory program

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

  • Average grade of 80 or higher 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 weighted score of 125 or higher (101 – open, 110 – closed) on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of a Hebrew course as part of the university mechina
For adults and those who have studied before4

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

  • Degree average: 76 or higher

Applicants over age 30

  • Applicants over age 30 – bagrut certificate/University of Haifa mechina with an average of 75 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 weighted score of 125 or higher (101 – open, 110 – closed) on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of a Hebrew course as part of the university mechina

Applicants over age 42

  • Applicants over the age of 42 – bagrut certificate / University of Haifa mechina / mechina at a recognized academic institution
  • 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 weighted score of 125 or higher (101 – open, 110 – closed) on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa, or successful completion of a Hebrew course as part of the university mechina

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
  • Students must take 3 courses from the course cluster listed below (18 credit points) and earn an average grade of 80.
  • They must also meet the transfer track requirements for an additional department.
  • Students who studied at schools where the language of instruction was not Hebrew are required to score 125 on the Yael exam.
  • Students who wish to enter the faculty through the transfer track will be required to take courses at the Open University of Israel totaling 36 credit points (approximately equivalent to 1 academic year in the faculty) and earn the minimum required grade in each course, as determined by the department.
  • Admission to the selected double major track in the faculty is guaranteed to those who meet the above requirements, regardless of the combination of their bagrut subjects or their bagrut grades, and without the need for a psychometric exam.
  • Upon entering the faculty, students will be considered to have completed 1 full academic year.
  • Students seeking admission to the faculty through a transfer track must begin their studies at the faculty no later than 6 years after taking the first course listed in the relevant group at the Open University of Israel, and no later than 1 year after completing the last course in that group.
  • 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 examפסיכומטריweighted scoreציון משוקללYaelnet examיעל"נטplacement testמבחן סיווג רמה

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What you study

The Hebrew Language Department studies language on several levels: how people use it, meaning, syntax, word structure, and the study of sounds.

The degree provides comprehensive knowledge of the structure of the Hebrew language in all its aspects: grammar, syntax, the pronunciation, form, and meaning of words, history, cultural background, linguistics, the connection between Hebrew and related Semitic languages, and more. Courses in the degree include the history of the language—biblical Hebrew, the language of the Sages, medieval Hebrew, the revival of the Hebrew language, and modern Hebrew; phonetics; morphology; modern Hebrew syntax; discourse analysis of modern Hebrew; phonology; morphology; semantics; and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • 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.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Management in EducationPlanning, guiding, coordinating and evaluating educational services from both the administrative and educational perspectives.

Which industries they work in

  • Education70%

Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,300 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across universities)

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

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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