Required for Eagle

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The following 18 badges are on the list of badges in requirement 3 for Eagle Scout.

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A Scout must earn 14 of them for the rank of Eagle Scout (and 7 others, of course). Therefore, certain of them are options for others. A Scout may choose any combination of these 18 merit badges to fulfill requirement number 3 for Star and Life Scout. (The Scout must have a minimum of 4 of these badges for Star and a minimum of 7 of these badges for Life) Click here to see which badges in the list are options. On July 15, 2013, the new Sustainability merit badge became 16th badge on this list as an alternative to Environmental Science, On January 1, 2014, Cooking merit badge was added as a 13th required badge for Eagle, and 17th badge on the list.

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Camping, Citizenship in Society, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Cooking, Cycling, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Science, Family Life, First Aid, Hiking, Lifesaving, Personal Fitness, Personal Management, Sustainability, Swimming

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On November 1, 2021, BSA introduced a new merit badge, CITIZENSHIP IN SOCIETY, which became the 14th merit badge (and 18th badge in the list) required for the rank of Eagle Scout on July 1, 2022. The total number of merit badges required for Eagle is  still 21, so the requirement changed from 13 required and 8 others to 14 required and 7 others.

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Scouts BSA could use Citizenship in Society as one of the Eagle-Required merit badges for Star rank requirement #3 or Life requirement #3 anytime after November 1, 2021. For the rank of Eagle Scout, it could be used as an optional merit badge until July 1, 2022. For Scouts who did not complete all requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout by that date, Citizenship in Society became required.