Old North State Council

American Heritage Merit Badge College

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Elon University School of Law

201 N. Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 

Registration closes on Tuesday, April 7 at 11:59 pm.

Registration should be completed by the unit leader and not individual Scouts or families unless there is only one Scout from the unit attending. 

Required Adult Supervision

• If multiple Scouts from your troop are participating, your troop must provide two registered adults, over the age of 21, to supervise your Scouts.
• Be sure you follow Safeguarding Youth policies and procedures. 
• If your troop serves female Scouts, at least one of the adult leaders onsite must be female. 
• If only one Scout is participating from your troop, at least one of the Scout's parents must remain on site to provide supervision.

Required Paperwork for Everyone

1. Pre-event Medical Screening Form
2. Health Form Parts A & B

Cost: The event fee is $13.00

Program:

• Instruction begins at 9:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm (6 hours of merit badge instruction)
• Scouts BSA enroll in 1 merit badge section for the day
• Scouts BSA merit badge offerings:

1. American Business
2. American Heritage
3. American Labor
4. Citizenship in Community
5. Citizenship in the Nation
6. Citizenship in the World
7. Law

• Some merit badges have requirements that will not be covered during the merit badge college. 
  • See the Class Prerequirements Report under the "REPORTS" near the top left on your event reservation page
• Adults can complete the following trainings:
  • Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster Specifics
  • Committee Chair Training (WS10)
  • Committee Member Training( WS10)
  • Merit Badge Counselor Training (D76)

Activity/Program/Training Matrix

• Refer to the matrix above for notes, prerequisites, complete/incomplete status, etc.

DRAFT Schedule:

8:30 AM - Check-in opens

9:15 AM - Opening Ceremony/Orientation

9:30 AM - Merit badge/Activity/Training instruction begins

12:30 PM - Break for lunch

1:15 PM - Merit badge/Activity/Training resumes

4:15 PM - Merit badge/Activity/Training ends

4:45 PM - All participants depart Elon University School of Law

Lunch:

• Lunch is not included. 
• Attendees need to bring their own lunch and snacks.
• Attendees must follow Elon University School of Law's policies regarding the approved dining area.

Post-Event Advancement Paperwork:

• At the end of the merit badge college, the merit badge instructors will communicate a Scout's progress towards completing the merit badge using the Unit Advancement Detail Report.
  • The Unit Advancement Detail Report is accessible under the "REPORT" tab, located near the top left of your event reservation page.
• Black Pug will generate a .CSV file that can be imported into Scoutbook or Troopmaster.
  • The .CSV file will load the requirements the Scouts completed.
  • You can generate the Scoutbook or Troopmaster Upload .CSV file under the "REPORT" tab, located near the top left of your event reservation page.
  • Directions on how to upload the .CSV file into Scoutmaster or Troopmaster are available under the REPORTS tab above.
• This event does not issue blue cards.
  • If your council requires the use of a blue card, you can generate a blue card using the Blue Card report accessible under the "REPORT" tab, located near the top left of your event reservation page.

Direct questions to:

Merit Badge College Dean JD Wooten (jdwooten4@gmail.com)

Professional Staff Adviser Bud Harrelson (bud.harrelson@scouting.org)