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Hebrew University of JerusalemBachelor of Arts (B.A)

Admission without the psychometric exam — see below

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Required bagrut average for direct admission

  • Direct admission 9.75 (deserving advancement category 9.4)

Regular track

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and bagrut (department admission threshold)(our wording)

  • The admission threshold for the department is 16.500. Explanations of how it is calculated are available at the link

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (applies to all mechina tracks)

Regular track

Required psychometric score for direct admission (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Direct admission 550 (deserving advancement category 515)
For adults and those who have studied before6

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission

Transfer track from The Open University of Israel

  • A transfer track from The Open University of Israel to the department for the second year is available.
  • Students must take 3 of the 5 Open University courses (a total of 18 credit points) listed in the following group and achieve an average grade of 75 or higher.
  • They must also meet the requirements of the transfer track to an additional department or supplementary studies.
  • Students who wish to enter the faculty through the transfer track must take 6 Open University courses totaling 36 Open University credit points, approximately equivalent to 1 academic year in the faculty, and earn at least the required grade in each course, as specified for the department they wish to enroll in.
  • Students who meet the track requirements listed below will be admitted to the faculty as second-year students, starting in the 2008/09 academic year.
  • Students admitted to the faculty must obtain an exemption from English as a foreign language courses.

Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate

  • Direct admission for holders of a bachelor's degree/doctorate is available

Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and older (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate)

  • Psychometric score for direct admission for applicants aged 30 and over (for those eligible for a bagrut certificate). Relevant admission track

Admission requirements for the second year

  • English exemption required
  • Completion of at least 1 academic year of study at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education 25 credit points minimum
  • Compatibility between previous studies and the department's requirements
  • Applicants must meet the requirements for moving on to the second year at the institution where they studied.
  • Applicants must have an average grade of 75 or higher in the department in which they wish to continue their studies.
  • The most suitable applicants will be admitted following discussion by the department's admissions committee and approval by the faculty's teaching committee

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

  • Minimum English levelScore of 85/Basic level
  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Type of psychometric scorePsychometric general multi-domain score, psychometric quantitative-oriented score, psychometric verbal-oriented score
  • The History department has one registration track: 151-1310- History double major
  • A double-major track combining studies with another department from the combinations table

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission trackמסלול קבלהdirect admissionקבלה ישירה“deserving advancement” (affirmative-action category based on socio-economic criteria)ראויים לקידוםweighted scoreציון משוקללpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmission thresholdציון סףdepartmentחוגmechinaמכינה

Check your chances — the institution's calculator

What you study

This sentence is just one example of the subjective meaning given to writing and reading history. As part of our history studies, you will gain broad and in-depth historical knowledge, and also learn to analyze historical sources and processes.

The degree provides broad historical knowledge alongside methodological tools for understanding, analyzing and researching history, and for critical thinking. Studies generally focus on the history of Western culture, from antiquity to the modern era, as well as encounters with other cultures. Topics covered in the degree include: the history of Greece and Rome, the history of Central and Western Europe from antiquity to the present day, colonialism, the French Revolution, World War II, the history of Christianity, the history of Russia and Eastern Europe, the United States and Latin America, 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.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
  • JournalismResearching, reporting and interpreting news and current affairs in print and online newspapers, on television, on the radio and in other media.
  • Office ManagementSupervising and coordinating the activities of employees in the office.

Which industries they work in

  • Education21%
  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services13%
  • Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance7%

Average employment rate 72% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across universities)

Graduates' salaries are below average: ₪10,500 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

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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