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Sustainability and Environmental Protection

Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBachelor of Arts (B.A)

New programNo 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

Sustainability and Environmental Conservation double major | Admission based on the psychometric exam/Netiv La'Akademia exam [sekhem or 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: Level 5
  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Sustainability and Environmental Conservation double major | Admission based on the bagrut certificate alone(our wording)

  • Bagrut average: 95
  • English level: Basic level
  • Hebrew level for applicants required to demonstrate Hebrew proficiency: Level 5
  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both departments

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

  • Review of exceptional cases by the Department of Sustainability and Environmental Conservation begins on 12.04.2026
  • Applicants with a prior academic background who meet the admission requirements will be admitted without needing to submit a transcript.
  • Applicants who do not meet the admission cutoff, in the event that a review of exceptional cases is held, will be referred for review by the department after presenting an up-to-date transcript.
  • Policy for reviewing exceptional cases: Applicants who meet the English and Hebrew requirements but do not meet the required admission conditions will be referred to the department for consideration as detailed below: applicants whose psychometric exam score or sekhem is up to 20 points below the required score.
  • Applicants with a previous academic background who meet the threshold conditions for a review of exceptional cases will be referred for review by the department after submitting an up-to-date transcript.
  • Review of exceptional cases is subject to available places in the department and may take place at different times during the registration period.
  • Awarding the degree is subject to approval by the Council for Higher Education.

The Hebrew terms

double majorדו-חוגיpsychometric examפסיכומטריNetiv La'Akademia examנתיב לאקדמיהsekhemסכםgeneral (multi-domain) psychometric scoreרב-תחומיBasic levelבסיסיbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרותreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגים

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What you study

Humanity’s greatest challenges today and in the years ahead lie in the fields of climate, the environment, and sustainability.

The degree provides a broad understanding of the challenges that affect our lives, such as climate change, legislation, energy, water, food, transportation, and smart and sustainable cities, among others, while developing an entrepreneurial approach to creating solutions. Students must choose between 2 specializations: Sustainability and Governance or Sustainability and Economics. Courses in the degree include: Urban Sustainability, Introduction to Sustainability, Introduction to Ecology, Introduction to Earth Systems, Introduction to Environmental Thought, Environmental Administration and Planning in Israel, Introduction to Microeconomics, Sustainability Considerations in the Energy Sector, Technology, Big Data and Sustainability, Sustainability Considerations in the Water Sector, Air, Water and Soil Pollution, Information Technology and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Introduction to Green Entrepreneurship, Globalization and Environmental Regulation, Corporate Responsibility and Impact Investing, as well as courses in the chosen track.

After the degree

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services29%

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

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪20,900 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Admitted students and graduates

average across universities

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 92 points
  • Average psychometric score: 530 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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