Mizzou Merit Badge University
Saturday, September 27, 2014
University of Missouri | Columbia, Mo.

Hosted by the MU College of Education and the Great Rivers Council, BSA.

  Greetings! The Great Rivers Council is excited to partner the MU College of Education to bring you a number of merit badges this year. Classes will be taught by faculty, staff and students from different departments and colleges throughout the university, as well as community volunteers. 

Schedule:

Cost:
$20.00 (if received by early-bird deadline of September 5, 2014). This includes a bag lunch, event patch, merit badge cards, commemorative item and materials needed for the course. After September 5, 2014, registrations will be considered late and accessed an additional $10 late fee. NO registrations will be accepted after September 12, 2014, including the day of the event. Registrations will completed online beginning on August 8, 2014.

Registration:
All registration for merit badge classes will occur online at www.bsa-grc.org. By clicking on the name of a particular course, Scouts will be able to see prerequisities for the course, if they are required. If there are none, that will be noted as well. Scouts must complete all prerequisities prior to arriving the day of the event.

What to Bring:
All Scouts are required to be in their Field Uniform during the entirety of the event and must conduct themselves by the Scout Oath and Law at all times. Please bring your completed prerequisite requirements (if applicable), the Merit Badge Workbook, pencil/paper and any additional supplies for your merit badge. Workbooks and worksheets will not be provided. Worksheets are available at www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/merit_badge_worksheets.

Course Offerings:
All courses will be limited to classes of no more than 15 Scouts and filled on a first-come, first served basis. Certain courses allowing classes of 20 have had prior instructor approval to do so. **Scouts taking half-day courses must take a morning AND afternoon hald-day classes** A complete listing of merit badges can be found here.

Parking:
Please refer to the University of Missouri map for parking locations. Our suggestion is to park in Hitt Street Parking Garage located on Hitt Street between Elm and University Ave.

Camping:
Camping is available near by, please contact the following locations for availability and pricing.

Prerequisites and Supplies Needed:
Scouts enrolled in certain merit badges must complete the prerequisites before the day of the event and 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). The prerequisites are listed when you register for the merit badge. If the Scout does not complete these prerequisites, he will not complete the badge and will receive a partial which will require follow up with a different counselor after the event.

In addition to these prerequisite requirements, some badges may require additional supplies to be brought to the event. If these supplies are not brought, we will try to accommodate to the needs of the Scout in each situation, but we cannot guarantee access to extra supplies. All scouts are expected to bring writing materials, merit badge books, merit badge worksheet, and any other supplemental resources to aide them in completing the badge. Workbooks may be printed and used to complete the merit badge as an additional resource.