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All About Prerequisites

On each program area page, you will notice a listing of prerequisites for each merit badge/activity. You should pay attention to those that are “Starting Requirements” (SR) and those that are “Prerequisites.”

Complete 2008 Prerequisite Listing [pdf]
2008 Advancement Schedule [pdf]

Starting Requirements (SR)

These are requirements that the Scout needs to complete before taking the merit badge/activity. For example, a Scout must complete First Aid Merit Badge before starting Emergency Preparedness. If the Scout has not completed these Starting Requirements before coming to Tesomas, they will not be able to sign up for the merit badge/activity. See the below model of how Starting Requirements are shown.

Merit Badge	Prerequisites	Comments
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (B)	First Aid MB (SR), Req 2b, c	Req. 8c (bring your kit to camp), alternative to Lifesaving.

Prerequisites

These are requirements that the Scout needs to complete before camp if they want to complete the merit badge/activity while at camp. For example, a Scout must complete requirements 8 of Weather before coming to Tesomas if they want to complete it while at camp. Prerequisites are shown without the (SR) noting under the Prerequisite column. See the above and below models to see the difference between Starting Requirements (SR) and Prerequisites.

Merit Badge	Prerequisites	Comments
Medicine	Req. 10	None

Requirement numbers listed are taken from the 2008 Boy Scout Requirements book. Merit badge pamphlets may have incorrect requirements listed so please refer to this book when inquiring about requirement specifics. The following merit badges and ranks have revised requirements for 2008: First Aid, Sculpture, Wilderness Survival, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class. An updated site that we use is: http://www.usscouts.org/mb/mbbooks.aspl.

Levels of Difficulty

Listed in parentheses after each merit badge/activity is a letter that indicates its difficulty.

A - Difficult merit badge/activity, appropriate for older scouts with 3 or more years in Scouting.

B - Appropriate for advancing Scouts with 2 or more years in Scouting.

C - Easy merit badge/activity, appropriate for beginning Scouts.

Comments

Comments listed for each merit badge/activity provide additional details that will help you in your planning and preparations.

Completing Requirements After Camp

Some times it’s not possible to complete all of the merit badge requirements at camp due to time requirements, approvals and/or proper instruction. As a result, Scouts will receive a partial at camp and are encouraged to find an approved Troop or district counselor to finish at home.

It is beneficial to have merit badge pamphlets read before coming to camp. Scouts are encouraged to bring the pamphlets with them.