Hebrew Language
Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Psychometric exam
- Psychometric score (general) of 450 or higher and eligibility for a bagrut certificate that meets the university's requirements
Regular track
suitability score
- Suitability score of 500 or higher
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Bagrut average
- Without a psychometric examBagrut average of 102 or higher
Another track
High school completion certificate from abroad
- Without a psychometric examHigh school completion certificate from abroad equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate: average of 90 or higher (on the Israeli grading scale)
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Bagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects
- Without a psychometric examBagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects of 85 or higher
- Humanities compulsory subjects listed on the bagrut certificate from the following: Bible, Hebrew expression (including Hebrew for holders of an Arabic-language bagrut certificate, and Hebrew for external candidates), Knowledge of the Jewish People and the State/History of the Jewish People, History, Civics, Literature, Jewish thought, English (and an additional foreign language, if applicable).
Another track
2 online courses
- Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and 2 online courses taken at Tel Aviv University, each with a grade of 80 or higher, at least 1 of them in the humanities.
Special track
Exceptional admission
- Your credentials do not meet the requirements? You may want to check the conditions for consideration for exceptional admission
For adults and those who have studied before5
Transfer route from The Open University of Israel
- Applicants seeking admission through the transfer route from The Open University of Israel must take courses totaling 36 credit points, with a grade of at least 80 in each course and an average of at least 80.
- Applicants who meet the required course average, but whose grades in no more than 2 courses are between 75 and 79, may submit an application to the admissions committee of the Faculty of Humanities, together with a transcript.
- Admission through this route is to the first year.
Academic education
- Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and academic studies at a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE, totaling at least 30 academic semester hours, with an average of 85 or higher
Bachelor's degree
- Without a psychometric examA bachelor's degree (first degree) from an academic institution recognized by the CHE
Master's degree
- Without a psychometric examA master's degree (bachelor's degree) from an academic institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Age 40 or older
- Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and age 40 or older
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The Hebrew terms
psychometric examפסיכומטריpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrutבגרותsuitability scoreציון התאמהbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותBibleתנ"ךJewish thoughtמחשבת ישראל
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- Source:The institution's sitego.tau.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
With a bachelor's degree in Hebrew Language, you can work in teaching in the education system and ulpans, Jewish education in the Diaspora, language editing, translation, instruction, curriculum writing, literary writing, communications, and the civil service.
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.
- Source:The institution's sitego.tau.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
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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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