AMERICAN FENCING LEAGUE CLASSIFICATIONS
This quick reference table gives the criteria for earning American Fencing League classifications (the complete explanation is provided in the current edition of the American Fencing League Rules:
BY CLASSIFICATION
| Classification | Time or Other Reason | Division Event | Section Event | National Event |
| Prep | First fencing season if a higher classification is not earned | |||
| Novice | (1) Second fencing season if
Novice or higher was not earned in the first season. (2) Earning a Junior or higher classification in another weapon |
1st, 2nd, or 3rd in an individual competition | ||
| Junior | (1) 1st place in a Novice
event (2) 2nd or 3rd place in a Junior event (3) 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in an Intermediate or open event |
1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in individual 3 weapon championships | 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in individual 3 weapon championships | |
| Intermediate | (1) 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in
an open individual championship (2) 1st place in a Junior individual championship (2) 1st place in an Intermediate individual championship |
(1) 2nd or 3rd place in an
Intermediate individual championship (2) 1st place in a Junior individual championship |
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| Senior | (1) 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in
open individual championships (2) 1st place in Intermediate individual championships |
1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in open individual championships |
BY TYPE OF EVENT
| Event | Novice | Junior | Intermediate | Senior |
| Earning Junior or higher classification in another weapon | yes | |||
| Individual Competition | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | |||
| Novice Competition | 1st | |||
| Individual Junior competition | 2nd, 3rd | |||
| Intermediate competition | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | |||
| DIVISION EVENTS | ||||
| Open individual championships | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | |||
| Junior individual championships | 1st | |||
| Intermediate individual championships | 1st | |||
| SECTION EVENTS | ||||
| Open individual 3 weapon championship | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | |||
| Junior individual championships | 1st | |||
| Intermediate individual championships | 2nd, 3rd | 1st | ||
| Open individual championships | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | |||
| NATIONAL EVENTS | ||||
| Open individual 3 weapon championship | 1st, 2nd, 3rd | |||
| Open individual championships | 1st, 2nd, 3rd |