The Del-Mi District is proud to offer the 2012 Merit Badge University for youth registered in our Boy Scouting programs.  This year's event will be held on Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10, at Carmel High School.  This page will be updated with additional information as it comes available. 

Event Details

How to Help

As always, we will need the support of adult volunteers and parents to make this the best possible experience for your Scouts.  We are looking for adults who wish to donate their time and talents as Merit Badge counselors. We ask that each troop provide, at a minimum, one counselor for every ten Scouts from your troop.  

To express interest in serving as a merit badge counselor, please complete the MBU Counselor Application Form no later than January 27.

If you have questions, please contact the MBU volunteer coordinator, Jim Snyder, at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Time Line

• January 2012:  Final list of Merit Badge Counselors Developed
• February 1, 2012:  Course schedule developed
  
• February 7, 2012: Online registration opens on (or after) this date
  
• March 5, 2012: Online registration closes at noon
  
• March 9 and 10, 2011:  Event held
  

General Information

Please consider the following pieces of information before signing up for this year's event.

• The Merit Badge University is open to any registered Boy Scout. Tiger, Cub, and Webelos Scouts are not eligible to participate.
• Online registration fee is $5 per Scout per session. Walk-in registration fee is $7.50 per Scout per session.  Courses may have additional equipment or material fees as indicated on the registration page. 
  
• Three sessions are available. Some merit badge classes span across 2 or 3 sessions.
  • Session 1: Friday evening from 6:30 to 10:00 PM.
  • Session 2: Saturday morning from 8:30 AM to Noon.
  • Session 3: Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 4:30 PM.
• Lunch is available from Noon to 1:00 PM. It costs $5 per person. Please register for this when registering for classes.
  • We will not be able to accommodate Scouts with special dietary needs. These Scouts should plan on bringing their own lunch.
• We will NOT be providing pre-printed completion cards ("blue cards") this year.  Scout should bring "blue card" with him to the merit badge university for each course that he is signed up for.
• Pre-requisites are required for many badges.
• A snack bar and trading post will be available for Scouts to visit during breaks for classes occurring at Carmel High School. Select Merit Badge pamphlets will be available for purchase.
• Refunds will only be made to those people who request one before the registration deadline. Refunds will be made via a check regardless of method of payment.  
• In the event of inclement weather, this page will be updated with further information.

Partial Merit Badges

The purpose of Del-Mi District's Merit Badge University is to help Scouts along the advancement trail by allowing them to get a good start on a merit badge. The program is NOT designed for Scouts to earn every merit badge in each class they sign up for. Scouts that do not complete all of the requirements for a particular merit badge at the Merit Badge University will need to complete the badge with a registered merit badge counselor approved for that particular badge back at their unit. The merit badge counselor instructing the badge at the Merit Badge University may not be available to finish counseling the Scout.

Per Boy Scouts of America regulations, scoutmasters, assistant scoutmasters, and merit badge counselors approved to counsel other badges are not allowed to sign off on partial merit badges. (A merit badge counselor approved to teach aviation and weather merit badges would not be allowed to sign off on a partial merit badge in dog care.) Unit leaders have a complete listing of district merit badge counselors to assist boys in completing partial merit badges. Scoutmasters may contact one of the district's Scouting Professionals for this listing.

Course Registration

Additional details on course registration will be made available on this site closer to the time of the event.  We will also send out an e-mail through the district's newsletter system to members of the Boy Scouting list with final registration details.