Study in Israel

The Israel Option

Touro has long recognized the centrality of Israel in the historical and contemporary Jewish experience. The College believes that study in Israel provides a milieu conducive to intensive Jewish learning, familiarizes students with the land and culture of Israel, and helps students develop Hebrew language skills. In addition, study abroad is the kind of intellectually and emotionally broadening experience which cannot be simulated in even the best of classrooms.

For all these reasons, the College maintains a formal Study Abroad in Israel Option, TCIO, in cooperation with leading Israeli Yeshivos and women's colleges, and other institutions of Jewish learning. This option has proved extremely popular at Touro: approximately 40% of baccalaureate degree students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have studied in Israel.

Credits, Grades and Transcripts

Students who successfully complete a year of full-time study in Israel can receive appropriate college credits. The average credit award is 16 credits per semester, or 32 credits for a year. To earn credits, students must satisfy all course and examination requirements of Touro College. Individual courses are recorded on the Touro College permanent record. The grading system follows the American system (with letter grades A to F) for all courses with a written final examination. Touro will assign grades of P (Passing) and F (Failing) for classes where only oral examinations are administered, as is the custom in many yeshivas. Courses credited are generally in the field of Judaic Studies. Grades earned in Israel are counted as part of the student's grade point average (GPA) at Touro.

Participating Israeli Institutions

Students may enroll at one of the cooperating Israeli institutions. A full, up-to-date list of these institutions is available from the Office of Admissions, Touro College. Students may apply to the following Touro-affiliated schools in Israel:

Men's Schools Ateret Yerushalayim Bais Yisroel Chofetz Chaim Derech Eitz Chaim Kerem B'Yavneh Lev Aryeh Lev HaTorah Medrash Shmuel Mercaz Hatorah Ner Yaakov Netiv Areyh Ohr Somayach - Derech Ohr Yerushalayim Ohr David Reishit Yerushalayim Sha'alvim Shaarei Mevaseret Tzion Tiferet Yerushalayim Toras Moshe Torat Shraga

Women's Schools Afikei Torah Ateres Bnos Yerushalayim Ba'er Miriam Beit Chana Chabad B'nos Chava B'nos Sarah B'not Torah Institute Chochmas Lev Darchei Binah Hadar Bais Yaakov Machon B'nos Yehuda Machon Alte Machon Maayan Machon Raaya Machon Sara Schneirer (BJJ) Masores Rachel Me'ohr Bais Yaakov Mesilos Bais Yaakov Michlala Michlelet Esther Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim Midreshet Moriah Midreshet Tehilla Nachlas Bais Yaakov Neve Yerushalayim P'ninim Seminar Yerushalayim Sha'alvim for Women Shoshanim Tiferet Center Tomer Devorah

Tuition

Tuition for the year abroad option varies with the institution. These charges are subject to change each year and students should request up-to-date information from the Touro College Admissions Office. Tuition is payable directly to Touro College, and will cover the tuition of the Israeli institution as well.

Financial Aid

Students enrolled in the Israel option are eligible for most of the College's programs of financial aid. Packages are individually developed by the Office of Financial Aid and may include a combination of need-based grants, federal and state grants (such as Pell and TAP) and guaranteed loan programs.

Israel Office

Dr. Chana Sosevsky
Touro College Israel Center
3 Rechov Am V'Olamo, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem 91343
Tel: 02-651-0090 ext. 3, FAX: 02-651-0097
Email: csosevsky@touro.edu

U.S. Office

Office of Admissions
1602 Avenue J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Tel: 718-252-7800 Ext. 299 or 320
Email: lasadmit@touro.edu

Lander Colleges web sites:
Lander College of Arts and Sciences in Flatbush with Separate Men's and Women's Divisions
Lander College for Men in Queens
Lander College for Women in Manhattan