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Social Work

Zefat Academic CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: 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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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Admission requirements for a bachelor's degree in social work

  • Bagrut average – 92 or higher.

Through a preparatory program

A designated mechina equivalent to bagrut

  • A designated mechina equivalent to bagrut. An average of 92 is required, and a Yael exam score of 110 (applicants may apply while studying in the mechina and be accepted conditionally upon completing the mechina with a grade of 90)

Through a preparatory program

Graduates of the mechina run by Zefat Academic College

  • May be admitted without a bagrut, with the mechina grade replacing the bagrut grade in the formula for calculating the sekhem.

Special track

Waiting list for review of exceptional cases

  • If you do not fully meet the above threshold requirements, you may also apply under review of exceptional cases and enter the waiting list for review of exceptional cases.

Special track

Students who completed their first year in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at our college

  • Students who completed their first year in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at our college with a grade of 90 or higher may apply without a psychometric exam or Yael exam
For adults and those who have studied before4

Registration based on previous academic studies – previous academic studies, average of 80 or higher(our wording)

  • Previous academic studies—average of 80 or higher

Partial academic studies—average of 90

  • Partial academic studies—average of 90

A practical engineer diploma is an alternative to a bagrut certificate

  • A practical engineer diploma is an alternative to a bagrut certificate

Social Work conversion track

  • The Social Work conversion track is suitable for graduates with a degree in social sciences or behavioral sciences and an average of 80 or higher.
  • Applicants who are nearing completion of their degree may be admitted conditionally, subject to presenting official confirmation of eligibility before the start of the academic year.
  • In addition, an exemption from at least 11 credit points is required from the list of basic courses defined by the department, in accordance with recognition of previous studies.
  • As part of the admission requirements for a bachelor's degree in social work in the career-change track, applicants are also required to pass an admissions interview. Applicants who completed a degree at an academic institution abroad are required to take the YAEL exam, in accordance with the regulations.

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

  • Yael exam: score of 110
  • Personal interview for all applicants.

The Hebrew terms

bachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןbagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהapplicantמועמדsekhemסכםreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגיםpractical engineerהנדסאיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותdepartmentחוג

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%

Employment rate above average: 91% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries are below average 10,400 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across colleges)

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 91 points
  • Average psychometric score: 490 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

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

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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