Certamen will contain 3 separate divisions as per NJCL and TSJCL rules, where Latin 1/2 and I students compete in the Novice division, Latin II students compete in the Intermediate division, and Latin III+ students compete in the Advanced division.
The tournament style will consist of 3 preliminary rounds then a finals round. Preliminary round points will be totaled up before the finals round, then the top 3 scoring teams will compete in the finals against each other. (This format is subject to change if there are a large number of teams in attendence)