Nutrition Science
University of Kiryat Shmona in the GalileeBachelor of Science (B.Sc)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Psychometric score
- Psychometric score of 600, committee range starting at a score of 565, or composite score of 620, committee range starting at a score of 590.
Regular track
Composite score
- Psychometric score of 600, committee range starting at a score of 565, or composite score of 620, committee range starting at a score of 590.
Regular track
Psychometric score – admissions committee consideration range(our wording)
- Psychometric score of 600, committee range starting at a score of 565, or composite score of 620, committee range starting at a score of 590.
- The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.
Regular track
Composite score – admissions committee consideration range(our wording)
- Psychometric score of 600, committee range starting at a score of 565, or composite score of 620, committee range starting at a score of 590.
- The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.
Special track
Review of exceptional cases
- The committee will consider admitting exceptional applicants in special cases, including improving access to higher education, applicants from specific populations, and personal circumstances unique to the field of study. Exceptional applicants may not exceed 10%.
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
- Mathematics in the bagrut4 units with a grade of at least 80.
- Mathematics in the bagrut5 units with a grade of at least 70.
- Science subject in the bagrut3 units with a grade of at least 90.
- Science subject in the bagrut4 units with a grade of at least 80.
- Science subject in the bagrut5 units with a grade of at least 70.
- Applicants whose first language is not Hebrew, who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew and/or whose high school language of instruction was not Hebrew must present a score of at least 100 on the Yael exam.
- In addition, a bagrut average score of at least 90 is required; committee range starting at a score of 85.
- Mathematics in the bagrutApplicants with 3 units who meet the other requirements will be required to take a preparatory course in mathematics in the summer.
- Science subject in the bagrutApplicants without a science subject who meet the other requirements will be required to take a preparatory course or courses in science in the summer.
- EnglishApplicants who do not have a psychometric exam score must take the Amirnet exam. The score required for the Department of Nutritional Sciences is at least 85.
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate.
The Hebrew terms
psychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmissions committeeועדת קבלהapplicantמועמדreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגיםunitsיח"לbagrutבגרותknowledge testsמבחני ידעYael examיע"לAmirnet examאמירנט
- Source:The institution's sitetelhai.ac.ilchecked 3 Oct 2026
What you study
The degree trains clinical nutritionists—a paramedical profession focused on adapting nutrition to each person’s individual needs, based on physiological characteristics, age, and health status. Some study tracks emphasize agricultural and industrial aspects, including animal nutrition and food production. The curriculum includes courses across a wide range of subjects, including medicine, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, statistics, human nutrition, physics, eating disorders, public health, nutrition throughout the life cycle, microbiology, professional ethics, and more. After completing the studies, students must complete an internship consisting of 4 months of work in a hospital, 1 month of work in a community setting, and an additional month in a geriatric institution or a public health institution.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
What graduates work as
- Diet and Nutritionmost commonAssessing, planning, and implementing programs to improve the effects of food and nutrition on human health.
- Biology, Botany and ZoologyStudying living organisms, their interactions with one another, and their interactions with their environment, to solve health and environmental problems.
- Sales of Medical and Technical ProductsRepresenting companies in the sale of products and services in the fields of industry, medicine, and pharmaceuticals.
Which industries they work in
- Health services39%
- Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance7%
- Education6%
Employment rate above average: 89% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies
Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,100 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il /…/860checked 2 Oct 2026
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 4 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 95 points
- Average psychometric score: 500 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
This institution is not part of the Periphery 44 grant
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