do you miss the promotion point cut off score each month despite high weapon qualification and army physical fitness test scores along with points in military education there is a better way as of june 1 2011 you can earn the following army promotion points with civilian education 1 point per civilian education course passed including clep dantes tests 10 points for earning a degree while serving 10 points for earning at least a 1 1 rating on a defense language proficiency test