Certification Exam

Certification Exams (資格試験 Shikaku Shikan) are a feature in Fire Emblem: Three Houses as the game's main method of Class Change.

Overview

As Byleth provides Tutoring for their students and take them into combat, they gain proficiency in eleven different stats. By reaching a certain proficiency with these stats and reach certain levels, they can take a Certification Exam, allowing them to Class Change into a higher tier class or unlock additional classes.

There are five types of exams without DLC and six with, each requiring a different seal and level requirement to take it:

• Beginner Seal - Level 5
• Intermediate Seal - Level 10
• Advanced Seal - Level 20
• Abyssian Exam Pass - Level 20 ^{(DLC Exclusive)}
• Master Seal - Level 30
• Dark Seal - Level 10/20

In addition, in order for a character to take the exam, they must achieve a certain passing percentage based on the desired weapons/unit type of the class and the ideal Rank for each requirement. Characters do not need to have the exact required rank, but the likeliness of passing the exam increases the higher the desired ranks are. A character must have at least a 30 percent pass rate to take the exam and may pass it even with a percentage as low as that.

Characters are allowed to take one exam per week, regardless if they pass or fail. Characters may retake a failed exam on another week, but failure expends a seal. Once a character has passed an exam, they are given free access to that class and may switch into the class from the Inventory menu during the preparation phase of a battle, or at the beginning of each week.

List of Certification Exams

Beginner Classes

Class	Exam Tests	Notes
Myrmidon	Sword rank D or higher	-
Soldier	Lance rank D or higher	-
Fighter	Axe rank D or higher Bow rank D or higher Brawl rank D or higher	The exam will only test for one of these skills
Monk	Reason rank D or higher Faith rank D or higher	The exam will only test for one of these skills

Intermediate Classes

Class	Exam Tests	Notes
Lord	Sword rank D+ or higher Authority rank C or higher	Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude only
Mercenary	Sword rank C or higher	-
Thief	Sword rank C or higher	-
Cavalier	Lance rank C or higher Riding rank D or higher	-
Pegasus Knight	Lance rank C or higher Flying rank D or higher	Female only
Brigand	Axe rank C or higher	-
Armored Knight	Axe rank C or higher Heavy Armor rank D or higher	-
Archer	Bow rank C or higher	-
Brawler	Brawl rank C or higher	Male only
Mage	Reason rank C or higher	-
Dark Mage	Reason rank C or higher	Requires usage of a Dark Seal Male only
Priest	Faith rank C or higher	-

Advanced Classes

Class	Exam Tests	Notes
Hero	Sword rank B or higher Axe rank C or higher	Male only
Swordmaster	Sword rank A or higher	-
Assassin	Sword rank B or higher Bow rank C or higher	-
Paladin	Lance rank B or higher Riding rank B or higher	-
Warrior	Axe rank A or higher	-
Fortress Knight	Axe rank B or higher Heavy Armor rank B or higher	-
Wyvern Rider	Axe rank B or higher Flying rank C or higher	-
Sniper	Bow rank A or higher	-
Grappler	Brawl rank A or higher	Male only
Warlock	Reason rank A or higher	-
Dark Bishop	Reason rank A or higher	Requires usage of a Dark Seal Requires qualification of the Dark Mage class Male only
Bishop	Faith rank A or higher	-

Special Classes

Class	Exam Tests	Notes
Trickster	Sword rank B or higher Faith rank B or higher	Requires qualification of the Thief class
War Monk	Brawl rank B+ or higher Faith rank C+ or higher	Male only
War Cleric	Brawl rank B+ or higher Faith rank C+ or higher	Female only
Dark Flier	Reason rank B+ or higher Flying rank C or higher	Female only
Valkyrie	Reason rank B or higher Riding rank B or higher	Female only

Master Classes

Class	Exam Tests	Notes
Falcon Knight	Sword rank C or higher Lance rank A or higher Flying rank B+ or higher	Female only
Wyvern Lord	Lance rank C or higher Axe rank A or higher Flying rank A or higher	-
Mortal Savant	Sword rank A or higher Reason rank B+ or higher	-
Great Knight	Axe rank B+ or higher Heavy Armor rank A or higher Riding rank B+ or higher	-
Bow Knight	Lance rank C or higher Bow rank A or higher Riding rank A or higher	-
Dark Knight	Lance rank C or higher Reason rank B+ or higher Riding rank A or higher	-
Holy Knight	Lance rank C or higher Faith rank B+ or higher Riding rank A or higher	-
War Master	Axe rank A or higher Brawl rank A or higher	Male only
Gremory	Reason rank A or higher Faith rank A or higher	Female only

Gallery

Edelgard passing the Brigand Certification Exam.