--- title: How to Promote Ranks by Program description: "You can promote one or many students to their next belt rank using the Promotions page. (Note: If you recently had a belt testing event, see the article on promoting students from the Events page.) To" --- [Skip to content](https://support.kicksite.com/migration/how-to-promote-ranks-by-program#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://support.kicksite.com/migration/kb-tickets/new) ![Kicksite\_Logo\_Primary\_Color.png\]](https://support.kicksite.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kicksite_Logo_Primary_Color.png?height=40&name=Kicksite_Logo_Primary_Color.png) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://5146659.hs-sites.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://5146659.hs-sites.com/) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://support.kicksite.com/migration/kb-tickets/new) - Contact us Contact us Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://support.kicksite.com/migration) 2. [Students](https://support.kicksite.com/migration/students) # How to Promote Ranks by Program You can promote one or many students to their next belt rank using the Promotions page. (Note: If you recently had a belt testing event, see the article on [promoting students from the Events page](https://kicksite.com/knowledge-base/promoting-ranks-from-the-belt-testing-event).) To promote one or multiple students by program, follow these steps: 1. From within Kicksite, hover over Events and click **Promotions**. The Promotions page shows past promotions. 2. Click the **Eligible to Test** link. 3. Click the name of the program that has the student(s) you wish to promote. 4. Click the **Promote** link beside each student that received a promotion. ![](https://kicksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/promotion_program_1-1.png) You can also promote multiple students at one time: 1. From within Kicksite, hover over Events and click **Promotions**. 2. Click the **New Promotions** link. 3. Click the program name link.      ![](https://kicksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/promotion_program_2.png) 4. (Optional) Make sure the Promotion Date is correct; to change it, click the calendar icon to and click the date the promotion took place. 5. (Optional) If desired, add a judge by typing the judge’s Name, Instructor ID, and Rank in the provided fields. If needed, click the **Add Another** link to add more judges. The list of students in that program shows the students’ Current Rank and the Next Rank (their new rank). ![](https://kicksite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/promotion_program_3.png) 6. Click the check box next to the student’s name to select that student for promotion. (If you need to promote most or all of the students in the program, click the **Select All** link to check all the check boxes. You can then click the checked boxes to deselect any students who will not be promoted.) 7. Scroll down and click the **Promote Students** button. 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