Freshman Year Programs are designed for qualified recent graduates of high schools (secondary schools) outside Israel. The Visiting Students Option available at the Hebrew University offers high school graduates who have not yet begun their college studies the opportunity to take academically accredited courses in a framework designed especially for first-year students. Students begin the program with the Summer or Winter Ulpan, an intensive Hebrew language course for every level of proficiency. After the Ulpan, they continue to study in a flexible program consisting of Hebrew language instruction, undergraduate courses on the lower levels, and, for those with sufficient Hebrew fluency, regular first-year departmental courses in the faculties of the Hebrew University. Upon successful completion of the program, students are generally admitted as sophomores in North American universities. Candidates for the Freshman Year Program are evaluated on the basis of their high school grades, letters of recommendation, a personal interview, and their scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Note that Tel Aviv University accepts recent high school graduates, including midyear high school graduates, for one semester or a full year into its One Year Program. The Israel Universities Option is available at the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University. Students coming directly from high schools in the United States and Canada who wish to complete an undergraduate degree at the Hebrew University must enroll in a yearlong program of preparatory studies. The course work for the IUO is designed to prepare students for a degree program in Israel. Candidates for admission to a bachelor’s degree program at the University must reach a level of preparation equivalent to the Israeli matriculation (Bagrut) and proficiency both in Hebrew and in English. Tochnit Torah V’Derech Eretz at Bar-Ilan University combines classical Torah studies with a typical first-year academic college course load. Observance of Jewish law is required for participation. Students spend mornings immersed in either the Beit Midrash for men or the Midrasha for Women, learning shiurim taught exclusively for overseas students. In the afternoons, they participate in a compulsory Hebrew Language Ulpan and general, academic first-year courses.

For further Information: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rothberg International School Division of Undergraduate Studies Boyar Building, Mount Scopus Jerusalem 91905, Israel Tel: 972-2-5882610, Fax: 972-2-5827078 E-mail: undergrad@roth.hul.huji.ac.il In the U.S.: Tel: (800) 404-8622 or (212) 472-2288 Fax: (212) 517-4548 E-mail: hebrewu@hebrewu.com Tel Aviv University The Lowy School for Overseas Students Student Dormitories, Building B Ramat Aviv 69978, Israel Web site: Tel: 972-3-6408118, Fax: 972-3-6409582 E-mail: osptau@post.tau.ac.il In the U.S.: Tel: (800) 665-9828, Fax: (212) 742-9031 Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan 52900, Israel Tel: 972-3-5318274, Fax: 972-3-5351522 E-mail: deanst@mail.biu.ac.il In the U.S.: Tel: (212) 673-4991, Fax: (212) 673-4856 E-mail: academics@biuny.com