1. Be active in your troop and patrol for at least 4 months as a First Class Scout. Time starts the date of the Scout's successful completion of their Board of Review for First Class. Scouts must attend at least two campouts and 75% of Troop and Patrol meetings in the previous 4 months to be considered active. Summer is included in the time calculation. 
2. Demonstrate scout spirit by living the Scout Oath (Promise) and Scout Law in your everyday life. Scout must be able to recite the Scout Oath and Law from memory and be able to give several examples from their personal life at Scouts, at school, at home, or in the community that show that they live the Scout Oath and Law in their everyday life. Scouts who have three or more minor write ups or one or more major write ups or have been charged or convicted of a crime in the previous three months will not be signed off on this requirement. 
3. Earn 6 merit badges, including 4 from the required list for Eagle.*
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4. While a First Class Scout, take part in service projects totaling at least 6 hours of work. These projects must be approved by your Scoutmaster. Scout must participate in a minimum of 6 hours service project that benefits the community, a school, or a religious institution. This must not be service that a Scout is paid for their services. Community Service done after the First Class Scoutmaster's Conference and before the First Class Board of Review will also be counted for this Requirement.
5. While a First Class Scout, serve actively 4 months in one or more of the following positions of responsibility (or carry out a Scoutmaster-assigned leadership project to help the troop): 

Boy Scout troop. Patrol leader,  assistant senior patrol leader,  senior patrol leader,  troop guide,  Order of the Arrow troop representative, den chief,  scribe,  librarian,  historian,  quartermaster,  bugler, junior assistant Scoutmaster,  chaplain aide, or instructor.

Varsity Scout team. Captain,  cocaptain,  program manager, squad leader,  team secretary,  Order of the Arrow  team representative, librarian,  historian, quartermaster,  chaplain aide,  instructor, or den chief.

Venturing crew / Sea Scout ship. President, vice president, secretary, treasurer, boatswain, boatswain's mate, yeoman, purser, or storekeeper

6. Take part in a Scoutmaster conference. Scout must contact the Scoutmaster to arrange a Scoutmaster's Conference when all Requirements for Star Rank have been completed. 
7. Complete your board of review. Scout must CALL the Troop Advancement Chair AFTER COMPLETING the Scoutmaster's Conference to arrange for a Board of Review.

* A Scout may choose  any of the 15 required merit badges in the 12 categories to fulfill requirement 3. Click here for a complete list of required badges for Eagle.

NOTE: The footnote to Requirement 3 means that, for example, a Scout can use both Lifesaving AND Emergency Preparedness and/or Swimming, Hiking AND  Cycling toward the requirement of 4 from the required list for Eagle when working toward Star Scout.)  Also note that the asterisks are specifically placed on the lines marked "(required for Eagle)" signifying that the note applies to these badges.

Please note that Requirement 7 - (Complete your Board of Review) MAY be done AFTER the Scout' has reached age 18.  All other requirements must be completed BEFORE the Scout's 18th Birthday.