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PROGRAMS OF STUDY &
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Hebraic Studies (HES)
This designation indicates block transfer credit granted for courses taken at
other schools. Except for Jewish studies majors, a maximum of 36 credits in
Hebraic studies are accepted by Yeshiva College and Sy Syms School from
IBC, JSS,
MYP, and BMP.
James Striar School of General Jewish Studies
1000 through 1099 Hebrew Language and Literature. 4 credits each.
A comprehensive four-year sequence providing the beginning student, in
systematic, progressive stages, with a reading, writing, and speaking knowledge
of Hebrew; an introduction to the basic texts of ancient and modern Hebrew
literature; and a knowledge of Jewish history and philosophy.
Yeshiva Program /Mazer School of Talmudic Studies
1100 through 1199 Hebrew Language and Literature. 0–3 credits each.
Analysis of Talmudic texts and commentaries in the original Hebrew and Aramaic;
discussion of their cultural implications.
Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies
1200 through 1299 Hebrew Language and Literature. 3 credits each.
A comprehensive and intensive program in the major areas of Jewish learning,
such as Talmud, Bible, Hebrew language and literature, Jewish history, Jewish
philosophy and ethics, and Jewish law. HES transfer credits for IBC students may
be counted towards a Jewish Studies major in YC. (see
JST).
S. Daniel Abraham Joint Israel Program of Yeshiva University
1400 through 1499 Hebrew Language and Literature.
This designation indicates block transfer credit granted for courses taken in
the university’s Joint Israel Program. Up to 16 credits per semester and a total
of up to 32 are accepted by Yeshiva College.
Other Institutions
1500 through 1599 Hebrew Language and Literature.
This designation indicates credit granted for courses in Hebrew language and
literature taken at other institutions. The maximum number of credits accepted
toward a YC, SCW, or SSSB degree for work in an American non–degree-granting
institution is 8 per semester and a total of 32 for work in an Israeli
institution, as above.
Beit Midrash Program
1600 through 1699 Hebrew Language and Literature. 0-2 credits each.
A program consisting of traditional Talmudic texts and commentaries accompanied
with student preparation (Seder), with additional courses in Jewish philosophy
and ethics (Machshevet Israel) and Jewish law and its development (Halacha).
