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Information Systems

Zefat Academic CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or morePeriphery 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

These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Without a psychometric exam

  • A score of 92 or higher in the bagrut exams
  • Yael exam score of 110

Through a preparatory program

Mechina

  • Graduate of a designated mechina with a grade of 92 or higher

Through a preparatory program

Graduates of a mechina run by Zefat Academic College

  • May be admitted without a bagrut, with the mechina grade replacing the bagrut grade in the formula for calculating the sekhem

Special track

Waiting list for review of exceptional cases

  • If you do not fully meet the above threshold requirements, you may also apply under review of exceptional cases and enter the waiting list for review of exceptional cases.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Practical engineers

  • Holders of a practical engineer diploma with eligibility for a bagrut certificate will be admitted as regular students with an average of at least 80 in the external exams (MAHAT).
  • Applicants without eligibility for a bagrut certificate will be admitted as regular students with an average of at least 85 in the external exams (MAHAT).

Academic degree

  • Holders of an academic degree in any field with an average of at least 80

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

For every track

  • Applicants whose last institution of study did not teach in Hebrew must pass the Yael exam with a score of 90 or higher
  • Students admitted to the program may be required to take additional supplementary courses and/or meet a grade threshold during the first year of the degree, depending on the case
  • Passing a personal admissions interview — at the department’s discretion

The Hebrew terms

psychometric examפסיכומטריbagrutבגרותYael examיע"לpractical engineerהנדסאיeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותregular studentמן המנייןMAHATמה"טmechinaמכינהsekhemסכםreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגים

What you study

The degree provides knowledge in the characterization, development and management of information and technology systems, such as computers, communications systems, the internet and smartphones, combined with an understanding of the needs of organizations, customers and suppliers. This knowledge is applied in a range of fields, including medicine, banking, manufacturing, retail, high tech and more. Courses in the degree include Introduction to Microeconomics, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Information and Learning Technologies, Mathematics, Introduction to Computer Science, Introduction to Organization and Management, Research Methods, Java, Python, Linear Algebra, Data Structures, Information Systems Analysis, Project Management, Marketing Fundamentals, Data Science and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Application Programmingmost commonWriting and maintaining code for software applications and operating systems.
  • Systems AnalysisResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements, procedures, or problems in the field of information technology. Developing and implementing proposals, recommendations, and plans to improve existing and future information systems.
  • Software DevelopmentResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services62%
  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment5%
  • Management and Support Services for Offices and Businesses3%

Employment rate is above average 94% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)

Graduates’ salaries are above average: ₪23,600 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 92 points
  • Average psychometric score 450 points

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

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Questions and contact:info.shpieg@gmail.com

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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