Occupational Therapy

For every track

• ·Personal interview – Applicants may be invited to an interview before completing the chemistry and physics requirements only. The basic English and Hebrew requirements must be met by 30.5.26.
• ·Failure to attend the personal interview will be considered a withdrawal of the application to the program.
• ·Chemistry in the bagrut at a minimum of 3 units with a grade of at least 60, or a grade of at least 60 in chemistry in a recognized pre-academic mechina, or academic courses at a level equivalent to the above, taken at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, or *meeting the requirements of a short summer course held as part of the Department of Occupational Therapy, shortly before the start of the academic year.
• ·Physics in the bagrut at a minimum of 3 units with a grade of at least 60, or in a recognized pre-academic mechina at a minimum of 3 units with a grade of at least 60, or academic courses at a level equivalent to the above, taken at an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education, or *meeting the requirements of a short summer course held as part of the Department of Occupational Therapy, shortly before the start of the academic year.
• ·English proficiency at Advanced A level or higher (a score of at least 100 on the psychometric exam/Amirnet exam or a score of 350 in the verbal section of the SAT), or eligibility for a degree, or by taking the appropriate course in the Language Studies Unit, by 30.5.26.
• ·Applicants to occupational therapy who are required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency must take the Yael/Yaelnet exam administered by the National Institute and achieve a score of at least 105 by 30.05.26
• ·Mechina students are required to take the mechina in the natural sciences track or the science-focused mechina track, as defined by the institution**
• ·Applicants with Israeli citizenship or permanent resident status may register for the department.
• ·You may register at first preference only
• ·The university’s general admission requirements — An Israeli bagrut certificate or a high-school completion certificate from abroad

The Hebrew terms

suitability score — ציון התאמה · psychometric exam — פסיכומטרי · bagrut average — ממוצע בגרות · weighted bagrut average — ממוצע בגרות משוקלל · bagrut — בגרות · psychometric score — ציון פסיכומטרי · MOOC — מו"ק · admissions committee — ועדת קבלה · review of exceptional cases — ועדת חריגים · bachelor's degree — תואר ראשון

What graduates work as

• Occupational Therapymost commonProviding rehabilitative and educational care and tools and skills for coping. Treating people of various ages, with different health conditions and disabilities, through interventions in everyday activities. Cognitive, social, and motor assessment.
• Other health servicesProviding diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitation services in the health field.
• Audiology and speech-language pathologyAssessing and treating impairments that affect hearing, speech, communication, and swallowing. Providing advice and prescriptions for rehabilitation devices and rehabilitation treatments in cases of hearing loss and speech impairments.

Which industries they work in

• Health services38%
• Education25%
• Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation10%