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Literature of the Jewish People

Bar-Ilan UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 90 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

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

Admission based on bagrut average only (without a psychometric exam)(our wording)

  • Study Programs: Literature of the Jewish PeopleMinimum Bagrut Average: 90Registration Status: Open
  • Applicants with an Israeli bagrut certificate who meet the following requirements will be admitted directly to the departments.

For reservists

Those serving as reservists, career soldiers, or in the security forces

  • Women and men serving as reservists, career soldiers, or in the security forces may be admitted to a bachelor's degree program in 2026/27 through a special track without a psychometric exam.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsReservists who served in reserve duty for 60 days or more from 1.10.2025, or reservists who served in reserve duty for 300 days or more from 7.10.2023.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsWounded applicants who present a certificate from the Compensation Officer confirming recognition as wounded in the Swords of Iron War by the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry of Defense.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsCareer soldiers serving in designated frontline units who served to an exceptional extent during 2025 or 2026 because of the war, and continue to serve on active duty during the 2026/27 registration period.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsCombat soldiers in regular service who completed their military service from 1.12.2025.
  • Eligibility for admission through this track will be granted to the following applicantsParents of a child under 13 whose spouse served in reserve duty for 60 days or more from 1.1.2026.
  • The number of places allocated for admission through this track is limited, and it applies only to departments open for registration. Registration for this track will close once the quotas for exceptional admissions of all types have been filled.
  • Admission through this track will be based on bagrut grades only, as specified in the table below, in addition to meeting the university's admission requirements
For adults and those who have studied before1

30+ Program (30+ mechina)

  • Graduates of the mechina program may be admitted to departments in the Faculty of Jewish Studies, Society and Humanities, as well as the Department of Planning, Environment and Sustainability, without a psychometric exam.
  • Admission is conditional on eligibility for a mechina certificate with a final average of at least 85, a grade of at least 85 on the English screening test, and a grade of 80 or higher in each of the 2 academic courses in the mechina: “Foundations of Government and Israeli Politics” and “Science and Technology.”

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

  • English screening test (Amiram exam), with a score of 85 or higher in the English section, except that the Department of Linguistics and English Literature requires a score of at least 120, the Medical Imaging program requires a score of at least 100, and the PAKAM program requires a score of at least 110 in the psychometric-based admission track).
  • Applicants whose school’s language of instruction was not Hebrew are required to have a score of at least 105 on the Hebrew screening test (Yael exam) administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation (except in the English Linguistics single-major, English Literature single-major, and French single-major programs; the French single-major program is taught in French, and all 3 programs are exempt from the Yael exam). For more details, see the bachelor's degree admission requirements.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותreservistsמשרתי מילואיםcareer soldiersקבעsecurity forcesזרועות הביטחוןbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןunitsיח"ל

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What you study

The studies provide a foundation for exploring and gaining a deeper understanding of the diverse forms of Hebrew literary creation, including genres such as prose, drama, and poetry, as well as literary movements and periods. They also equip students with tools for critiquing and evaluating literary works and phenomena. The curriculum covers outstanding works in Hebrew, from the period of Midrash and the literature of the Sages to modern Hebrew literature today. Courses in the degree include: Narrative Theory, Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature: Poetry and Prose, Introduction to Temple Literature and Aggadah, The Golden Age: Keys to the Poetry of Spain, The Beginnings of Hebrew Poetry: A Journey into the First Millennium, Hebrew Poets in the Muslim World, Introduction to Modern Hebrew Literature in the Twentieth Century, 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.
  • Social Work and Counseling in Social WelfareProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.
  • Secretarial StudiesTyping correspondence and documents, handling mail, scheduling meetings, and carrying out a variety of administrative support tasks.

Which industries they work in

  • Education42%

Graduates' salaries are below the average: ₪8,500 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

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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