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Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Social Work (B.S.W)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 95 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

Social Work single major - Youth Studies | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 580
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 550
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Admission at first preference only, or at second preference after Social Work in the regular track

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Social Work single major - Youth Studies | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 108
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Admission at first preference only, or at second preference after Social Work in the regular track

Regular track

Social Work single major - Regular track | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem and, in addition, psychometric exam](our wording)

  • Sekhem: 580
  • Psychometric exam, general multi-domain score / Netiv La'Akademia exam: 550
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Admission at first preference only, or at second preference after Social Work in the Youth Studies track

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Social Work single major - Regular track | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 108
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Admission at first preference only, or at second preference after Social Work in the Youth Studies track

Regular track

Social Work single major - Eilat Campus (Eilat) | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem and, in addition, 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: exemption
  • Review of exceptional cases: Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department. Applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score and who meet the other conditions will be considered by the department’s admissions committee based on their overall records. Applicants must attach a statement of intent/personal letter explaining why they want to study in the department, a CV, and 2 recommendations. The admissions committee may invite applicants to a personal interview.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Social Work single major - Eilat Campus (Eilat) | Admission based on the bagrut certificate only(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 95
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption

Regular track

Another admission option

  • Be’er ShevaAnother admission option: psychometric exam score of 630.
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 6
  • Social Work, single major – Youth StudiesAdmission at first preference only, or at second preference after Social Work in the regular track
  • Social Work, single major – regular trackAdmission at first preference only, or at second preference after Social Work in the Youth Studies track

Regular track

Psychometric exam score of 520 only

  • Eilat CampusPsychometric exam score of 520 only.
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: exemption
For adults and those who have studied before1

30+ mechina at the Eilat Campus

  • 30+ mechina at the Eilat Campus (which serves as an alternative to bagrut), with an average of 90 (psychometric exam not required). A CV, statement of intent, and recommendations must be attached. Suitable applicants will be invited to an interview.
  • 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.

For every track

  • Applicants with an academic background:
  • Be’er Sheva1. Applicants with an academic background in any field of study must meet the admission requirements and will be referred for discussion by the department's admissions committee after submitting an updated transcript with grades from the first semester of the current academic year.
  • Be’er Sheva2. Applicants with an academic background in social work must meet the admission requirements and will be referred for discussion by the department's admissions committee after submitting an updated transcript with an average of 85 or higher.
  • Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
  • Be’er ShevaApplicants with a psychometric exam score of at least 530 and a sekhem of at least 550, or applicants with a psychometric exam score of 620 who meet the English and Hebrew requirements, will be referred for review of exceptional cases in the department.
  • Be’er ShevaApplicants who meet these conditions must submit a CV and a statement of intent; they may be invited to an interview.
  • Eilat CampusApplicants with a prior academic background who meet the department's admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Applicants with an academic backgroundNo admissions to the second year.

The Hebrew terms

single majorחד-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותexemptionפטור

Check your chances — the institution's calculator

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

What you study

Social Work studies – learning and working to promote the well-being of individuals and communities

Social work studies provide theoretical, research-based, and practical knowledge in therapeutic and preventive work in a range of settings: communities, groups, families, and individuals (adults and children), together with professional experience. At most institutions, students choose during their studies between an individual and family track and a community track. Topics covered in the degree include introductory studies and research studies in the social sciences and humanities, behavioral sciences, welfare studies, social care, social policy and legislation, research methods, statistics, and more. Students also take part in practical experience with a range of populations: older adults, prisoners, families, at-risk youth, and more.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Social Work and Counseling in Social Welfaremost commonProviding 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.
  • Welfare and Social Services ManagementPlanning, directing, and coordinating programs that provide social and community services, such as assistance to families and child welfare services.
  • PsychologyThe study of mental processes and the behavior of individuals or groups, in order to promote personal, social, educational, and occupational adjustment and development.

Which industries they work in

  • Local government28%
  • Residential Care17%
  • Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation15%

Employment rate is above average 93% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪12,900 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Most graduates go on to a master's degree

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: 560 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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