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Interdisciplinary Program in Philosophy and Jewish Thought

Shalem CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 95 or more

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate and the required weighted admission threshold / The bagrut certificate must include at least 21 units, with a weighted average of 95(our wording)

  • The bagrut certificate must include at least 21 units, with a weighted average of at least 95.

Through a preparatory program

Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate and the required weighted admission threshold / Applicants who have a certificate of completion from a pre-academic mechina at a recognized institution of higher education(our wording)

  • Applicants who have a certificate of completion from a pre-academic mechina at an institution of higher education recognized by the Council for Higher Education, and whose average upon completing the mechina is 90 or higher, may apply and will be considered to have met the admission threshold.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Shalem Academic Center does not require applicants with a bagrut certificate average of 95 or higher to submit a psychometric exam score

  • Shalem College does not require applicants with a bagrut certificate average of 95 or higher to present a psychometric exam score.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Shalem Academic Center recognizes the IB diploma for applying

  • Shalem College recognizes the IB diploma for applying, provided that the average grades on the IB diploma are equivalent to the required threshold average for an Israeli bagrut certificate (weighted score of 95 or higher).

Another track

Applicants who grew up abroad and attended high school abroad

  • Applicants who grew up abroad and attended high school abroad must submit an official high school graduation certificate, a final high school transcript, and SAT scores (the minimum requirement is a score of 1300 or higher) or ACT scores (the minimum requirement is the 91st percentile or at least 29 correct answers).

Regular track

Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate and the required weighted admission threshold

  • Applicants who are eligible for a full bagrut certificate and have a bagrut average below 95, but present a score of 700 or higher on the psychometric exam, will be considered to have met the admission threshold.

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

  • A score of at least 100 on the Amirnet exam or on the English section of the psychometric exam.
  • Applicants who do not hold an Israeli bagrut certificate and completed high school abroad must present Level 5 or higher (a score of at least 84) on the Yaelnet exam.

The Hebrew terms

eligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותadmission thresholdציון סףunitsיח"לapplicantמועמדmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אCouncil for Higher Educationמל"גpsychometric examפסיכומטרי

What you study

The curriculum provides knowledge and understanding of philosophy across its periods and various fields, along with systematic and critical tools for analysis and thought. Studies cover different fields, such as logic, metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics, through the study of the teachings of the great classical and modern philosophers. Courses in the degree include: Logic, Greek Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion, Theoretical and Practical Rationality, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services19%
  • Education11%

Employment rate above average 83% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Graduates’ salaries are about average 17,300 ₪ Average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 50% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
  • Average psychometric score: 660 points

Money

How the institution is funded

Non-budgeted institutions

Tuition

At academic institutions that are not funded by the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), tuition is set by the institution itself.

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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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