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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