FAQS
The Course
During the spring semester, we are offering the following three courses:
Jewish Wellness (7 weeks)
Israel and Me (14 weeks)
Jewish Law (14 weeks) The Jewish Wellness course covers topics such as:
Anxiety
Emotional attachment
Purpose
Resilience
Impulse control
Motivation
Guilt
The Israel & Me course covers topics such as:
The Many Enemies of Israel
Land for Peace
The Ethics of War
History of the West Bank
IDF Culture
Israel and the UN
Anti-Israel vs. Anti-Jewish
The Jewish State
The Start Up Nation
The Chosen City of Jerusalem
The Jewish Law School course covers topics such as:
Rights vs obligations
The role of Rabbis after Sinai
Why We Do Mitzvot
Mishnah vs Talmud
Personal Jewish Law
The Jewish Business School course covers topics such as:
Wealth and poverty
Risk taking
Teamwork
Work/life balance
CEO skills
Job searching
The School of Life course covers topics such as:
The Meaning in Suffering
Free Will
The Chosen People
Happiness
Relationships
Music
Afterlife
Faith
Schedule and Target Group
The ideal number is 6-10, though some shluchim have had success with less. In your application, let us know how many teens have shown interest.
The course is for 10-12th graders from public or Jewish day schools.
Jewish Wellness
75 minutes per week, for 14 weeks (for 2 credits)
75 minutes per week, for 7 weeks (for 1 credit)
Jewish Business School
75 minutes per week, for 21 weeks (for 3 credits)
75 minutes per week for 14 weeks (for 2 credits)
75 minutes per week for 7 weeks (for 1 credit)
Israel and Me:
75 minutes per week, for 21 weeks (for 3 credits)
75 minutes per week, for 14 weeks (for 2 credits)
75 minutes per week, for 7 weeks (for 1 credit)
School of Life:
75 minutes per week, for 14 weeks (for 2 credits)
75 minutes per week for 7 weeks (1 credit)
Fall Course Registration Closes: November 13 / 22 Cheshvan (Late applicants will be deferred to Spring.)
Fall Course Completion Deadline: March 1 / 12 Adar
Spring Course Registration Closes: March 26 / 8 Nissan (No exceptions.)
Spring Course Completion Deadline: June 30 / 15 Tammuz
👉 Tip: Early enrollment = maximum turnout.
Click here for Jewish Wellness Marketing Resources
Click here for Jewish Business School Marketing Resources
Click here for Israel and Me Marketing Resources
Click here for School Of Life Marketing Resources
Price and Monetary Incentive System
The program costs $180 for the 1 credit option (7 weeks), $360 for the 2 credits option (14 weeks), and $540 for the 3 credits option (21 weeks). The program is free of charge for CTeen members.
To become a CTeen member visit cteen.com/register.
7 weeks (1 credit)
$499 + $35 Book Fee
14 weeks (2 credits)
$999 + $35 Book Fee
21 weeks (3 credits)
$1,399 + $35 Book Fee
A donor has committed to sponsor scholarships for the 7- week course up to $299, for the 14-week course up to $639, and for the 21-week course up to $899.
As per CTeen’s contract with YU, please do not advertise less than the asking rate, though you may write that scholarships are available.
All unused scholarship money will go to the shliach.
7 weeks (1 credit)
Number of Teens: 8 | All 8 teens pay $499 | Shliach Earns $2,392
Number of Teens: 10 | 5 teens pay $499, 5 teens $250 | Shliach Earns $1,745
14 weeks (2 credits)
Number of Teens: 8 | All 8 teens pay $999 | Shliach Earns:$5,112
Number of Teens: 10 | 5 teens pay $999, 5 teens pay $499 | Shliach Earns: $3,890
Number of Teens: 15 | 5 teens pay $999, 5 teens pay $899, 5 teens pay $499 | Shliach Earns: $6585
Number of Teens: 20 | All 20 teens pay $999 | Shliach Earns: $12,780
21 weeks (3 credits)
Number of Teens: 8 | All 8 teens pay $1399 | Shliach Earns: $7,192
Number of Teens: 15 | 5 teens pay $1,399, 5 teens pay $1,299, 5 teens pay $699 | Shliach Earns: $9,485
The minimum rates are:
$200 for 1 credit
$360 for 2 credits
$500 for 3 credits
If you wish to further reduce costs, you will need to cover the difference out of pocket. (See the Discount Codes question below for more details.)
As per CTeen’s contract with YU, please do not advertise prices lower than the standard rates. You may, however, indicate that scholarships are available.
Discount codes can be created directly in your Shluchim Portal, and some shluchim have also secured outside grants to help offset costs.
Tuition discounts are deducted directly from your payout—no upfront payment is needed.
Discounts cannot exceed your total payout amount.
Example: For a 14-week course, the maximum tuition discount code you can create is $639.
Gift codes allow you to lower your teens’ total below your payout.
You must add funds to your balance before creating gift codes.
Unused codes can be deleted anytime for a refund.
At the end of registration, all unused gift codes will be refunded.
Example: For a 14-week course priced at $999:
Apply a $639 tuition discount (from your payout).
Add a $100 gift code (from your balance).
Final student cost = $260.
Click "Add Funds" on the "Funds" tab on portal.cteen.com/cteenu.
Unused codes can be deleted anytime for a refund, and all unused codes will be refunded after registration closes.
Reimbursement will follow these terms:
Before the course begins: 100%
During the first week: 90%
Before the end of the fourth week: 50%
After the end of the fourth week: 0%
The Credits
These credits are the highest caliber of college credits that can be obtained.
There is no foolproof credit. Every college has the right to deny a college credit. We called sixty schools to inquire if they would transfer such credits. 85% answered in the affirmative and the rest said they only verify the specific credit once the student is enrolled.
Reach out to us and we can contact a specific school for you.
The following schools confirmed they will accept these credits:
Arizona State University
Baruch College
Bergen Community College
Binghamton University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Cal Arts
California State University
Collin College
Northridge (CSUN)
FIT
FIU
Florida State University
George Mason University
Georgia State University
Grand Valley University
Harvard University
Indiana University
Kennesaw University
Lehigh University
LMU
Loyola University
Macaulay Honors College
Miami Dade College
Michigan State University
Monmouth University
New College of FL
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Nova Community College
NYIT
NYU
Ohio State University
Oklahoma State University
Penn State University
Purdue University
Queens College
Ramapo College
Rhode Island School of Art and Design
Ringling College Of Art And Design
Rutgers University
Seton Hall
St. John’s University
State College of Florida
Stony Brook University
Temple University
Texas A&M
Touro College
Towson University
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of Central Florida
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Florida
University of Houston
University of South Florida
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of K
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin- Madison
UT Austin
Wayne State University
William Paterson University
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech University
Yale University
These credits are private college credits and are much more valuable than public college credits. This $500 per credit is at half price of the average private college credit!
See chart:
The credits typically count as elective credits in another college. All students have a quota of elective credits to fill in order to graduate. If a teen majors in a Jewish subject, these credits would be course-specific credits rather than elective credits.
Preparation
Generally, shluchim find they need to prepare 1-2 hours per lesson.
Yes, as long as the material is covered. The course has been customized for Chabad and includes some Chassidus and chabad.org articles.
As a Chassid, you may be inclined to add chassidic insight to flavor the lessons. We created a WhatsApp group for instructors to share ideas and lesson enhancers.
You should:
Teach the course
Mark attendance and submit attendance to YU
You will need the following supplies:
Computer and projector
Teacher and Student Guides
A computer for teens to use for the online midterms and finals
Teacher’s Guides: Mailed out 2 weeks before the course begins to shluchim who have at least 1 student registered.
Student Books:
Each student pays a $35 book fee at registration.
The $35 fee per student is credited back to the shliach’s payout.
Limited stock of Jewish Business, School of Life, and Jewish Wellness books are available at CTeen HQ for $29 each. Email cteenu@cteen.com to check availability.
Note: The Israel course is currently being revamped to reflect the post–Oct 7 climate. Google Slides are already updated, and new teacher’s guides will be available shortly.
Exams
Grades will be determined as follows:
Attendance: 30%
Midterm: 35%
Final: 35%
A final grade of D is the minimum required to receive credits.
The Midterm is available on Canvas in the quiz section and needs to be accessed with a password. We only want students taking the midterm after the 7th lesson and we do not want it available to everyone all semester, so we will be changing the password weekly. Please email Rabbi Yeshayahu Ginsburg when you are ready for your class and he will give you the password(s) you need. For those who are giving the midterm later in the week we can give you next week’s password so they have a week to take the test. The same system will work for the final.
1. Enter student platform (see YU student platform access above)
2. Click "Quizzes:
3. Choose "quiz"
4. Enter test password
Scoring
The Midterm and Final are each worth 35% of the grade and class participation is worth 30%.