6.2 English language By the beginning of their second year of Bachelor’s degree studies Hebrew University students must demonstrate an ability to read and comprehend academic texts in English. Criteria for exemptions from English and a list of courses and tracks for studying English are listed in Appendix G. *Not including the School of Social Work and Social Welfare where students must attain exemption level in English by the end of their first year of Bachelor’s studies. See reasons for this exception and further details in the school’s Annual Course Catalogue. Students admitted to the University with Basic level English and by the beginning of their second year of Bachelor’s studies attained Lower Advanced level may apply to the teaching program/faculty secretariat to be allowed to attain exemption level by the end of the first semester of their second year of studies.

6.2.1  Students will be accepted for Master’s degree studies only if they have a university-level exemption attained in one of the ways mentioned in Appendix G, section A.

6.2.1.1   A faculty may accept candidates for Mast er’s degree programs who have a Bachelor’s degree from a non and candidates for a Hebrew-- Englishspeaking foreign country, taught Master’s program, who were classified at English level 2 or higher, on condition that they obtain an exemption in English by t he end of their first year of study. 6

6.2.2  The Faculty Teaching Committee may allow students who have not obtained an exemption in English to study in their second year with a reduced course load (of not more than half of a coursework schedule in scope, including their repeated English course, and payment of the appropriate tuition, provided that all their first year course requirements were completed successfully). In any case, they will not be permitted to participate in proseminars or seminars. Studen enrolled for thirdts will not be year studies without completing the English requirements. Appendix G Procedures for English language studies and rules for receiving exemption are detailed in Appendix G.