Semitic Languages
Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A)
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Admission requirements
Intake for the 2026/27 academic year
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
Regular track
Psychometric exam
- Eligibility for a bagrut certificate that meets the university's requirements and a general psychometric score of 450 or higher
Regular track
suitability score
- Suitability score of at least 500
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Bagrut average
- Without a psychometric examBagrut average of 102 or higher
Another track
High school completion certificate from abroad
- Without a psychometric examHigh school completion certificate from abroad equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate: average of 90 or higher (on the Israeli grading scale)
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Bagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects
- Without a psychometric examBagrut average (without bonus points) in the humanities subjects of 85 or higher
- Humanities compulsory subjects listed on the bagrut certificate from the following: Bible, Hebrew expression (including Hebrew for holders of an Arabic-language bagrut certificate, and Hebrew for external candidates), Knowledge of the Jewish People and the State/History of the Jewish People, History, Civics, Literature, Jewish thought, English (and an additional foreign language, if applicable).
Another track
2 online courses
- Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and 2 online courses taken at Tel Aviv University, each with a grade of 80 or higher, at least 1 of them in the humanities.
For adults and those who have studied before5
Academic education
- Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and academic studies at a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE, totaling at least 30 academic semester hours, with an average of 85 or higher
Bachelor's degree
- Without a psychometric examA bachelor's degree (first degree) from an academic institution recognized by the CHE
Master's degree
- Without a psychometric examA master's degree (second degree) from a recognized academic institution recognized by the CHE
Age 40 or older
- Without a psychometric examEligibility for a bagrut certificate and age 40 or older
Transfer route from The Open University of Israel
- Applicants seeking admission through the transfer route from The Open University of Israel must take courses totaling 36 credit points, with a grade of at least 80 in each course and an average of at least 80.
- Admission through this route is to the first year.
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
The Hebrew terms
psychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריsuitability scoreציון התאמהbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbonus pointsבונוסיםbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותBibleתנ"ךJewish thoughtמחשבת ישראל
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What you study
From Ethiopia in the south to Syria in the north, and from Morocco in the west to Yemen in the east, around half a billion people around the world speak Semitic languages. And that is without even mentioning the magnificent cultures of the ancient Near East and the texts they left behind.
Semitic linguistics focuses on the study of spoken Semitic languages, Ethiopian Semitic languages, Arabic dialectology, and the ancient and modern languages of South Arabia. Studies include the linguistic foundations of Semitic languages, reading texts in extinct and living languages, listening to recordings and watching films, alongside theoretical courses such as language and script, language and culture, the relationship between language and society, research in theoretical Semitic linguistics, and comparative Semitic linguistics.
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After the degree
The Ministry of Labor publishes no data on graduates of this field
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Admitted students and graduates
for this program at this institution
- Program length: 3 years
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Money
How the institution is funded
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Tuition2026/27
Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.
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