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Social Work

University of Kiryat Shmona in the GalileeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Weighted score (between the bagrut average and the psychometric score/composite score)

  • Weighted score (between the bagrut average and the psychometric/composite score) of 605 (committee range starting at a score of 595).

Regular track

Weighted score (between the bagrut average and the psychometric score/composite score) – admissions committee range(our wording)

  • Weighted score (between the bagrut average and the psychometric/composite score) of 605 (committee range starting at a score of 595).
  • The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.

Regular track

Raw psychometric score (without bagrut)

  • Or a raw psychometric score (without bagrut) of 615 (committee range starting at a score of 605).

Regular track

Raw psychometric score (without bagrut) – committee range(our wording)

  • Or a raw psychometric score (without bagrut) of 615 (committee range starting at a score of 605).
  • The admissions committee will consider applicants who do not meet the full admission requirements.

Special track

Review of exceptional cases

  • The admissions committee will consider admitting exceptional applicants in special cases, such as improving access to higher education, applicants from specific populations, and personal circumstances unique to the field of study. Exceptional applicants may not exceed 10%

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 whose first language is not Hebrew and who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew and/or whose high school language of instruction was not Hebrew must present a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam.
  • English: Basic level or higher.
  • English: Applicants who do not have a psychometric exam score must take the Amirnet exam. The score required for Social Work is at least 85.

The Hebrew terms

weighted scoreציון משוקללbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריpsychometric examפסיכומטריadmissions committeeועדת קבלהapplicantמועמדraw scoreגולמיreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגיםknowledge testsמבחני ידע

What you study

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%

Above-average employment rate: 88% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates' salaries are below average: ₪10,300 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: 96 points
  • Average psychometric score 540 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

This institution is not part of the Periphery 44 grant

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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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