Course catalog
Upcoming merit badge counselor-led courses. Completions are counseling evidence for your unit leader — Scouting Badger does not award official badges.
Registration fee $15.00 for every course. Courses without a future kick-off date may still appear until merit badge counselors set one.
Citizenship in the Nation
Eagle Required
$15.00Scouting America · online · TestMBC1 · local
Kick-off 9/5/2026, 10:46:00 PM
As Scouts fulfill the requirements for this merit badge, they will learn how to become active citizens are aware of and grateful for their liberties and rights, to participate in their governments and protect their freedom, helping to defend their country and standing up for individual rights on behalf of all its citizens.
View courseCommunicationEagle Required
$15.00Scouting America · online · TestMBC1 · local
Kick-off 9/5/2026, 11:23:00 PM
This clear and concise definition comes from the U.S. Department of Education: “Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The field of communication promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication.”
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