The Washington, D.C. District is pleased to announce that the CUA Merit Badge University is BACK and IN-PERSON on April 22 & 23, 2023! We invite all Scouts to join Merit Badge Counselors volunteers to work on their advancement at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Signs-ups for this event will close at midnight on Sunday, April 16 to allow Scouts and Counselors time to prepare for their sessions. Attendance will include an event patch. Volunteers are encouraged to register to cover counselor event costs and an event patch.

For registration questions about this event, please contact Christa Waterwiese. For volunteer or program questions about this event, please contact Bill Pzedpelski.

Please consult the following resources for additional information about the event:

2023 CUA MBU – Participant Event Guide
2023 CUA MBU – Pre-Requisites and Outside Work
2023 CUA MBU – Counselor Guide

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The following badges are being offered as four hour or all day sessions ($25 per badge)

American Labor, Astronomy, Citizenship in t he Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Disabilities Awareness, Electronics, Environmental Science, First Aid, Geology. Inventing, Law, Music, Oceanography, Personal Management, Photography, Plumbing, Radio, Theatre, Weather

The following badge is being offered as a two hour session ($15 per badge)

Fingerprinting

Additionally, we will be offering the free seminar, Be Prepared: Planning for College taught by Rebecca Claster and Emily Lucio Singer. 

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Instructions: To add badges to your registration, please follow:

Youth Participant > Update Information > Select Classes > then choose individual classes

Please use this link to see a listing of all badges with their available timeslots before beginning the registration process