AWARDS

Advancement Guide

Miscellaneous Advancement Topics

• Boy Scout Oath, Law and Motto
• Boy Scout Oath
• Boy Scout Law
• Boy Scout Motto
• Boy Scout Slogan
• Outdoor Code
• Leave No Trace Principles
• BSA Wilderness Use Policy
• Physical Fitness Award
• Emergency Preparedness Award
• Crime Prevention Awards
• Donor Awareness Patch

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Boy Scout Advancement

Introduction to Boy Scout Advancement

Boy Scout Ranks

• Boy Scout Joining Requirements (Scout Badge)
• Tenderfoot Rank Requirements
• Second Class Rank Requirements
• First Class Rank Requirements
• Star Rank Requirements
• Life Rank Requirements
• Eagle Rank Requirements
• Eagle Rank Requirements - with Application notes
• Eagle Palm Requirements

• Selecting Leadership Service Projects
• Alternate Requirements
• Varsity Letters and Pins
• Venture Letters and Pins
• Denali Award

Merit Badges

• AMERICAN BUSINESS
• AMERICAN CULTURES
• AMERICAN HERITAGE
• AMERICAN LABOR
• ANIMAL SCIENCE
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• ARCHERY
• ARCHITECTURE
• ART
• ASTRONOMY
• ATHLETICS
• ATOMIC ENERGY (renamed Nuclear Science)
• AUTO MECHANICS
• AVIATION
• BACKPACKING
• BASKETRY
• BIRD STUDY
• BUGLING
• CAMPING
• CANOEING
• CHEMISTRY
• CINEMATOGRAPHY
• CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY
• CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION
• CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD
• CLIMBING
• COIN COLLECTING
• COLLECTIONS
• COMMUNICATIONS
• COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• COMPUTERS
• COOKING
• CRIME PREVENTION
• CYCLING
• DENTISTRY
• DISABILITIES AWARENESS
• DOG CARE
• DRAFTING
• ELECTRICITY
• ELECTRONICS
• EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
• ENERGY
• ENGINEERING
• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
• FAMILY LIFE
• FARM MECHANICS
• FINGERPRINTING
• FIRE SAFETY
• FIRST AID
• FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
• FISHING
• FLY FISHING
• FORESTRY
• GARDENING
• GENEALOGY
• GEOLOGY
• GOLF
• GRAPHIC ARTS
• HIKING
• HOME REPAIRS
• HORSEMANSHIP
• INDIAN LORE
• INSECT STUDY
• JOURNALISM
• LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
• LAW
• LEATHERWORK
• LIFESAVING
• MAMMAL STUDY
• MEDICINE
• METALWORK
• MODEL DESIGN AND BUILDING
• MOTORBOATING
• MUSIC
• NATURE
• NUCLEAR SCIENCE (formerly Atomic Energy)
• OCEANOGRAPHY
• ORIENTEERING
• PAINTING
• PERSONAL FITNESS
• PERSONAL MANAGEMENT
• PETS
• PHOTOGRAPHY
• PIONEERING
• PLANT SCIENCE
• PLUMBING
• POTTERY
• PUBLIC HEALTH
• PUBLIC SPEAKING
• PULP AND PAPER
• RADIO
• RAILROADING
• READING
• REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STUDY
• RIFLE SHOOTING
• ROWING
• SAFETY
• SALESMANSHIP
• SCHOLARSHIP
• SCULPTURE
• SHOTGUN SHOOTING
• SKATING
• SKIING (replaced by Snow Sports)
• SMALL-BOAT SAILING
• SNOW SPORTS (replaces Skiing)
• SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
• SPACE EXPLORATION
• SPORTS
• STAMP COLLECTING
• SURVEYING
• SWIMMING
• TEXTILE
• THEATER
• TRAFFIC SAFETY
• TRUCK TRANSPORTATION
• VETERINARY MEDICINE
• WATERSKIING
• WEATHER
• WHITEWATER
• WILDERNESS SURVIVAL
• WOOD CARVING
• WOODWORK

Special Opportunities for Boy Scouts

• 50 Miler Award
• Historic Trails Award
• Den Chief Service Award
• Firem'n Chit Card
• Totin' Chip Card
• Paul Bunyan Woodsman
• Leave No Trace Awareness Award
• William T. Hornaday Awards
• World Conservation Award
• Boardsailing BSA
• BSA Lifeguard
• Mile Swim, BSA
• Snorkeling, BSA
• Kayaking, BSA
• Scuba, BSA
• Physical Fitness Award
• Emergency Preparedness Award
• Crime Prevention Award Guidelines
• Crime Prevention Award - Requirements
• Donor Awareness Patch
• International Activity Badge
• Interpreter's Strips
• Lifesaving and Meritorious Awards
• Religious Emblems
• Recruiter Strip
• Young American (Note that this award is for youth who are College Students through age 25)

The following Awards are NOT BSA Awards, but are referenced for your information, since they can be earned by Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts:

• United States Gold Heritage Awards (Also Available to Adults)
  (Link is to an NON-USSSP site)
• James M. Stewart Good Citizenship Award (Also Available to Adults)
  (Link is to an NON-USSSP site)

Boy Scout Advancement Changes

• Effective January 1, 2009
• Effective January 1, 2008
• Effective January 1, 2007
• Effective, January 1, 2006
• Effective, January 1, 2005
• Effective January 1, 2004
• Effective January 1, 2003
• Effective January 1, 2002
• Effective January 1, 2001
• Effective January 1, 2000
• Effective: April 1, 1999
• Effective: January 1, 1998
• Effective September 1, 1996
• Effective September 1, 1995