We are excited to announce the return of Mizzou MBU, October 28, 2023.  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 is now extended until October 23rd at 11:59pm

Scout cost (all registrations include instruction, lunch, facilities, & a patch) - $27 per Scout

Adult cost - there is no cost for adults to attend. Adults can purchase a lunch and patch package for $12

Shirt Design is Here! Be sure to pre-order an event t-shirt! Short-sleeve t-shirts are $20.00 each. Long-sleeve t-shirts are $22.00. Hooded sweatshirts are $32.00.  Shirts will be pre-order only. All orders must be in before midnight on October 19th.  You can order apparel in the registration. Shirt design below...

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.

Beginning in 2023, we also begin partnering with the Columbia Visitor and Convention Bureau to provide lodgings at a special discount.  Registration information has been updated and added to the attachment.  Any additional updates will be added to the attachment as they come in. 

For current partnering Hotels in the the local area please see the attachment.

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 attached 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 by clicking on the attachment. 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.

See MIZZOU MERIT BADGE UNIVERISTY 2023 Class Catalog w/ Pre-requisites attached - Last Updated: 10/6/2023 - Be sure to review the prerequisites!

The most updated merit badge workbooks can be downloaded HERE

Half-Day (AM, 9:30am-12:30pm) Merit Badges:

• Chemistry (Added 9/12/2023)
• Entrepreneurship (Added 9/19/2023)
• Fire Safety
• Music
• Public Speaking (added 9/17/2023)
• Robotics
• Salesmanship
• Search & Rescue
• Signs, Signals, & Codes
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Space Exploration
• Truck Transportation
• Veterinary Medicine
• Weather

Half-Day (PM, 1:30pm-4:30pm) Merit Badges:

• Entrepreneurship (Added 9/19/2023)
• Fire Safety
• Fish & Wildlife Management
• Music
• Public Speaking (Added 9/17/2023)
• Robotics
• Salesmanship
• Search & Rescue
• Signs, Signals, & Codes
• Space Exploration
• Truck Transportation
• Weather

Full-Day (9:30am-4:30pm) Merit Badges:

• Animal Science (Added 9/12/2023)
• Archaelogy
• Citizenship in the Community
• Citizenship in the Nation #1
• Citizenship in the Nation #2
• Citizenship in Society
• Citizenship in the World #1
• Citizenship in the World #2 (Added 10/5/2023)
• Disabilities Awareness
• Electricity
• Emergency Preparedness
• Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Farm Mechanics
• First Aid
• Forestry
• Genealogy
• Geocaching
• Home Repairs (added 9/18/2023)
• Law
• Moviemaking
• Nuclear Science
• Personal Management
• Plant Science
• Plumbing
• Programming
• Sustainability

Mizzou MBU Cancellation Policy:

Refund requests must be submitted prior to October 21st, 2023. If the refund is granted, a 25% readiness fee will be withheld. After October 21st, no refunds will be granted, no exceptions - other than for the 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 Melissa Cobb at melissa.cobb@scouting.org.