1. WORK SHEET FOR BUILDING A
MERIT BADGE
COUNSELOR LIST
PURPOSE
This work sheet is designed for use by a district
or council committee responsible for advance-
ment. It provides a convenient method for building
a merit badge counselor list.
In all cases, merit badge counselors must be
approved by the district or council committee
responsible for advancement and must be regis-
tered as an adult with the Boy Scouts of America.
HOW TO USE
1. Determine the area that the merit badge coun-
selor list must serve.
2. Select head counselors for each merit badge
group listed inside this work sheet. Enter their
names and addresses in the proper spaces.
The head counselor is responsible for all badges in
the group.The counselor is not expected to be an expert
in each badge, but should be capable of recruiting those
who are qualified.
The number of counselors required for each badge
depends upon the badge’s popularity with Scouts.
3. Check all existing lists of counselors to deter-
mine who are active.
4. Obtain a supply of “A Guide for Recommending
Merit Badge Counselors.” These leaflets will
help you recruit new counselors.
Each leaflet tells the merit badge story and includes a
form on which an individual may recommend prospective
merit badge counselors. Distribute the leaflets at meet-
ings of organizations such as service clubs, professional
groups, parents’meetings, and other such meetings. This
will produce the names of many prospective counselors
for recruiting.
5. When this work sheet is complete, use it as a
guide for reproducing additional lists for distri-
bution to all units.
6. Keep this work sheet updated by continually
recruiting new counselors to replace the inac-
tive ones and to meet the increased needs of
the Scouts it serves. Reproduce revised lists
and distribute them at least annually.
7. So that all counselors may learn their jobs,
send them a copy of “Merit Badge Counseling.”
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

2. MERIT BADGE LIST
This printing includes new merit badge subjects available through December 1999.
Instructions: In the spaces provided below, list the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of head counselors for each of the
merit badge groups. To the right of each merit badge title, list the number assigned to each counselor who is quali-
fied to certify Scouts in that subject. To the left of each merit badge, enter the number earned during the past year.
Keep this list up to date by adding new merit badge titles in blank spaces as they are announced by your council.
This list should be revised annually to include new merit badges and changes of counselors.
GROUP 1—AGRIBUSINESS GROUP 4—CONSERVATION GROUP 6—NATURAL SCIENCE
Head Counselor __________________ Head Counselor __________________ Head Counselor __________________
Address ________________________ Address ________________________ Address ________________________
Telephone ______________________ Telephone ______________________ Telephone ______________________
No. Earned in 20 ____ No. Earned in 20 ____ No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Animal Science ____________ ______ Environmental Science _______ ______ Archaeology _______________
______ Farm Mechanics ____________ ______ Fish and Wildlife ______ Astronomy ________________
______ Plant Science ______________ Management ______________ ______ Bird Study _________________
__________________________ ______ Forestry __________________ ______ Geology __________________
__________________________ ______ Soil and Water ______ Insect Study _______________
Conservation ______________ ______ Mammal Study _____________
GROUP 2—ARTS AND CRAFTS __________________________ ______ Nature ___________________
Head Counselor __________________ __________________________ ______ Oceanography _____________
Address ________________________ ______ Reptile and
Telephone ______________________ Amphibian Study ___________
GROUP 5—HOBBIES
No. Earned in 20 ____ ______ Weather __________________
Head Counselor __________________
______ Art _______________________ __________________________
Address ________________________
______ Basketry __________________ __________________________
Telephone ______________________
______ Bugling ___________________
No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Leatherwork _______________
______ Backpacking _______________ GROUP 7—COMMUNICATIONS
______ Metalwork _________________
______ Camping __________________ Head Counselor __________________
______ Music ____________________
______ Coin Collecting _____________ Address ________________________
______ Pottery ___________________
______ Collections ________________ Telephone ______________________
______ Sculpture _________________
______ Cooking __________________ No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Theater ___________________
______ Dog Care _________________ ______ Cinematography ____________
______ Wood Carving ______________
______ Gardening ________________ ______ Journalism ________________
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______ Hiking ____________________ ______ Photography _______________
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______ Home Repairs _____________ __________________________
GROUP 3—BUSINESS ______ Indian Lore ________________ __________________________
AND INDUSTRY ______ Model Design
Head Counselor __________________ and Building _______________ GROUP 8—PERSONAL
Address ________________________ ______ Pets _____________________ DEVELOPMENT
Telephone ______________________ ______ Pioneering ________________ Head Counselor __________________
No. Earned in 20 ____ ______ Radio ____________________ Address ________________________
______ American Business _________ ______ Rowing ___________________ Telephone ______________________
______ Entrepreneurship ___________ ______ Stamp Collecting ___________ No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Pulp and Paper _____________ __________________________ ______ American Cultures __________
______ Salesmanship ______________ __________________________ ______ American Heritage __________
______ Textile ____________________ ______ Citizenship in the
__________________________ Community ________________
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3. ______ Citizenship in the GROUP 11—PUBLIC SERVICE GROUP 13—TRADES
Nation ____________________ Head Counselor __________________ Head Counselor __________________
______ Citizenship in the Address ________________________ Address ________________________
World ____________________ Telephone ______________________ Telephone ______________________
______ Communications ____________ No. Earned in 20 ____ No. Earned in 20 ____
______ Disabilities Awareness _______ ______ Crime Prevention ___________ ______ American Labor ____________
______ Family Life ________________ ______ Emergency ______ Auto Mechanics ____________
______ Genealogy ________________ Preparedness ______________ ______ Drafting ___________________
______ Personal Fitness ____________ ______ Fingerprinting ______________ ______ Graphic Arts _______________
______ Personal Management _______ ______ Fire Safety ________________ ______ Painting __________________
______ Public Speaking ____________ ______ First Aid __________________ ______ Plumbing _________________
______ Reading __________________ ______ Lifesaving _________________ ______ Woodwork _________________
______ Scholarship _______________ ______ Public Health ______________ __________________________
______ Traffic Safety _______________ ______ Safety ____________________ __________________________
______ Wilderness Survival _________ __________________________
__________________________ __________________________ GROUP 14—TRANSPORTATION
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Head Counselor __________________
GROUP 12—SPORTS Address ________________________
GROUP 9—PHYSICAL SCIENCE Head Counselor __________________ Telephone ______________________
Head Counselor __________________ Address ________________________ No. Earned in 20 ____
Address ________________________ Telephone ______________________ ______ Aviation ___________________
Telephone ______________________ No. Earned in 20 ____ ______ Railroading ________________
No. Earned in 20 ____ ______ Archery ___________________ ______ Truck Transportation _________
______ Atomic Energy______________ ______ Athletics __________________ __________________________
______ Chemistry _________________ ______ Canoeing _________________ __________________________
______ Computers ________________ ______ Climbing __________________
______ Electricity _________________ ______ Cycling ___________________
______ Electronics ________________ ______ Fishing ___________________
______ Energy ___________________ ______ Golf ______________________
______ Space Exploration __________ ______ Horsemanship _____________
__________________________ ______ Motorboating ______________
__________________________ ______ Orienteering _______________
______ Rifle Shooting ______________
GROUP 10—PROFESSIONS ______ Shotgun Shooting ___________
Head Counselor __________________ ______ Skating ___________________
Address ________________________ ______ Small-Boat Sailing __________
Telephone ______________________ ______ Snow Sports _______________
No. Earned in 20 ____ ______ Sports ____________________
______ Architecture _______________ ______ Swimming _________________
______ Dentistry __________________ ______ Waterskiing ________________
______ Engineering _______________ ______ Whitewater ________________
______ Landscape Architecture ______ __________________________
______ Law ______________________ __________________________
______ Medicine __________________
______ Surveying _________________
______ Veterinary Medicine__________
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4. MERIT BADGE COUNSELORS
Instructions: Enter the name of each merit badge counselor approved by the proper district or council committee on one of the
numbered lines below or on the following two pages. Then turn to the merit badge list and place the counselor’s
number on the line opposite the title of any merit badge in which he or she is qualified to certify Scouts.
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Literature about the merit badge plan and counseling is available at your local council service center:
PostScript Picture
#4439 Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures “Merit Badge Counselor Information”
“A Guide for Recommending Merit Badge Counselors” Boy Scout Requirements
730176044392 “Merit Badge Counseling”
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