Tuition

The following are the principles by which tuition is calculated:

Calculation of annual tuition will be made as a multiple of the quantity of credits that the student takes during the current year by the value of the credits.  (The value of a credit point = NIS 215.)

Since the distribution of hours will not the equal during the course of the study year, (both as selected by the student or as a function of the departmental program), it may be reasonable to assume that a student will be charged more than 100% of the tuition in a particular year, while in another year he or she will be charged less.  A full study program is a program of 40 credits per year (an accumulation of 160 credits for a degree divided into four years of study).  The student will pay 100% of the tuition for this program.

Calculation of tuition for first-year students:

First-year students will pay tuition in accordance with the study program that they have taken and the credits that they have accumulated:

• A student who studies in a full program (40 credits) will pay 100% of the reduced tuition (NIS 8,588).
• A student who studies more than 40 credits during the year will today according to the number of credits that she/she has taken (a multiple of the number of credits by the value of the basic credit point).
• Students that study less than 18 credits during the year are not entitled to a reduction in the tuition in the amount of NIS 3,017 (full program).

This is in accordance with the guidelines of the Council for Higher Education and in accordance with the Government of Israel’s decision, where it was determined that:

1. A student who will be registered for a full annual study program (in an amount exceeding 18 credits) will pay a reduced tuition.
2. A student who will be registered for less than a full annual study program (i.e., in an amount less than 18 credits) will pay tuition without the reduction; upon supplementing registration to a full study program (and, simultaneously, completion of payment of the full annual tuition), the student will receive a reimbursement in the amount of the reduction.
3. A student who has registered for a full annual study program and has canceled his/her studies or part thereof during the year will be required to return this reduction until completing the full annual study program.
4. Prior courses that have been taken at recognized institutions of higher learning, that have been recognized for the student and have earned him/her an exemption in credits toward the degree, will be considered as having been completed by the student for purposes of calculating the full annual study program, and will provide him/her with an entitlement to reduced tuition.

(*)     A student who takes less than 20 credits during the year will pay an additional overhead in the amount of 10% of the reduced tuition (*).  The value of a credit point based on the full tuition without a reduction in the amount of NIS 11,605 is NIS 290 (11,605/40 = 290).

The following are several examples for calculating tuition:

Example	Credit points	Credit point value	Total tuition charge	Remarks
Above 40 credits	45	215	45 x 215 = 9,675
20-40 credits	30	215	30 x 215 = 6,450
18-20 credits	19	215	(10% x 8,588) + (215 x 19) = 4,944
Less than 18 credits	17	290	(10% x 8,588) + (215 x 179) = 5,789	Upon reaching 18 credits, the amount reimbursed is NIS 75 per credit point

Payments for English courses

The basic tuition does not include payment for English courses.  Students that are required to take English courses at the “advanced” level (Level 1) are exempted from payment for the course.  Students that are required to take English courses at the “intermediate” levels (Level 2 and Level 3) will be charged a total of NIS 850 for the course for each semester.

Calculation of tuition for second through fourth year students

Students in the second through fourth years will be charged according to the amount of credits for which they register in their study program, where the tuition charge will be calculated based on a multiple of the number of credits by the value of credits (NIS 215).  The minimum cumulative tuition for a degree is 400% and a student will be charged this minimum amount even if he has completed his studies in less than four years.

Note that upon submitting a request for finishing a degree, the Tuition Department will prepare a final accounting of tuition that includes a review of the minimum accumulated tuition payment at a rate of 400% as well as payment for courses retaken during the years of study and various additional payments (such as carrying charges, overhead, English courses and the like) if the student has been charged for them.  Certification of entitlement for the degree will be provided to the student if he/she has no outstanding tuition charges and/or other debts to the College (such as library fees).

Students that have deviated from a full study program and/or have repeated courses will be charged an additional payment for the credits that have accumulated above the full study program.

Carrying charges – a student who continues his studies for a degree beyond four years as well as students that suspend completion of their degree beyond one year will pay tuition for each additional study year relative to the scope of studies of that same year with an addition in an amount of 10% of the basic tuition.  If the student studies for one semester, the addition will be in a rate of 5%.

Supplementary payments in the amount of NIS 455 and a Security Fee in the amount of NIS 375 are added to the basic tuition.  These payments are uniform and fixed and are independent of the scope of the study program.