What you should know before registering

Degree eligibility is conditional upon reaching exemption-level English.

Students must reach exemption level in English by the end of the 2nd (calendar) year of study.

EFL requirements – Bachelor’s degree

EFL requirements – Master’s degree

Instructional video for EFL course registration for undergraduate students 

Degree eligibility is conditional upon reaching exemption-level Hebrew writing skills.

Students must reach exemption level in Hebrew writing by the end of the 2nd (calendar) year of study.

Hebrew writing skills

Your degree requirements include Basic Jewish Studies as indicated in the Rules and Regulations of the School for Basic Jewish Studies.

Basic Jewish Studies

English language content courses are required during the degree for students who began their studies in the 2021-22 academic year or later.

English content courses – Explanation

English content courses – Video

Students who do not complete their 64 annual hours (128 academic credits) through departmental requirements and in Basic Jewish Studies, must take General Studies courses to complete the minimum 64 hours for their degree.

 Non-Jewish students are exempt from Basic Jewish Studies but are instead required to take 10 annual hours (20 credits) of General Studies courses.

General Studies courses – for bachelor's degree students who began their studies in 2018-19 or later

General Studies courses – for bachelor's degree students who began their studies in 2016-17 or 2017-18

Sexual harassment training is required for all degree programs

All students in all degree programs (bachelor’s / master’s / PhD) are required to carry out the online sexual harassment prevention training.

Obtaining your degree is contingent on completing this requirement.

The registration system automatically signs up first year undergraduate students for this online training (it is held once a week on Sundays).

The training software will appear in your course list in the learning management system (Moodle).

Departmental guidelines indicate special requirements and/or announcements on faculty/departmental changes in curricula.

Be sure to read the guidelines of your faculty/department.

Departmental guidelines

Students who have proof of prior courses that could exempt them from required courses at Bar-Ilan are requested to submit their exemption request as soon as possible to obtain Bar-Ilan recognition of those studies.
Students who do not make those arrangements may encounter problems when registering via In-Bar, as the system cannot automatically recognize prior studies.

Submitting a request for exemptions:

• Undergraduate degree – via a request form to the Status Office.
• Master’s degree –via a request form to the School of Graduate Studies*

 *For Basic Jewish Studies (master’s degree) via request to School for Basic Jewish Studies per policy specified here.

Students must pay the advance payment for the academic year prior to course registration. Without making the advance payment, registration will not be possible; students may lose their right to register in their allotted registration window.

You can see if your payment was received on the home page of In-Bar under ‘TimeTables’ (on the right)

• If you are not interested in social services, you must submit a social services fees waiver request before the official opening date of the academic year, October 23, 2025.

• Students in special programs that begin in the spring or summer semesters may submit the social services waiver request form until the first day of their program/course.

Further details are available on the Tuition website >> Tuition and Mandatory Fees

• Instructional video for the course registration platform
• Registration window for latecomers
• Signing the declaration
• English as a Foreign Language requirements for undergraduates
• English content course requirements
• Registration for baskets – structured programs
• Choosing specializations
• Alternating among your study programs
• Registering for specific prerequisites – master’s degree only
• Registering for prerequisite completion by number of credits – master’s degree only
• Registration for summer courses
  
  To all instructional videos 

Good luck with your registration!