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Ruppin Academic CenterBachelor of Nursing (B.S.N)

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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 score

  • Psychometric score: general multi-domain score of at least 530.

Regular track

Admission score of 100 or higher

  • Admission score of 100 or higher: calculated based on the bagrut average (weighted with bonus points) and the psychometric score.
  • For the calculation, a general multi-domain psychometric score of at least 500 is required.

Special track

Request for exceptional admission

  • Ruppin Academic Center may admit up to 10% of the students admitted to a department who do not meet the official admission requirements published above, in cases involving special circumstances specified in the Registration and Admission Regulations, subject to approval by the committee for review of exceptional cases. In addition, Ruppin Academic Center may admit up to an additional 8% of the students in each department who do not meet the official admission requirements published above, for the following reasons: reservists or career soldiers in frontline units; those wounded in the Swords of Iron War; discharged regular-service combat soldiers—subject to presenting a combat soldier certificate.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Practical engineer diploma and final transcript

  • Practical engineer diploma and final transcript: an average of at least 80 in courses for the external government exams (including the project grade), or a simple average (without bonus points) of at least 85 in practical engineering courses.

Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution

  • Bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution: confirmation of eligibility for a bachelor's degree and a final degree average of at least 80.

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

For every track

  • Applicants whose high school’s language of instruction was not Hebrew and/or who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew must present a score of at least 110 on a Hebrew knowledge test (Yael exam / Yaelnet exam) administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation.
  • Admissions interview - mandatory requirementOnly applicants who meet all the admission requirements will be invited to a personal interview, whose purpose is to assess their suitability for the program. Please note that the interview is **mandatory**, and applicants cannot be admitted to the program without passing the interview successfully. **Admission to the program is subject to the decision of the admissions committee.**
  • Bagrut certificate - All applicants to a bachelor's degree must be eligible for an Israeli bagrut certificate (full bagrut), or hold an equivalent certificate accepted under the regulations of the Council for Higher Education: a 1-year pre-academic mechina (supervised by the Council for Higher Education), or Ministry of Education approval of secondary education completed abroad, or a practical engineer diploma certificate.
  • Applicants admitted to the program who do not have a psychometric score are required to take the Amirnet exam administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation to determine their English level placement.
  • Students admitted to the program will be required to present the following police certificates in order to participate in clinical placements in the departments of medical institutions, as required by law: a certificate confirming **no criminal record**. A certificate confirming **no offenses involving violence against vulnerable persons**. For men, a certificate confirming **no convictions for sex offenses**.

The Hebrew terms

psychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיadmission scoreציון קבלהbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםpractical engineerהנדסאיbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןrecognized academic institutionמוסד אקדמי מוכר

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

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 95% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries similar to average: ₪15,000 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 4 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 97 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.

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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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