Mizzou Merit Badge University 2022
We are excited to announce the return of Mizzou MBU, October 8th, 2022. Join us and over a thousand Scouts from across the region for a day of learning and fun! Here you will find all the information you need regarding the merit badge course catalog, prequisites, & overnight-stay options. Merit badges will be offered on Saturday only. There will be a mixture of full-day and half-day merit badges. Please review the information below:
Registration deadline is Oct. 1st at 11:59pm.
Scout cost (all registrations include instruction, lunch, facilities, & a patch) - $25 per Scout
Adult cost - there is no cost for adults to attend. Adults can purchase a lunch and patch package for $10
Lunch: All Scouts will be provided lunch. Adults may purchase an optional lunch in the registration.
Overnight Options: If units are interested in staying overnight, there are several campgrounds in the Columbia area including but not limited to: Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Finger Lakes State Park, & Boone County Fairgrounds. Please make arrangements with your desired camping area.
We also are partnering with the Columbia Visitor and Convention Bureau to provide these lodgings at a special discount. If you are interested, please contact the hotel directly to obtain the rate code. Here are the following hotels:
- 1. Best Western Plus: The Best Western Plus Columbia Inn would love to partner with you for the Mizzou Merit Badge University event in October. We can offer a discounted group rate of $119/night for standard kings and $129/night for standard double beds. All rates include complimentary hot deluxe breakfast, self-parking, and WiFi. Our newly renovated guest rooms are equipped with microwave, fridge, and single-serve coffee makers. We can offer a courtesy block with no attrition/cancellation with a cutoff date of 21 days prior to arrival. We would be able to offer Best Western Rewards Meeting Planner Points (2 points for $1USD) for the group.
- Contact Information: (573) 397-6471
- $119-$129 per night
- 2. Hampton Inn & Suites: The hotel would be happy to extend a partial block of 10 rooms each night. Please note that sleeping rooms are not being held without a request for a contract.
- Contact Information: (573) 214-2222
- $259 per night
- 3. Holiday Inn Express & Suites: 3 blocks to the Campus. Breakfast, wi-fi, parking included. Availability is limited.
- Contact Information: (573) 442-8034
- $159 per night
- 4. Residence Inn: We are offering Standard rooms with 1 king or queen bed and sofa bed. All rooms with Gallery kitchen with full fridge and stovetop, microwave, dishwasher, cooking utensils, coffee makers, iron, ironing board, hairdryer, clock radio with I-pod connection, Flat Screen TVs, Paul Mitchell Bath Products, Microwave, and Mini Fridge. Wireless High-Speed Internet Connection free. Cut off 3 weeks prior to arrival, rates are net, non commissionable. Cancelation 10 days prior to arrival. Full payment 7 days prior to arrival.
- Contact Information: (573) 442-5601
- $169 per night
Schedule for the day:
- Check-In at Jesse Hall: 7:30am-8:30am
- Opening Ceremony at Jesse Hall Auditorium: 8:30am-9am
- Classes Begin: 9:30am - 12:30pm
- Lunch: 12:30pm-1:30pm (Traditions Plaza)
- Classes Resume: 1:30pm-4:30pm
- Dismissal: 4:30pm
Parking: parking is available at the Hitt Street Parking Structure, Turner Avenue Garage, & Conley Parking Garage
Map: Please use the Mizzou Map (click to access) for reference and locations
Merit Badge Course Catalog & Prerequisites
Please view our course catalog (see attachments) for a full list of merit badges & their prerequisites. You can also download & print a course catalog at the link below. More badges may be added later.
If there is a prerequisite listed, Scouts must complete the prerequisites before the day of the event and must either bring proof of completion to the class (i.e. the actual work which was completed/pre-requisites completed in the actual workbook and brought with them). If the Scout does not complete these prerequisites, he or she will not complete the badge and will receive a partial which will require follow up with a counselor after the event. Proof of having completed pre-requisite work WILL BE RETAINED by the counselors and kept with event records, so BE SURE to keep a copy for yourself beforehand.
The most updated merit badge workbooks can be downloaded HERE
Half-Day (AM, 9:30am-12:30pm) Merit Badges:
Art
Chess (Added 8/9)
Entrepreneurship
Exploration
Fire Safety
Fish & Wildlife Management
Geneaology
Geology
Indian Lore
Music
Painting
Public Speaking (added 8/29)
Robotics
Salesmanship
Search & Rescue
Signs, Signals, & Codes
Space Exploration
Truck Transportation
Veterinary Medicine
Weather
Half-Day (PM, 1:30pm-4:30pm) Merit Badges:
Art
American Business
American Cultures
Chess (Added 8/9)
Disabilities Awareness
Exploration
Fire Safety
Fish & Wildlife Management
Geneaology
Graphic Arts (added 8/29)
Indian Lore
Music
Oceanography
Public Speaking (added 8/29)
Robotics
Salesmanship
Search & Rescue
Signs, Signals, & Codes
Space Exploration
Truck Transportation
Weather
Full-Day Merit Badges (9:30am-4:30pm):
Archaeology
Architecture
Chemistry
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation #1
Citizenship in the Nation #2 (added 9/20)
Citizenship in Society
Citizenship in the World
Communication #1
Communication #2* (added 8/29)
Digital Technology
Electricity
Emergency Preparedness (added 9/8)
Engineering
Environmental Science
First Aid
Geocaching
Home Repairs
Law
Moviemaking
Nuclear Science (5 additional spots added 8/11)
Personal Management
Plumbing
Railroading
Sustainability
Mizzou MBU Cancellation Policy:
Refund requests must be submitted prior to October 1st, 2022. If the refund is granted, a 25% readiness fee will be withheld. After October 1st, no refunds will be granted, no exceptions - other than for cancellation of a class. A unit leader, parent, or Scout may only request a refund of the fees under the following conditions:
1 - Illness or serious accident of the Scout prevents his or her attendance at the Merit Badge College.
2 - A family illness or an emergency prevents the Scout's attendance at the Merit Badge College.
If you need to request a refund, please contact Meliss Cobb at melissa.cobb@scouting.org.
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