Optometry
Zefat Academic CollegeBachelor of Optometry (B.Optom)
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Admission requirements
These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site
Regular track
Threshold requirements(our wording)
- A psychometric score of 550 or higher or a sekhem of at least 520
- Sekhem score of 520 or higher, provided that the minimum psychometric score is 480
- Personal interview – Applicants who meet the bagrut and psychometric requirements will be invited to a personal interview.
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate/mechina with a grade of 80 or higher.
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
- Admission requirements for a bachelor's degree in OptometryApplicants who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew are required to have a Yael exam score of 110 or higher.
- A minimum English score of 85 on the psychometric exam.
- What are the admission requirements?Applicants with a bachelor's degree and an average of 80 or higher will receive preference, and anyone who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew must have a Yael exam score of 120 or higher.
- Hebrew Expression - “Hebrew Expression” is a semester-long course intended to improve the expressive skills of students who studied at a school where the language of instruction was not Hebrew. Students required to take the course must participate in it during their first year of study. Students must reach the exemption level in Hebrew Expression by the end of their first year. The course is pre-academic, and eligibility for the degree is conditional on meeting the course requirements or receiving an exemption from it.
The Hebrew terms
psychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריsekhemסכםpersonal interviewראיון אישיapplicantמועמדbagrutבגרותeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותmechinaמכינהYael examיע"לbachelor's degreeתואר ראשון
- Source:The institution's sitezefat.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
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.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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(average across colleges)
Graduates’ salaries are below average 10,200 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across colleges)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.il“colleges” tabchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 4 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 99 points
- Average psychometric score 520 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
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
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/מוסדות אקדמייםchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026