High School Track: Hebrew Language (Grades 7–10)

The Yaakov Herzog College, founded by the Lifshitz and Herzog collegesBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or moreTeacher trainingPeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut certificate / pre-academic mechina - average(our wording)

With an average grade of 92 or higher

Regular track

Psychometric exam or quality bagrut

Psychometric exam or quality bagrut with a high average

Special track

Exceptional admission

The college will allow students who do not meet the admission requirements to be admitted to each program of study, up to a quota of 10%, on the basis of personal circumstances that justify exceptional admission or as part of making higher education accessible to unique populations.

For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicant over the age of 30 who does not have a bagrut certificate

An applicant over the age of 30 who does not have a bagrut certificate is required to take the psychometric exam and complete the college’s mechina studies, totaling 6 weekly hours.

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

Personal interview
Regular students who took the bagrut abroad, or students in a conversion program who studied for a degree abroad, must take the Yael exam (Hebrew proficiency test).The minimum score for admission is 110

The Hebrew terms

bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אpsychometric examפסיכומטריquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתapplicantמועמדweekly hoursש"שpersonal interviewראיון אישיYael examיע"ל

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

What you study

Hebrew language teaching certificate studies provide comprehensive academic knowledge of the language throughout its periods and styles, and introduce students to issues, research methods, and ways of understanding the structure of the language. The curriculum combines a comparative approach with the study of related Semitic languages to examine the development of Hebrew over the years and introduce students to new linguistic research methods. During their studies, students gain in-depth knowledge of linguistics, as well as tools for understanding and analyzing the rules that govern Hebrew grammar.

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

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

Program length: 3 years

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

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.

Periphery 44 grant

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/מוסדות מתוקצביםchecked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026