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State
Contact Information
Date/Location of Bar
Exam and Format
Subjects Tested
Deadlines and Fees
Kentucky
Board of Bar Examiners
1510 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40511
859/246-2381
www.kyoba.org
Louisville: July 25-6
Day 1: six KY essay
questions and six
Multistate Essay Exam
(MEE) questions
Day 2: MBE
MPRE: scaled score
of 75 to pass.
MBE subjects*,
Administrative
Law and Procedure,
Agency, Conflict of
Laws, Corporations,
Domestic Relations,
Federal Taxation, KY &
Federal Civil Procedure,
Partnerships, Personal
Property, UCC, Wills &
Trusts
The application packet is
$10 if it is mailed to the
applicant or free if you apply
on line. Applications are due
February 1st of the third year
of law school and the fee
is $625. The late deadlines
for the July exam are March
10th with a $200 late fee
and May 10th with a $400
late fee.
New York
State Board of Law
Examiners
7 Executive Centre Drive
Albany, NY 12203-5195
518/452-8700
www.nybarexam.org
Albany, Buffalo,
Manhattan: July 25-6
Day 1: one MPT
question, five NY essays
and 50 NY multiple
choice questions.
Day 2: MBE
MPRE: scaled score of 85
to pass.
MBE subjects*, Agency,
Commercial Paper,
Conflict of Laws,
Corporations, Domestic
Relations, Equity,
Estate Taxation, Federal
Jurisdiction, Future
Interests, Insurance (No
Fault), Mortgages, NY
Practice, NY Professional
Responsibility, Partnership,
Personal Property, Secured
Transactions, Trusts, Wills,
Workers’ Compensation
Exam applications may be
obtained upon request from
the state board or downloaded
from their website. The
application packet must be
postmarked between 120 days
and 90 days before the exam.
The fee is $250. No early or
late applications accepted.
Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
Admissions Office
65 South Front St.
5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
614/387-9340
www.sconet.state.oh.us
Columbus:
July 25-27
Day 1: six OH essay
questions and two MPT
questions
Day 2: MBE
Day 3: six OH essay
questions
MPRE: scaled score of 85
to pass.
MBE subjects*;
Business Associations
(Agency, Corporations,
Partnerships), Civil
Procedure, Commercial
Transactions (Secured
Transactions &
Commercial Paper), Legal
Ethics, Personal Property,
Wills
Ohio has a 2 step application
process:
1. Application to Register:
A fee of $210 is required with
the Application to Register
if completed by Nov. 15th of
the second year of law school.
Otherwise, $410 is due if the
application is received by Jan
15th of the third year.
2. Application to Take the Bar
Exam: The Application to
Take the Bar Exam must be
filed between March 1 and
April 1 of the third year of
law school. Fee: $295.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Board of
Law Examiners
5070 A Ritter Road,
Suite 300
Mechanicsburg, PA
17055
717/795-7270
www.pabarexam.org
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Harrisburg: July 25-6
Day 1: six PA essay
questions and one MPT
question.
Day 2: MBE
MPRE: scaled score of 75
to pass.
MBE subjects*, Civil
Procedure (State &
Federal), Conflict of
Laws, Constitutional Law,
Corporations, Decedents’
Estates, Family Law,
Federal Personal Income
Tax, Evidence, Rules of
Professional Conduct
Fees are currently being
revised. See the website for
more information.
*MBE subjects: Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts
All the states above require students to pass the MPRE (Multi State Professional Responsibility Test). This is a test offered separate from
the bar exam. Students may pick up applications for the MPRE in the Career Services Office. Scores needed to pass the MPRE vary
from state to state.
All states listed above offer the Bar Exam in February as well as July. If you are planning to take the February Bar Exam, please stop by
the Career Services Office for information regarding deadlines for your state. If the state where you plan to take the bar exam in not
listed, please contact the CSO for more information
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