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Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Nursing (B.N)

Registration closedas checked on 2 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Nursing (Nursing Sciences), single major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 520
  • Mathematics: 55 in 4 units or 55 in 3 units
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Applicants with a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher who meet the other requirements will be invited to take an exam.
  • An additional option for the bagrut mathematics requirement: 5 units with a grade of 55.
  • Consideration at first or second preference.

Regular track

Nursing (Nursing Sciences), single major – Eilat Campus (Eilat) | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam(our wording)

  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 520
  • Mathematics: 55 in 5 units or 55 in 3 units
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption
  • Applicants with a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher who meet the other requirements will be invited to take an exam.
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Admission to advanced years

  • Be’er ShevaAdmission to advanced years - Applicants who began nursing studies at another institution and wish to transfer their studies to BGU must meet the requirements for being invited to an exam, register, and submit a transcript. They will be transferred to the department for a decision by the admissions committee. If the admissions committee approves, they will be invited to an exam.
  • Applicants with a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher who meet the other requirements will be invited to take an exam.

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

  • The conditions listed are requirements for being invited to a computerized personality test.

Registration closed

On the institution's site:

  • Registration status: closed

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיapplicantמועמדbagrutבגרותunitsיח"לexemptionפטורdepartmentחוג

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  • Source:The institution's sitebgu.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, this is a B.S.N. degree taught over 4 years at the Beer Sheva or Eilat campus. It combines academic studies with practical clinical training starting in the first academic year. You will study basic sciences and social sciences alongside the fundamentals of nursing and advanced clinical courses, and gain experience at healthcare institutions in the Negev region, at Soroka and Barzilai hospitals, and at the university’s advanced simulation center.

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: 99% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after graduation

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪17,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • On-time graduation rate 65% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 95 points
  • Average psychometric score: 560 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

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

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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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