Merit Badge University
March 30
There are TWO different events that are happening on the same day. Make sure you know which one you are attending.
Alpha Phi Omega - Gamma Psi
There are 10 badge options for the morning session and 9 in the afternoon. Chemistry is the only class that is an all day course; make sure to sign up for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Most classes have prerequisites that must be completed before attending. Some have postrequirements that need to be completed before the merit badge is finished.
All day sessions: (Sign up for both the morning and afternoon)
A parental permission agreement is required and will save time if you bring a signed form during check in. Scouts that attend both a morning and afternoon session or an all day session are provided a pizza lunch. A part of the registration form has an area for allergy information - please provide all allergy information because we may provide other snacks.
There will be a confirmation email when you register, however, we do these all by hand so this may take up to a week/ week and a half later. In the email, there will be more information about check-in and parking on campus.
Fee: $15 for one session. $25 for two sessions (or an all-day session) and the pizza lunch. Space exploration has an additional fee of $5. Bring cash or make checks payable to "Alpha Phi Omega - Gamma Psi".
Bring: Signed blue card, finished prerequisites, signed parental permission slip.
When: Saturday, March 30th. Check in starts at 7:30am for the morning and all day sessions. Check in is at 12:20pm for those attending only an afternoon session.
Location: Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Map: Map and driving instructions PDF
Questions: Email mbu.apo@gmail.com.
All day sessions: (Sign up for both the morning and afternoon)
- Chemistry (pre: 4a)
- Chess (pre: 1, 2; post: 3)
- Citizenship in the Nation (pre: 2, 3)
- Citizenship in the World
- Engineering (pre: 2, 5, 9)
- First Aid (pre: 1, 5a)
- Personal Management (pre: 1b(2), 2; post: 8, 10)
- Public Health (pre: 5b) * Parents: this class talk about STDs and drugs.
- Public Speaking (pre: 4)
- Signs, Signals, and Codes (post: 7)
- Citizenship in the Nation
- Citizenship in the World
- Entrepreneurship (pre: 1, 3)
- Environmental Science (pre: 3c, 3e, 3f)
- Personal Management (pre: 1b(2), 2; post: 8, 10)
- Public Speaking (pre: 4)
- Space Exploration (pre: 2b, 8) * Additional fee of $5.
- Weather (pre: 9a, 10, 11)
A parental permission agreement is required and will save time if you bring a signed form during check in. Scouts that attend both a morning and afternoon session or an all day session are provided a pizza lunch. A part of the registration form has an area for allergy information - please provide all allergy information because we may provide other snacks.
There will be a confirmation email when you register, however, we do these all by hand so this may take up to a week/ week and a half later. In the email, there will be more information about check-in and parking on campus.
Fee: $15 for one session. $25 for two sessions (or an all-day session) and the pizza lunch. Space exploration has an additional fee of $5. Bring cash or make checks payable to "Alpha Phi Omega - Gamma Psi".
Bring: Signed blue card, finished prerequisites, signed parental permission slip.
When: Saturday, March 30th. Check in starts at 7:30am for the morning and all day sessions. Check in is at 12:20pm for those attending only an afternoon session.
Location: Folwell Hall, 9 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Map: Map and driving instructions PDF
Questions: Email mbu.apo@gmail.com.
Alpha Chi Sigma & Theta Tau
Earn merit badges related to science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). There will be two merit badge sessions during the day, with science demonstration shows in the morning and afternoon. Check in and science demonstrations will take place at Nicholson Hall, room 155. Merit badge courses are held in other rooms in Nicholson Hall. The closest parking garage to Nicholson Hall is the Church St. Garage. Parents and Scout leaders will be able to wait in Nicholson Hall room 35 while the merit badges are going on, or they may sit in on the merit badge sessions.
Full day classes:
Either pick one full day class or up to two half day classes. When signing up for merit badge classes, also sign up for a general admission ticket and what sandwich the Scout (and parents) would like. Other instructions are given on the signup page. Lunch is a 6-inch sub, bag of chips, and a cookie from Subway and bottled water. Contact axsmerit@gmail.com if you have dietary restrictions. If an adult leader or a parent also wants lunch, please fill out a lunch donation for $6.50 and make sure to mark down the sandwich that's desired. Parents and leaders can take Scouts out to lunch instead, but must be back within the 45 minute lunch period.
Ticket sales end on March 24th at 10pm so the merit badge counselors can have ample time to buy supplies.
Fee: $5 per Scout. Adults that want Subway lunch costs $6.50.
When: March 30th. Morning and full day check in is at 8:00 to 8:30, not earlier. Lunch and check in for the afternoon session is 11:45 to 12:30. Scouts can be picked up beginning at 3:30 and should leave by 4:00.
Where: Nicholson Hall.
Contact: axsmerit@gmail.com for special needs, any disabilities, allergy information, and information about medications that need to be taken.
Full day classes:
- Sustainability - Alpha Chi Sigma - This is a full-day class and Scouts must sign up for this badge for both the morning and afternoon.
- Engineering - Theta Tau
- Inventing - Theta Tau
- Chemistry - Alpha Chi Sigma
- Nuclear Science - Alpha Chi Sigma
Either pick one full day class or up to two half day classes. When signing up for merit badge classes, also sign up for a general admission ticket and what sandwich the Scout (and parents) would like. Other instructions are given on the signup page. Lunch is a 6-inch sub, bag of chips, and a cookie from Subway and bottled water. Contact axsmerit@gmail.com if you have dietary restrictions. If an adult leader or a parent also wants lunch, please fill out a lunch donation for $6.50 and make sure to mark down the sandwich that's desired. Parents and leaders can take Scouts out to lunch instead, but must be back within the 45 minute lunch period.
Ticket sales end on March 24th at 10pm so the merit badge counselors can have ample time to buy supplies.
Fee: $5 per Scout. Adults that want Subway lunch costs $6.50.
When: March 30th. Morning and full day check in is at 8:00 to 8:30, not earlier. Lunch and check in for the afternoon session is 11:45 to 12:30. Scouts can be picked up beginning at 3:30 and should leave by 4:00.
Where: Nicholson Hall.
Contact: axsmerit@gmail.com for special needs, any disabilities, allergy information, and information about medications that need to be taken.
