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Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 102 or more

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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

Bagrut average

  • Without a psychometric examBagrut average of 102 or higher

Another track

High school completion certificate from abroad

  • Without a psychometric examHigh school completion certificate from abroad equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate: average of 90 or higher (on the Israeli grading scale)

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects

  • Without a psychometric examBagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects of 85 or higher
  • Required humanities subjects appearing 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

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility 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
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Academic education

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility 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

  • Without a psychometric examA bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution in a field other than literature

Master's degree

  • Without a psychometric examA master's degree from a recognized academic institution in a field other than literature

Age 40 or older

  • Without a psychometric examEligibility 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.
  • Admission through this route is to the first year.

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

For every track

  • For the Literary Writing major only (Creative Writing track or Literary Translation track), a practical assignment is required

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

A great deal. The world needs creative, quick, sharp talent with the ability to tell a good story—but also to analyze texts in depth.

The degree provides the knowledge needed to analyze, interpret, critique, and compare literary texts, with reference to their historical and cultural backgrounds and related fields such as philosophy, history, ethnography, linguistics, psychoanalysis, theater, and film. Alongside acquiring knowledge of literary theory, students explore a range of literary texts and genres in depth. Courses in the degree include: Hero and Antihero in the Modern Novel, The Theatrical Experience: Introduction to Drama and Theater, The Poetics of Prose Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, Literature and Ethics, a course in prose, a course in poetry, a course in drama and theater, a course on the classical period, a course on the Middle Ages, a course on the Renaissance and Baroque, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • 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.
  • Preschool EducationPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
  • Special Education TeachingTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

  • Education36%

Graduate salaries are similar to average ₪16,400 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

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

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 points
  • Average psychometric score: 600 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.

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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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