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Philosophy

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 85 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Philosophy major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem or psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 500
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 500
  • English level: Basic level
  • A major department with a division in the Natural Sciences, and a major with a division in the Department of Computer Science. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the division in the Natural Sciences or Computer Science, depending on the chosen track.
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Additional requirementsLevel 6 in Hebrew for those who are required to take it

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Philosophy major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 85
  • English level: Basic level
  • A major department with a division in the Natural Sciences, and a major with a division in the Department of Computer Science. Applicants must also meet the admission cutoff for the division in the Natural Sciences or Computer Science, depending on the chosen track.
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Additional requirementsLevel 6 in Hebrew for those who are required to take it

Regular track

Philosophy double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem or psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 500
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 500
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Philosophy double major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 85
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicants aged 40+ are exempt from the psychometric exam

  • Applicants aged 40+ are exempt from the psychometric exam but must have eligibility for a bagrut certificate and level placement at “Basic” in English.

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

  • From 01.02.2026, review of exceptional cases in the Department of Philosophy
  • Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Policy for reviewing exceptional cases: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for consideration as detailed below: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score.
  • Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.

The Hebrew terms

psychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיdepartmentחוגbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותdouble majorדו-חוגי

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

What you study

If you have always loved wondering, exploring existential questions in depth, and thinking in unconventional ways, join us for studies in the

The curriculum provides knowledge and understanding of philosophy across its periods and various fields, along with systematic and critical tools for analysis and thought. Studies cover different fields, such as logic, metaphysics, ethics and aesthetics, through the study of the teachings of the great classical and modern philosophers. Courses in the degree include: Logic, Greek Philosophy, Ethics, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion, Theoretical and Practical Rationality, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services19%
  • Education11%

Employment rate above average 81% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies(average across universities)

Graduates’ salaries are above average 19,700 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across universities)

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 97 points
  • Average psychometric score: 620 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

only for programs at the Eilat campus

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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