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Medical Laboratory Sciences

Zefat Academic CollegeBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Admission requirements for the bachelor's degree in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences

  • Bagrut average: 95 or higher; 4 units in mathematics are required, and at least 4 units in a science subject (chemistry/biology/physics/computer science).
  • Psychometric exam – score of 540.
  • English: 85 or higher
  • A personal admission interview is required.

Through a preparatory program

Admission requirements for the bachelor's degree in the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences – mechina graduates (Alternative 2)(our wording)

  • Mechina graduates – average of 95 or higher, weighted score in mathematics + statistics of 90 + minimum psychometric score of 480
  • Sekhem – minimum of 520

Through a preparatory program

Graduates of the mechina run by Zefat Academic College

  • May be admitted without a bagrut, with the mechina grade replacing the bagrut grade in the formula for calculating the sekhem.

Special track

Waiting list for review of exceptional cases

  • If you do not fully meet the above threshold requirements, you may also apply under review of exceptional cases and enter the waiting list for review of exceptional cases.
For adults and those who have studied before4

Holders of a previous academic degree – a degree in a life sciences field(our wording)

  • Degree in a life sciences field – average of 80 or higher.

Holders of a previous academic degree – a degree in biotechnology fields (Alternative 2)(our wording)

  • Degree in biotechnology fields – average of 85 or higher.

Holders of a previous academic degree – any other degree – average of 90 or higher (Alternative 3)(our wording)

  • Any other degree – average of 90 or higher
  • Personal interview required

A practical engineer diploma is an alternative to a bagrut certificate

  • A practical engineer diploma is an alternative to a bagrut certificate

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

  • Yael exam: score of 110 (registration is permitted with a score of 110 or higher; in this case, students are required to take 2 Hebrew Expression courses)

The Hebrew terms

bachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןdepartmentחוגbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותunitsיח"לpsychometric examפסיכומטריmechinaמכינהweighted scoreציון משוקללpersonal interviewראיון אישיsekhemסכם

What you study

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.

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%

Employment rate is above average 94% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 98 points
  • Average psychometric score 520 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.

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

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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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