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Optometry

Jerusalem Multidisciplinary Academic CenterBachelor of Optometry (B.Optom)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 95 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: 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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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

A. Admission based on bagrut average / Natural Sciences mechina + admissions interview / Option 1 – bagrut average of 100 or higher(our wording)

  • Option 1 – bagrut average of 100 or higher:
  • 4 units with a grade of at least 80 or 5 units with a grade of at least 70.
  • Tawjihi holdersScientific Tawjihi only, subject to the conditions above.
  • The department head reserves the right, based on the impression formed during the admission interview, to require applicants to take the TIL test and meet the admission requirements according to their admission index score.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

A. Admission based on bagrut average / Natural Sciences mechina + admissions interview / Option 2 – bagrut average of 95 or higher with a science background(our wording)

  • Option 2 – bagrut average of 95 or higher with a science background:
  • Mathematics4 units with a grade of at least 80
  • Or Mathematics at 5 units with a grade of at least 70.
  • An additional science subject (biology, chemistry, or physics) at 5 units with a grade of at least 80.
  • Tawjihi holdersScientific Tawjihi only, subject to the conditions above.
  • The department head reserves the right, based on the impression formed during the admission interview, to require applicants to take the TIL test and meet the admission requirements according to their admission index score.

Regular track

The composite score combines / Admission requirements(our wording)

  • Composite score of 530 or higher + admissions interview.

For reservists

Special admission track for reservists

  • A special admission track is available for reservists
  • Eligible for the track: A reservist who served 28 or more reserve-duty days from 7.10.2023 through the date of registration for studies. A discharged soldier and a graduate of 2 years of national service who were discharged after 7.10.2023
  • Those eligible for the track can be admitted to the Academic Center without a psychometric exam or TIL exam, based on bagrut certificate grades + interview/admissions committee.
  • Applicants admitted through this track will be admitted conditionally and will have to meet the department’s requirements at the end of the first academic year in order to continue their studies.
  • Up to 10% of all students admitted to each department can be admitted through this admission track.
  • Weighted bagrut average: 95 or higher. If the applicant has a scientific bagrut, a weighted score above 90 (a scientific bagrut is not required).
  • In addition, mathematics: a grade of at least 85 in 3 units, or at least 75 in 4 units, or at least 65 in 5 units.
  • The Hebrew and English requirements are the same as for the regular track.
  • Requirements for moving from conditional student status to regular student statusA student who fails 2 or more courses / or fails a transition course is referred to the academic committee.

Special track

Exceptional admission

  • The Council for Higher Education allows the Center to exceptionally admit up to 10% of students who do not meet the admission requirements.
For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicants with an academic degree

  • Applicants with an academic degree from a recognized institution will be admitted based on an assessment of their field of study and degree grades.

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

  • Admissions interview.
  • Applicants whose first language is not Hebrew are required to take the Yael exam or the TIL Institute Hebrew placement test—score of 100 or higher.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהunitsיח"לdepartmentחוגapplicantמועמדTIL testתילreservistsמשרתי מילואיםreserve-duty daysימי מילואיםpsychometric examפסיכומטרי

What you study

The studies focus on diagnosing and researching the visual system, and provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of treatment and rehabilitation methods. The theoretical subjects include introductory courses in the natural sciences, anatomy, biochemistry, microbiology, ocular pathology, physiology, and more. Practical and clinical studies take place in hospital ophthalmology departments. Graduates must pass the Ministry of Health licensing exams upon completing the degree.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Optometrymost commonDiagnosing and treating eye diseases and disorders of the visual system. Providing advice and prescriptions for eye treatments, optical aids, and other treatments.

Which industries they work in

  • Retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles76%
  • Health services11%

Employment rate above average: 91% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries are below average 10,200 ₪ 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: 90% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 99 points
  • Average psychometric score: 470 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

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

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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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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