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Ariel University in SamariaBachelor of Nursing (B.S.N)

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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:

For reservists

Bagrut only—for reservists/career soldiers in a designated frontline role / during the “Revival” War

  • Bagrut average - 102
  • Up to 10% of all students admitted to each program may be admitted to this track.
  • English at 4 units with a grade of at least 80 or an Amiram exam at Advanced A level or higher.

Regular track

Bagrut and psychometric exam

  • Bagrut average: 88 or higher
  • Psychometric exam: 550 or higher

Regular track

Combined score

  • Combined admission score 570 + personal interview
  • Minimum bagrut grade for calculating the combined admission score: 85
  • Minimum psychometric exam score for calculating the combined admission score: 500

Regular track

Applicants with a foreign high-school diploma

  • Psychometric exam score of at least 550.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • The department reserves the right to consider applicants who do not meet the admission requirements through exceptional admission, subject to a limit of up to 10% of the admission quota, in accordance with Council for Higher Education guidelines. Each case will be reviewed individually by the departmental admissions committee.
For adults and those who have studied before3

Previous academic studies at another institution

  • Psychometric exam score of at least 550
  • Academic-year average / cumulative average of at least 80

Admission requirements for Nursing – Conversion Program

  • Bachelor’s degree: A recognized bachelor’s degree with an overall average of at least 80 is required.
  • Academic exemption in English
  • Applicants with a bachelor’s degree from abroad must have a Yael exam score of at least 120.
  • Admission requirements for the conversion track – applicants who are Israeli citizens or hold a permanent-resident certificate in Israel
  • In addition to those in the regular track (psychometric exam, interview, degree certificate), there are no further specific requirements.

Bachelor's degree graduates

  • Degree average of at least 80
  • A psychometric score is a necessary condition for admission (the higher of the general multi-domain score and the quantitative reasoning score)

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

For every track

  • Personal interview: Applicants must attend a personal interview before the departmental admissions committee.
  • Applicants with a foreign high-school diploma are required to take the Yael exam with a score of at least 120.
  • Admission requirements for the conversion trackAdmission interview: All applicants must pass a personal interview at the counseling center, which assesses their motivation for a career change and their ability to adapt to a demanding program.
  • Eligibility for a full bagrut certificate, including 4 units in English with a passing grade.

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותreservistsמשרתי מילואיםcareer soldiersקבעbagrut averageממוצע בגרותunitsיח"לAmiram examאמיר"םAdvanced A levelמתקדמים א'psychometric examפסיכומטריcombined scoreציון משולבadmission scoreציון קבלה

What you study

The nursing curriculum combines in-depth theoretical and academic content with practical and clinical experience. The program provides the clinical and academic knowledge and skills required for nursing work in different settings, and includes preparation for the licensing exams for registered nurses. Courses in the degree include: Introduction to Nursing Sciences, Fundamentals of General Chemistry: Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Immunology, Developmental Psychology, Fundamentals of Drug Therapy, Pathology, Genetics and Embryology, Geriatric Nursing, Community Nursing, and clinical experience.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Nursing (Registered Nurses)most commonProviding care, support, and nursing services to patients. Planning and managing care, supervising healthcare workers, and collaborating with medical and other teams.
  • Midwiferymost commonPlanning, managing, evaluating, and providing care services for women before and during pregnancy, during childbirth, and afterward. Providing care for women and newborns independently or as part of a team.
  • Healthcare Services Managementmost commonPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating clinical medical services and community health services in hospitals, private clinics, public health funds, and similar organizations.

Which industries they work in

  • Health services51%
  • Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance33%
  • Local government7%

Employment rate is above average 90% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are similar to the average: ₪14,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • On-time graduation rate: 85% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
  • Average psychometric score: 570 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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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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