Special Education (ages 6–21)
Levinsky-Wingate Academic CenterBachelor of Education (B.Ed)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
quality bagrut
- Bagrut average of at least 92
Regular track
suitability score
- Suitability score (bagrut + psychometric exam) of at least 550
For adults and those who have studied before3
Applicants aged 30 or older without a full bagrut certificate
- Applicants aged 30 or older without a full bagrut certificate, or with a score below the requirement stated above, must have a psychometric exam score of at least 550 and also complete the +30 mechina (6 courses taken alongside the first academic year of the degree).
Admission track for practicing teachers
- At least 2 years of teaching experience, working at least half-time
- Applicants who do not meet the bagrut grade or suitability score requirements will be required to study in a bagrut improvement mechina (preparatory program) (some courses will be recognized toward degree studies)
- Applicants aged 30 or older without a full bagrut certificate must complete the +30 mechina (6 courses taken alongside the first academic year of the degree).
Graduates of certificate programs recognized by the Academic Center
- The certificate program must have been in a field close or equivalent to the specialization the applicant wishes to study.
- Applicants with a bagrut score below 92 must have an average grade of at least 85 in the certificate program
- Applicants who do not meet the bagrut grade or suitability score requirements will be required to study in a bagrut improvement mechina (preparatory program) (some courses will be recognized toward degree studies)
These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.
For every track
- At least 4 units in English
- Pass an admissions committee
- Holders of a bagrut certificate from the Arab community are required to have 5 units in Hebrew expression with a grade of at least 80, and a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam Holders of a foreign high-school diploma must present an equivalency approval and a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam
The Hebrew terms
bagrutבגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתsuitability scoreציון התאמהpsychometric examפסיכומטריapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותmechinaמכינהacademic yearשנת הלימודיםadmission trackמסלול קבלהunitsיח"ל
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What you study
Studies provide the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to provide academic and social support and promote students with special needs and various difficulties, such as cerebral palsy, blindness and hearing difficulties, complex learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, students on the autism spectrum, and more. In the second year of the degree, students can also enroll in a teacher-training certificate program.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
The degree awarded
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)
What graduates work as
- Special Education Teachingmost commonTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
- Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
- Preschool EducationPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
- Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
- Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
Which industries they work in
- Education68%
Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
average across all institutions
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
- Average psychometric score: 550 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Money
How the institution is funded
Institutions funded by the Ministry of Education
Periphery 44 grant
only for programs at the Eilat Campus campus
Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.
per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026
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Links
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