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

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 105 or more

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Psychology double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam or Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem and psychometric exam in addition](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 650
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 650
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants with an academic background must meet the admission requirements. These applicants will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

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

  • Bagrut average: 113
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants with an academic background must meet the admission requirements. These applicants will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.

Regular track

Psychology double major | Additional admission track(our wording)

  • Additional admission track – sekhem or psychometric score: 680
  • Applicants with an academic background must meet the admission requirements. These applicants will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Basic level in English
  • Level 5 in Hebrew for those required to meet this requirement

Regular track

Psychology double major - Physics | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 650
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 650
  • Mathematics: 80/4 or 70/5
  • Physics: 70/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants with an academic background must meet the admission requirements. Applicants with an academic background will be referred for review by the department after submitting an up-to-date transcript.
  • Until August each year, applicants may be admitted without bagrut in Physics, but they must meet the other admission requirements. They must complete the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" with a "passing" grade in the summer semester at the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.
  • Starting in August, applicants cannot be admitted without bagrut in 5 units of Physics, because the summer course starts in August.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Psychology double major - Physics | Admission based on the bagrut certificate alone(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 113
  • Mathematics: 80/5
  • Physics: 80/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants with an academic background must meet the admission requirements. Applicants with an academic background will be referred for review by the department after submitting an up-to-date transcript.
  • Until August each year, applicants may be admitted without bagrut in Physics, but they must meet the other admission requirements. They must complete the course "Introduction to Physics—Mechanics" with a "passing" grade in the summer semester at the Center for Pre-Academic Studies.
  • Starting in August, applicants cannot be admitted without bagrut in 5 units of Physics, because the summer course starts in August.

Regular track

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

  • Sekhem: 550
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 550
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption
  • Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission cutoffs will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Policy on review of exceptional casesApplicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements and have a psychometric score or sekhem up to 20 points below the required score will be reviewed by the department’s admissions committee based on all their application data. A letter must be attached

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Psychology double major - Eilat campus (Eilat) | Admission based on the bagrut certificate alone(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 105
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption
  • Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission cutoffs will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.

Regular track

Psychology, double major – Physics

  • Additional admission tracks – with the mathematics and physics requirements listed above 1. Sekhem 650 and psychometric exam score 650 + quantitative sekhem 630 2. Psychometric exam score 680 + quantitative sekhem 630 3. Sekhem 680 + quantitative sekhem 630
  • Mathematics: 80/4 or 70/5
  • Physics: 70/5
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
For adults and those who have studied before1

30+ mechina studied at the Eilat Campus

  • The 30+ mechina studied at the Eilat Campus serves as an alternative to bagrut and requires a psychometric score of 550.
  • Basic level in English
  • Exemption level in Hebrew for those required

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.

The Hebrew terms

double majorדו-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרות

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

What you study

At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, considered one of the leading psychology departments in the country, the department includes world-renowned experts in brain research and in social, cognitive, developmental, and clinical psychology.

The studies cover psychology’s basic concepts and questions, and provide an introduction to the fields it explores, as well as to research tools and methods. The curriculum includes courses on personality structure and various cognitive processes, such as learning, thinking, perception, and memory, as well as the biological and physiological foundations of behavior, and more. Courses in the degree include Social Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Personality: Theory and Research, Psychological Tests: Theory and Practice, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Old Age and Aging, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Psychologymost commonThe study of mental processes and the behavior of individuals or groups, in order to promote personal, social, educational, and occupational adjustment and development.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
  • Social Work and Counseling in Social WelfareProviding advice and guidance to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in response to personal and social difficulties. Helping people obtain skills, resources, and support services for welfare and social problems.
  • Management and Organizational ConsultingHelping organizations become more efficient and solve problems. Studying organizational structures, methods, systems, and procedures.
  • Other Human Resources and Career ServicesProviding business services related to human resources policy, such as employee recruitment and development, job analysis, and career guidance.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services18%
  • Education17%
  • Health services7%

Above-average employment rate: 92% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are similar to the average: ₪16,100 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 75% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 101 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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