Analyzation of made vs met for proficiency

We are always talking about learning and memorizing our ritual, and one of the important tasks is to understand the meaning of the words in the context of their use. There are times when we hear or use similar sounding or meaning words, however they may not be the correct usage. Please bear with me, as I am no English major. I continually second guess myself on the proper usage of the following phrase

…has he made the necessary proficiency in the proceeding degrees…

there are times when i think the word met may sound better in place of the word made. i have also wondered about the use of proficiency as singular form when talking about multiple degrees.

made vs met – definitions

made: past tense and past participle of make

  • to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone
    • made trouble for us
  • REACH, ATTAIN
    • made port before the storm
  • 21b: to begin or seem to begin (an action)
    • made to go
  • Etymology
    • Verb and Noun
      • Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High German mahhōn to prepare, make, Greek magēnai to be kneaded, Old Church Slavonic mazati to anoint, smear
    • First Known Use
      • Verb – before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 21b (beehave, act)

met: past tense and past participle of MEET

  • to conform to especially with exactitude and precision
    • a concept to meet all requirements
  • to fulfill the requirements of : SATISFY
    • met all our demands
  • to succeed in doing or providing (something)
    • They met all our demands. [=they did everything that we demanded]
    • The restaurant didn’t meet (our) expectations. [=it was not as good as we expected it to be]
    • They haven’t yet met the requirements for entry. [=they have not done what they must do for entry]
  • Etymology
    • Verb and Noun
      • Middle English meten, from Old English mētan; akin to Old English gemōt assembly — more at MOOT entry 3
    • Adjective
      • Middle English mete, from Old English gemǣte; akin to Old English metan to mete
    • First Known Use
      • Verb – before the 12th century

Proficiency vs Proficiencies

According to the Britannica Dictionary, proficiency is a non-countable noun. In just about every other online dictionary I could find, there was no mention of the plural form of proficiencies except in children dictionaries or slang.

Conclusion

According to the fully written out version of the ritual, the word is “made” and it is a singular “proficiency”. While looking at some of the definitions for meet, as in to meet a requirement, met seems to be a more recent usage (circa 1800s). Whereas the word “made” (past participle of make) has roots at least a hundred years earlier (or more). Given that our ritual has roots well before the 1800s, it would appear that “made” is the most appropriate usage.

Similarly, the word “proficiency” would be used as is to refer to one or more ways of being proficient in something. I know i have used “proficiencies” in my casual speech and thus why I mistakenly use it in this context incorrectly.

In short, I am still researching and learning proper English. Hopefully my path will cross that of an English teacher that can further explain or clarify the quoted passage.