Terms of admission

Grades
Minimum average grade of 83 in your undergraduate or graduate degree. Students with the highest grades are given priority.

Discipline of your undergraduate degree

Priority granted to students with bachelor degrees in relevant disciplines e.g. education, behavioral sciences, psychology, social work, and health-associated professions.

Conversion courses

Students who are not graduates of the Department of Education are required to complete conversion courses in educational research. They may also be required to take conversion courses in statistics, cognitive science, and/or developmental psychology. Your required conversion courses will be decided based on your undergraduate transcript after admission to the concentration. Please note that also graduates of the Department of Education are required to complete a conversion course in developmental psychology if they did not take this course for their bachelor degree. Conversion courses are listed in the University course catalog in the curriculum of the Learning Disabilities concentration. You are required to complete these courses during your first year, in addition to your program in the concentration.

Committing to a schedule

You are required to commit to a full program, i.e. two full study days in your first year and three full days in your second year (excluding conversion courses). The information about study days is subject to change. Information about the curriculum is available in the University course catalog (Select Faculty: Faculty of Humanities>Department: Education-Learning disabilities > Tracks select: Thesis track or Non-thesis track > Degree: graduate degree).

Personal interview

Candidates who satisfy the terms of admission listed above and whose records are deemed suitable will be called for a personal interview.

How to apply

Register for university

If you studied in Israel, register online at the Hebrew University Admissions Office via the Hebrew University website. Please include all the documents described on the website.

Register at the School of Education

Create an account in the registration system, fill in your information, and upload your official transcripts (signed by the institution) that include your undergraduate average grade and certificate of eligibility for an undergraduate degree.

Please note: We are unable to process applications from candidates who have not completed their registration on both platforms or are missing any of the required documents.

Candidates with a degree from abroad

If you have a degree from abroad please register at the international student admissions office. Please contact the counselors at the international student admissions office for additional information.

Registration dates

1 March 2022 - 1 October 2022 (late registrations are allowed by special approval).