Academic Requirements for Acceptance into International Undergraduate Degrees – by Country

Our undergraduate degrees are taught in English.

Find out more about the different degrees here.

BA in Communications & Political Science
BA in Communications & English Literature
BA in Linguistics
BA in English Literature
Multidisciplinary BA in Jewish Studies

Communication & Political Science:

1. English proficiency test (for non-English-speaking countries):

• Applicants who graduated high school from English-speaking countries (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland) are exempt from this proficiency test.
• All others from non-English-speaking countries need to take one of the following tests and pass with the minimum score mentioned below:
• TOEFL 90 / IELTS 6.5 / SAT EBRW 600 / ACT 49 / Amir- Amiram 120

2. High School diploma/graduation entitlement
3. GPA 3.1 or above + SAT 1100 or above, of which EBRW (English level) is min. 600
   OR GPA 3.3 / exempt from SAT
   OR  SAT only: 1160

Communication & English Literature

1. English proficiency test (for non-English-speaking countries):

• Applicants who graduated high school from English-speaking countries (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland) are exempt from this proficiency test.
• All others from non-English-speaking countries need to take one of the following tests and pass with the minimum score mentioned below:
• TOEFL 90 / IELTS 6.5 / SAT EBRW 600 / ACT 49 / Amir- Amiram 120

2. High School diploma/graduation entitlement
3. Statement of purpose: A short statement (up to one page) telling us a little about yourself and why you want to study in the English Literature program.

Admission Options:

1. SAT 1200, of which EBRW- English level is min. 650. / ACT 57 (English+ Reading) – For applicants who graduated high school from English-speaking countries only, there is no need for a Statement of Purpose.
2. GPA 3.1 + SAT1100 or above, of which EBRW- English level is min. 600 + Statement of purpose.
3. GPA 3.3 + Statement of purpose
4. High School diploma/graduation entitlement

English Linguistics

1. English proficiency test (for non-English-speaking countries):

• Applicants who graduated high school from English-speaking countries (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland) are exempt from this proficiency test.
• All others from non-English-speaking countries need to take one of the following tests and pass with the minimum score mentioned below:
• TOEFL 90 / IELTS 6.5 / SAT EBRW 600 / ACT 49 / Amir- Amiram 120

2. High School diploma/graduation entitlement
3. GPA 3.1 or above + SAT 1100 or above, of which EBRW (English level) is min. 600
   OR GPA 3.3 / exempt from SAT
   OR SAT 1250, of which EBRW- English level is min. 600.+ math 600 / ACT 25 (ELA min. 22 + STEM min. 23

Multidisciplinary BA in Jewish Studies

1. English proficiency test (for non-English-speaking countries):

• Applicants who graduated high school from English-speaking countries (USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland) are exempt from this proficiency test.
• All others from non-English-speaking countries need to take one of the following tests and pass with the minimum score mentioned below:
• TOEFL 90 / IELTS 6.5 / SAT EBRW 600 / ACT 49 / Amir- Amiram 120

2. High School diploma / graduation entitlement.
3. GPA 3.1 or above + SAT 1100 or above, of which EBRW (English level) is min. 600.
   OR GPA 3.3 / exempt from SAT
   OR  SAT only: 1160
4. Statement of purpose: A short statement (up to one page) telling us about yourself and why you want to study in the Multidisciplinary program for Jewish Studies.

In order to get more detailed information on admission requirements, choose the country in which you completed high school or the country that issued your high school graduation/matriculation certificate from the list below.

AUSTRALIA

FRANCE

GERMANY

LATVIA

SOUTH AFRICA

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES

INTERNATIONAL  BACCALAUREATE  IB  

• Countries with a scale 0-100 need a Bagrut equivalency of 88

• All other countries will be evaluated individually.

For English Literature studies:  Statement of purpose: A short statement up to 1 page telling us a little about yourself and why you want to study in the English Literature program.

Application Documentation

Applicants are asked to submit the following with their application form (all documents must be originals and sent from their source):

• Online application.
• Official high school diploma
• Official high school transcript (Applicants in their final year of high school may submit a partial transcript. Their admission process will be complete once the final transcript and diploma are received).
• Official English Proficiency test (as detailed above)
• Photocopy of passport or Teudat Zehut
  
• A digital passport size image (JPEG file)

  
  Only if required (as mentioned above)

•  SAT/ACT/psychometric exam results

Conversion table for SAT / ACT / Psychometric exam

Psychometric	SAT	SAT range	ACT
800	1590	1600-1570	36
780	1540	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

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

 

PLEASE NOTE

If you require further information please email us at intl.info@biu.ac.il.