Sailors competing for advancement to paygrades E4 through E6 will be awarded two points for an accredited associate's degree, and four points for an accredited baccalaureate degree or above. Education points will be awarded for the highest degree held, and will increase the total overall Final Multiple Score (FMS) points. To receive Education Points, your degree must be reflected in the Joint Services Transcript (JST) (formerly SMART). Degrees can only be entered into JST that are accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education. First, verify if the college transcript is from a college/institution which is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Verification can be done online at: Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs
Next, Sailors must have OFFICIAL transcripts sent from institution directly to the JST:
Commanding Officer
NETC
JST Operations Center N643
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509
JST can also accept secure transcripts sent electronically directly from the academic institute to jst@doded.mil.
Sailors must contact the JST Operations Center advising time that he/she is having an official 1transcript sent to JST directly from the academic institution for the purpose of adding the degree/certification to JST/SMART. Sailors provide JST with NAME, LAST FOUR of SSN, and Email address, the institution issuing degree and degree title to jst@doded.mil. JST Operations Center will validate the transcript and enter education data into the Navy Campus Management Information System (NCMIS). NCMIS will update the JST and be used to calculate the E4 through E6 FMS. Do not include degree points in calculating award points. To allow sufficient time for the JST Operations Center to process all documents, transcripts for Sailors competing for advancement to E4 through E6 MUST be received no later than the first day of the month in which their advancement exam occurs. (i.e. Active Duty Cycle = 1 Mar and 1 Sep, SELRES Cycle = 1 Feb and 1 Aug).