Law
The Sapir Academic CollegeBachelor of Laws (LL.B)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Direct admission – based on a psychometric score or sekhem
- Full bagrut and a psychometric score above 650, and an English level placement of Basic or higher – an Amir exam score, or a score on the English section of the psychometric exam, or an Amiram exam score above 85.
Regular track
Direct admission – based on a psychometric score or sekhem (Option 2)(our wording)
- A sekhem of 87.5 or higher.
- English level placement of Basic level or higher – an Amir exam score, the English section score of the psychometric exam, or an Amiram exam score above 85
Regular track
First option – based on psychometric score
- Full bagrut certificate and a psychometric score of 600 or higher.
- English level placement of Basic level or higher – an Amir exam score, the English section score of the psychometric exam, or an Amiram exam score above 85
- Meeting the threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks (assessment tasks include a written assessment test and may also include an interview). Successful completion of the assessment tasks.
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Second option – based on bagrut
- Bagrut score [or a pre-academic mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education as equivalent to a bagrut certificate] of 100 or higher.
- English level placement of Basic level or higher – an Amir exam score, the English section score of the psychometric exam, or an Amiram exam score above 85
- Meeting the threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks (assessment tasks include a written assessment test and may also include an interview). Successful completion of the assessment tasks.
For reservists
Third option – specifically for reservists^ and evacuees^^
- Bagrut score [or a pre-academic mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education as equivalent to a bagrut certificate] of 95 or higher.
- English level placement of Basic level or higher – an Amir exam score, the English section score of the psychometric exam, or an Amiram exam score above 85
- Meeting the threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks (assessment tasks include a written assessment test and may also include an interview). Successful completion of the assessment tasks.
- Reservist – anyone who served in IDF reserve duty for at least 60 days from 1.1.2025 through the applicant's registration date.
- Evacuee – anyone evacuated from their community in accordance with government decisions from 7.10.2023 and who has not yet returned to the community in accordance with that decision.
Special track
Fifth option: conditional admission
- Bagrut score [or a pre-academic mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education as equivalent to a bagrut certificate] of 95 or higher.
- English placement level Basic or higher – a grade above 85 on the Amir exam, the English section of the psychometric exam, or the Amiram exam.
- Meeting the threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks (assessment tasks include a written assessment test and may also include an interview). Successful completion of the assessment tasks.
- Conditional admission means achieving a weighted average of at least 70 at the end of the first year.
Special track
Review of exceptional cases
- In accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines, the department may admit up to 10% of applicants who do not meet the admission requirements as exceptional cases, plus an additional 8% of exceptional cases on the grounds of reserve duty and service as combat soldiers during regular service, as well as parents of a child under 13 whose spouse served at least 42 days during the year preceding registration.
- In addition, in exceptional and rare cases, in accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines and at the department’s discretion, an exemption may be granted and admission without a bagrut certificate may be allowed for applicants who have demonstrated that their ability to study was severely affected due to significant and lengthy service in the war (more than 90 days) and/or a significant injury sustained during military service in the war and/or other affected groups, such as those who were orphaned of their parents as a result of the events of 7.10, returned hostages, and similar cases.
- Registration as an exceptional applicant requires meeting the threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks, and a decision by the school to issue an invitation.
- Threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks as an exceptional applicantAn average of at least 85 on the bagrut certificate [or in a pre-academic mechina recognized by the CHE as equivalent to a bagrut certificate].
- Threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks as an exceptional applicantEnglish level placement of at least Basic level.
- Please note that meeting the threshold requirements for registration as an exceptional applicant does not guarantee an invitation to assessment tasks; the decision is at the school’s sole discretion.
For adults and those who have studied before2
Fourth option – based on a previous academic degree
- An average grade of 75 or higher in an academic degree in a science or mathematics field recognized by the Council for Higher Education (CHE), or an average grade of 85 or higher in an academic degree in the humanities or social sciences recognized by the CHE.
- Presentation of a confirmation of academic English at exemption level
- Meeting the threshold requirements for an invitation to assessment tasks (assessment tasks include a written assessment test and may also include an interview). Successful completion of the assessment tasks.
Transfer Track
- A unique track for outstanding students (who meet the regular admission requirements, or are in the top 10% of their cohort, or have a first-year average above 90), who have completed their first year at recognized law schools and wish to be admitted to the second year at the Sapir School of Law, and have an English level placement of at least Basic level.
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
- Applicants who studied at a high school where the language of instruction is not Hebrew must take a Hebrew proficiency exam at the exemption level (Yael exam).
The Hebrew terms
direct admissionקבלה ישירהpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריsekhemסכםbagrutבגרותlevel placementסיווג רמהAmir examאמי"רAmiram examאמיר"םmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"א
- Source:The institution's sitesapir.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
The degree provides knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts and principles of law, along with tools for critical thinking and skills for working as a lawyer or in the legal profession. The program covers the basic fields of law: criminal, civil, commercial, constitutional and administrative law, international law and Jewish law. To practice law, graduates must complete an internship after their studies and then pass the Israel Bar Association licensing exams. Courses in the degree include Criminal Law, Torts, Property, Labor Law, Tax Law, Family Law, Contract Law, Sources of Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law, Professional Ethics, Jurisprudence, and more.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Legal Practicemost commonProviding legal advice, drafting legal documents, representing clients, and managing claims in various legal settings.
Which industries they work in
- Legal and Accounting Services49%
- Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services7%
- Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance4%
Employment rate is above average 94% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies
Graduates' salaries are about average: ₪15,100 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/600checked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/218checked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3.5 years
- On-time graduation rate: 70% of students
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 94 points
- Average psychometric score: 560 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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 אקדמייםchecked 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
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