Medical Laboratory Sciences
Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences (B.Med.Lab.Sc)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Medical Laboratory Sciences, single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam (sekhem and psychometric exam in addition)(our wording)
- Sekhem: 600
- Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 585
- Mathematics: 80/4 or 70/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
- Registration at first or second preference only.
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Medical Laboratory Sciences, single major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)
- Bagrut average: 113
- English: 80/5
- Mathematics: 85/5
- English level: Basic level
- Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
- Registration at first or second preference only.
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 meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for review as detailed below: Admission based on the psychometric exam and sekhem: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score. In addition, applicants who meet the sekhem and psychometric exam cutoffs but do not meet the mathematics requirements. Applicants who meet these conditions will be considered by the department's admissions committee based on all their qualifications.
- Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
The Hebrew terms
single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותapplicantמועמד
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- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
What you study
Study at the highest level in the fields of medical sciences in general and medical laboratory sciences
The studies are designed to train laboratory workers with knowledge and practical skills in clinical laboratories and scientific research laboratories, as well as in medicine and biology. The degree provides extensive theoretical knowledge in the sciences, alongside clinical skills and training in hospital laboratories. Courses in the degree program include mathematics, physics, computer science, general and organic chemistry, cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, physiology, microbiology, statistics, cell biochemistry, immunology, cell biology, general and molecular genetics, and more.
- Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Medical and Pathological Laboratory Technologymost commonConducting clinical tests on body fluid and tissue samples to obtain information about a person’s health or the cause of death.
- Biology, Botany and ZoologyStudying living organisms, their interactions with one another, and their interactions with their environment, to solve health and environmental problems.
- ChemistryResearching and developing concepts, theories, and methods in chemistry, and applying this knowledge to develop new knowledge or products, conduct quality control, and control processes.
Which industries they work in
- Health services51%
- Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance14%
- Education7%
Above-average employment rate: 88% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)
Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,600 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
Most graduates go on to a master's degree
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/870checked 2 Oct 20262023 data
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/108checked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
- On-time graduation rate 60% of students
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 103 points
- Average psychometric score: 580 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
only for programs at the Eilat campus
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 מתוקצביםchecked 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