Merit Badge Center Introduction Page - An introduction to the merit badge area.

• Worksheets to use when working on Merit Badges - An alphabetical list of Merit Badges, with links to the current requirements and worksheets in both Microsoft Word (doc) and Adobe Acrobat (pdf) formats.
• Introduction to Merit Badges
• Proposals for New or Revised Merit Badges
• Current Merit Badge Pamphlet and Requirement Revision Dates
• Merit Badge File Names - BSA Numbers
• Merit Badge History - a list of all merit badges ever offered by BSA and when they were available
• Introduction to Merit Badge Counseling
• Merit Badge Counselor Orientation - Training Module
• Merit Badge Counselor training package developed by Bob Warner, for the Piedmont District, Blue Ridge Mountains Council.  The presentation contains 64 slides. NOTE:  If you can't download the files, Bob would be happy to burn a CD disk and mail it to you, at cost, with the full PowerPoint Presentation and the handout.  Just e-mail him by clicking on his name, above.  The current version of the presentation (7.3) and Handout (8.3) include updates relating to citizenship requirements,  the new adult application, and criminal background checks.
  • Power Point Presentation -Version 7.3 (16 MB)
  • Handout Version 8.3(MS Word document - 352 KB)
• Letter from BSA concerning which Merit Badge requirements to use when the requirements change.
• A ZIP file of all of the GIFS of the current Merit Badges

Recent Revisions to Merit Badges and Boy Scout Advancements

• 2010 Advancement Changes
• 2009 Advancement Changes
• 2008 Advancement Changes
• 2007 Advancement Changes
• 2006 Advancement Changes
• 2005 Advancement Changes
• 2004 Advancement Changes
• 2003 Advancement Changes
• 2002 Advancement Changes
• 2001 Advancement Changes
• 2000 Advancement Changes
• 1999 Advancement Changes
• 1998 Advancement Changes
• 1996 Advancement Changes
• 1995 Advancement Changes

Additional Information on Merit Badges, with lists of resources for study is available at the Meritbadge.com  website, which is not affiliated with the USSSP. We've noticed that the requirements and worksheets on that site are not up to date, so use OUR site for those items.

Required for Eagle

The following 15 badges are on the list of badges in requirement 3 for Eagle Scout.

Although a Scout must earn only 12 of them for the rank of Eagle Scout, and certain of them are therefore options for others, a Scout may choose any combination of these merit badges to fulfill requirement number 3 for Star and Life Scout. (He must have a total of 4 of these badges for Star and 7 of these badges for Life) Click here to see which badges in the list are options.

The following is a list of all of the 122 Merit Badges, arranged into 14 logical fields of activity (categories) as they appear in the BSA Pamphlet "Worksheet for Building a Merit Badge Counselor List" (No. 04439)

1. AGRIBUSINESS
   ANIMAL SCIENCE, FARM MECHANICS, PLANT SCIENCE
   
2. ARTS AND CRAFTS
   ART, BASKETRY, BUGLING, LEATHERWORK, METALWORK, MUSIC, POTTERY, SCULPTURE, THEATER, WOOD CARVING
   
3. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
   AMERICAN BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, PULP AND PAPER, SALESMANSHIP, TEXTILE
   
4. CONSERVATION
   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
   
5. HOBBIES
   BACKPACKING, CAMPING, COIN COLLECTING, COLLECTIONS, COOKING, DOG CARE, GARDENING, HIKING, HOME REPAIRS, INDIAN LORE, MODEL DESIGN AND BUILDING, PETS, PIONEERING, RADIO, ROWING, STAMP COLLECTING
   
6. NATURAL SCIENCE
   ARCHAEOLOGY, ASTRONOMY, BIRD STUDY, GEOLOGY, INSECT STUDY, MAMMAL STUDY, NATURE, OCEANOGRAPHY, REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STUDY, WEATHER
   
7. COMMUNICATIONS
   CINEMATOGRAPHY, JOURNALISM, PHOTOGRAPHY
   
8. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
   AMERICAN CULTURES, AMERICAN HERITAGE, CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION, CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD, COMMUNICATIONS, DISABILITIES AWARENESS, FAMILY LIFE, GENEALOGY, PERSONAL FITNESS, PERSONAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SPEAKING, READING, SCHOLARSHIP, TRAFFIC SAFETY, WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
   
9. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
   CHEMISTRY, COMPUTERS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS, ENERGY, NUCLEAR SCIENCE (formerly Atomic Energy), SPACE EXPLORATION
   
10. PROFESSIONS
    ARCHITECTURE, DENTISTRY, ENGINEERING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, LAW, MEDICINE, SURVEYING, VETERINARY MEDICINE
    
11. PUBLIC SERVICE
    CRIME PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, FINGERPRINTING, FIRE SAFETY, FIRST AID, LIFESAVING, PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY
    
12. SPORTS
    ARCHERY, ATHLETICS, CANOEING, CLIMBING, CYCLING, FISHING, FLY FISHING, GOLF, HORSEMANSHIP, MOTORBOATING, ORIENTEERING, RIFLE SHOOTING, SCUBA DIVING, SHOTGUN SHOOTING, SKATING, SMALL-BOAT SAILING, SNOW SPORTS, SPORTS, SWIMMING, WATER SPORTS, WHITEWATER
    
13. TRADES
    AMERICAN LABOR, AUTOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE, COMPOSITE MATERIALS, DRAFTING, GRAPHIC ARTS, PAINTING, PLUMBING, WOODWORK
    
14. TRANSPORTATION
    AVIATION, RAILROADING, TRUCK TRANSPORTATION

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