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Almost half of the Boy Scout
Merit Badges require prior counselor approval for certain requirements. The rest do not:
" Any Boy Scout may earn any merit badge at any time...You are expected to meet the requirements as they are stated—no more and no less." - Boy Scout Requirements p. 22 - 23.
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— Merit Badge Policies pp.22-23
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Merit Badges Requiring Prior Approval for Certain Requirements
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American Heritage #2b, 2c, 2d, 5a, 5
| American Labor #2, 5c, 5d
| Architecture #3
| Art #2a, 2b, 4
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Astronomy #9
| Athletics #6b
| Backpacking #11b
| Cinematography #3a
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Citizenship in the Community #4b, 5, 7c
| Citizenship in the Nation #6
| Communication #5, 6, 7b
| Computers #6e, #7c, 7d
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Crime Prevention #7b
| Disabilities Awareness #5a
| Emergency Preparedness #2b, 9a
| Engineering #1
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Environmental Science #3e3
| Family Life #4, 6a
| First Aid #6c
| Forestry #5
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Geocaching #7, 8c
| Geology #4a, 5c
| Golf #8
| Graphic Arts #4a
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Home Repairs #2, 3, 4, 5, 6
| Indian Lore #2b
| Journalism #3b, 3c
| Mammal Study #5
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Medicine #10
| Metalwork #5b, 3c3a
| Model Design and Building #1, 3, 4a, 4c
| Oceanography #8a, 8c
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Painting #3
| Personal Fitness #7
| Pets #1
| Photography #4a, 4b
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Pioneering #10
| Pottery #7
| Public Health #5, 7
| Pulp and Paper #7
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Radio #7
| Safety #2a
| Salesmanship #3
| Scholarship #4b
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Scuba Diving #2
| Sculpture #2c
| Small-Boat Sailing #6c
| Soil and Water Conservation #7f
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Sports #5
| Surveying #2
| Welding #6
| Weather #9a, 9b
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Woodwork #6c
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See also
General Merit Badge information
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