Admission Requirements for Immigrants

for Undergraduate Studies taught in Hebrew for 2021-2022 (for holders of a non-Israeli high school diploma without matriculation certificate)

Admission is contingent upon receiving a minimum score of 85 on the English language proficiency test (Amir/Amiram) of the National Institute for Testing & Evaluation. (Except for the Department of English Literature and Linguistics, which requires a minimum score of 120, and the Radiology and Imaging track, which requires a score of at least 100.) To register for the Amir test

Please note: These are the minimum requirements and do not guarantee automatic acceptance.

You may register for universities studies (on condition) and take the YAEL exam by July 2021

Alternative Options:

Completion of Bar-Ilan’s Mechina (Preparatory) Program for Immigrants, at level D at least.

Exam in the Jerusalem Mechina (preparatory) program – a minimum grade of 80 or above, will provide an exemption from Basic Hebrew.

Graduates of university ulpan recognized by Bar-Ilan who received an exemption from Basic Hebrew – will be exempted.

You may register for studies – and take the Amir/YAEL tests at a later time (by end of July). Your acceptance will be “conditional” and not final, until you receive the test results.

Acceptance Methods:

Acceptance according to psychometric scores (SAT/ACT) only – for Academic Year 2021-2022 + obligation to present a high school diploma.

Alternatives to the Amir Test:

Table

Test	Minimum Passing Score
TOEFL	70
ACT	31
SAT (ebrw)	450
Mechina for Immigrants	Basic

High school graduates from English-speaking countries: England, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa – are exempted from this English proficiency test.

Please Note that a threshold score of 85 in the English psychometric section (Amir/Amiram) is required for admission, however as part of the requirements for completing undergraduate studies, you will need to achieve a grade of 134 or higher, or take English courses.

Admission is conditional upon passing the Hebrew proficiency exams (YAEL) of the National Institute for Testing & Evaluation with a minimum score of 84. To register for the exam.

Table

Faculty	Department	Psycometrics Grade	Psycometrics Maths Chapter	Additional Requirements
Life Sciences	Biotechnology	650	120 SAT math = 640
	Computational Biology	650	130 SAT math = 693
	Life Sciences	600	120 SAT math = 640
	Optometry and Optical Sciences	600	120
Engineering	Electrical Engineering	650	130 SAT math = 693	There may be a prerequisite for a Mechina in Maths and/or Physics
Social Sciences	Economics	600	125 SAT math = 666
	Social Work	600		Personal Interview
	Psychology	720
	Sociology and Anthropology	580
	Double Major in Social Sciences	580
	Criminology	580
	Geography and Environment	550
	Special Education	600		Personal Interview
	Educational Conselor / Administration	580		Personal Interview
	Communications	600
	Political Sciences	580
	Management	600
Humanities	General History	550
	Music	550		Entry Exam
	Philosophy	550
	Comparative Literature	550
	Double Major in Humanities	550
	Information Sciences	600
	Classical Studies	550
Exact Sciences	Physics
	Chemistry
	Computer Sciences	690	130
	Mathematics
Jewish Studies	Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology	550
	Jewish Art	500
	Double Major in Jewish Studies	500
	Middle Eastern Studies	500
	Bible	500
	Talmud	500
	Oral Law (Jewish Studies)	500
	Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry	500
	Hebrew Language	500
	Jewish and Israeli Literature	500
	Jewish Philosophy	500
Brain Research	Brain Research	685	125
Law	Law	720

Conversion Table of SAT/ACT Scores & Psychometrics

Table

Psychometrics	SAT	SAT range	ACT
800	1590	1570-1600	36
780	1450	1560-1630	35
730	1500	1490-1520	34
720	1460	1450-1480	33
715	1430	1420-1440	32
700	1400	1390-1410	31
685	1370	1360-1380	30
670	1340	1330-1350	29
655	1310	1300-1320	28
640	1280	1260-1290	27
620	1240	1230-1250	26
605	1210	1200-1220	25
590	1180	1160-1190	24
570	1140	1130-1150	23
555	1110	1100-1120	22
540	1080	1060-1090	21
520	1040	1030-1050	20

Table

Psychometrics Math Chapter (0-150)	SAT math (200-800)	ACT math (1-36)
120	640	28.8
125	666	30
130	693	31.2

You can take the psychometrics exam until July (inclusive) only!

Acceptance according to average of foreign matriculation (non-Israeli bagrut) only – for Academic Year 2021-2022 without need for psychometric score + obligation to present high school diploma

Table

Department	Minimum Average for Israeli Matriculation Exams (Bagrut)	Additional Requirements
Jewish Art	90
Optimetrics	103
Special Education	100	Personal Interview
Education Administration	98	Personal Interview
Education Management	98	Personal Interview
Communications	98
Computational Biology	112
Linguistics / English Literature	100	English Acceptance: 120 Linguistics Acceptance: English Matriculation Above 85 (in 5 points) Literature Acceptance: English Matriculation Above 95 (in 5 points)
Geography and Environment	95
Double Major in Social Sciences	98
Double Major in Social Sciences - Management and Human Resources	103
Double Major in Jewish Studies	90
Double Major in Humanities	90
General History	95
Chemistry / Medicinal Chemistry	108	Matriculation Acceptance Grade = 80 In either Chemistry / Physics / Biology / Biotechnology / Computers / Mathematics
Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology	90	Matriculation Exams Average is 85 for those with Teaching or Tour Guiding Certification
Middle Eastern Studies	90
Information Sciences	95
Classical Studies	90
Hebrew and Semitic Language	90
Political Sciences	98
Music	95	Entry Exam
Jewish Philosophy	90
Mathematics	100	Maths Matriculation above 90 (in 5 points)
Management and Logistics Technologies	100
Sociology and Anthropology	98
Comparative Literature	90
Jewish and Israeli Literature	90
Philosophy	90
Physics		Physics and Maths Matriculation Above 90
Criminology	98
Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry	90
Oral Law (Jewish Studies)	90
Talmud	90
Bible	90
French Studies	90

Departments not listed (e.g., law, social work, biotechnology, engineering, neuroscience, psychology) - acceptance is not based soley on high school average, and applicants must also take the psychometric exam / SAT/ACT.

A partial conversion calculator is available for some countries.

For countries not appearing on the list, the conversion will be done individually for each applicant – following registration only.

From time to time the list of countries will be updated.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Acceptance according to a combined calculation of Matriculation and Psychometric – for Academic Year 2021-2022

If you cannot be accepted on the basis of high school matriculation only, or psychometric only, we can check your admission individually after you’ve registered for studies.

For further details and questions:

The International School – Marketing and Recruitment intl.info@biu.ac.il 03-7384746

Service and Recruitment Center – tel.*9392 or via an application form or on WhatsApp – send a message to 052-6171988 and our representative will contact you.