University Catalog > Undergraduate Programs > Study in Israel > S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program
S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program is for the benefit of those students who wish to spend a year of study in Israel with a concentration in Jewish studies. Yeshiva University, with the approval of the New York State Education Department and the government of Israel, has established the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program.
Under this program, students may take courses for credit through the university at any one of more than 40 Israeli institutions. A current list of such institutions and the application form for the program is available upon request from the Office of Admissions and online at http://yu.edu/israel-program/. Students must be accepted by Yeshiva University as well as a participating Israeli institution in order to be enrolled in the Israel Program.
The Israel Program enables students to:
Recognized under New York State law as a Yeshiva University extension center, the program is operated at the Yeshiva University Israel Campus in Jerusalem and supervised by full-time Yeshiva University staff. Credits earned while in the program appear as Yeshiva University credits on the student’s transcript. Credits earned from the Israel Program are not included in fulfillment of the residence requirement at the Yeshiva University New York campus.
As Yeshiva University students, those in the Israel Program are eligible for all applicable state and federal financial aid.
Generally, the academic information and policies of Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business apply to the S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program. The program, however, follows the standard Israeli academic calendar, under which classes may begin earlier and end somewhat later than in the United States; students who plan to take courses in Israel are cautioned that the academic year spent in study in Israel may end too late for students to enter some summer sessions in the United States. Transcripts for the fall semester are made available in late spring, and grades for the spring are made available in late summer.
Yeshiva University’s Israel representatives visit schools regularly and offer comprehensive services including academic guidance, career planning and personal counseling. All facets of the admissions process may be addressed by our Israel staff as well. In addition, the program sponsors lectures and activities where students can gather under the auspices of Yeshiva University, and a guidance center to provide support to help ease the occasionally challenging adjustment to a year’s study in Israel. Yeshiva University also sponsors major academic and cultural events for YU students in Israel, such as concerts, Melavah Malkas, an annual career fair and networking opportunities with alumni and industry leaders in Israel.