Linguistics
Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Psychometric exam
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate that meets the university's requirements and a general psychometric score of 450 or higher
Regular track
suitability score
- Suitability score of 500 or higher
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Without a psychometric exam
- Bagrut average of 102 or higher
Another track
High school completion certificate from abroad
- High school completion certificate from abroad equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate: average of 90 or higher (on the Israeli grading scale)
Another track
Humanities compulsory subjects
- Bagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects* of 85 or higher
- Humanities compulsory subjects *that appear on the bagrut certificate, from the following list: Bible, Hebrew expression (including Hebrew for holders of an Arabic-language bagrut certificate, and Hebrew for external candidates), Knowledge of the People and the State / History of the Jewish People, history, civics, literature, Jewish thought, English (and an additional foreign language, if applicable).
Another track
2 online courses
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate and 2 online courses taken at Tel Aviv University, each with a grade of 80 or higher, at least 1 of them in the humanities.
Special track
Exceptional admission
- Your credentials do not meet the requirements? You may want to check the conditions for consideration for exceptional admission
For adults and those who have studied before4
Academic education
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate and academic studies at a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE, totaling at least 30 academic semester hours, with an average of 85 or higher
Bachelor's degree (first degree)/master's degree (second degree)
- Bachelor's degree (first degree)/master's degree (second degree) from a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE
Age 40 or older
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate and age 40 or older
Transfer route from The Open University of Israel
- Applicants seeking admission through the transfer route from The Open University of Israel must take courses totaling 36 credit points, with a grade of at least 80 in each course and an average of at least 80.
- Applicants who meet the required course average, but whose grades in no more than 2 courses are between 75 and 79, may submit an application to the admissions committee of the Faculty of Humanities, together with a transcript.
- Admission through this route is to the first year.
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The Hebrew terms
psychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריsuitability scoreציון התאמהbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותBibleתנ"ךJewish thoughtמחשבת ישראל
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- Source:The institution's sitego.tau.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
For those who do not want to continue in academia, a bachelor's degree in Linguistics from Tel Aviv University is a sought-after qualification in the job market. Career opportunities are numerous, ranging from high tech (natural language processing, search engines, speech recognition, artificial intelligence) to communications, advertising, writing, translation, editing and, of course, teaching.
Linguistics explores human natural language and the human ability to use it. Although the field traditionally belongs to the humanities, the program also includes knowledge from other fields, such as the social sciences and the exact sciences. The curriculum includes a theoretical background, tools for research and academic thinking, and practical knowledge that prepares students to work in fields such as teaching Hebrew language, languages, translation, artificial intelligence, and more.
- Source:The institution's sitego.tau.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
Which industries they work in
- Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services33%
Graduates’ salaries are below average 10,800 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across universities)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/170“universities” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/105checked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
- Average psychometric score: 600 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.
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