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Physical Therapy

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Physical Therapy (B.P.T)

Registration closedas checked on 2 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

Regular track

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

  • Sekhem: 667
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 667
  • English level: Advanced B level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Consideration at first preference only.

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

  • Starting this year, the interview invitation cutoff will be set after the April psychometric exam results are received. Applicants with the highest psychometric exam scores and sekhem will be invited to an interview.
  • The conditions listed are the requirements for an invitation to a personal interview.
  • Documents required for the personal interview can be downloaded from the website at: https://www.bgu.ac.il/welcome/contents/admissions-forms

Registration closed

On the institution's site:

  • Registration is closed.

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיAdvanced B levelמתקדמים ב'applicantמועמדpersonal interviewראיון אישי

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

What you study

Train skilled, high-quality professionals in a sought-after and growing medical field

Physical therapy involves assessing, treating, and rehabilitating diverse populations, and supporting them at every stage of life, from infancy to old age, when injuries, surgery, or illness interfere with daily functioning and movement, as well as in cases of disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems and the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. The curriculum combines theoretical subjects with clinical experience. Courses in the degree include: anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, pathology, cardiovascular physiology, exercise and movement, neurology, rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery, gerontology, typical child development, orthopedics, and clinical experience in hospitals, institutes, and clinics.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Physical Therapymost commonAssessing, planning, and implementing rehabilitation treatment programs to improve motor function and movement, relieve pain, and treat and prevent physical difficulties. Applying a wide range of physical treatments and methods.

Which industries they work in

  • Health services61%
  • Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance8%
  • Education8%

Employment rate is above average 94% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries similar to average: ₪15,000 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

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: 650 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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