ILLINOIS BAR REVIEW COURSE
Learn How to Pass the First Time, Like 90% of Our Students
First-time Kaplan bar prep students who do 75% of the assigned practice have a pass rate of 90% on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).
The Illinois bar prep course at Kaplan provides you with all the experts, content, and realistic practice you could ever need to pass the exam. To get started, select your exam date and customize your study plan with add-ons.
Get Everything You Need to Pass the Illinois Bar Exam on Your First Try
- Take your Illinois bar prep course on demand and participate in live seminars
- Practice with 5,000+ exam-like MBE™ questions with detailed explanations
- Access previously released MBE questions from the NCBE® to familiarize yourself with the exam format
- Enhance your study time with prep based on learning science and supported by AI
- Use performance analytics to see how you compare to other bar prep students
- Learn on your own schedule with an adaptable calendar
- Improve your writing with unlimited essay grading and instant feedback
- Find support with a live online Homeroom each week
- Get a $500 Amazon gift card when you pass the exam on your first attempt (terms apply)
- Complete 4 bar practice exams to get a better feel for exam day
- Add Bar Review Plus and MBE Jumpstart to support your Illinois bar prep course
- Get answers 24/7 with our “Ask an Expert” service
- Secure textbooks for your Illinois bar prep—no deposit required
- Meet other Illinois bar prep students in our online law student community
- Study with flashcards and additional materials (Kaplan Bar Review Plus only)
- Pass the Illinois Bar Exam with Kaplan or repeat your course for free
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Get into the bar prep mindset before your course begins. Spanning a full semester, Bar Review Plus includes flashcards and weekly online modules that ease into the full Illinois bar prep course. Choose Kaplan Bar Review and add Bar Review Plus during checkout.
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Focus on the MBE, one of the most challenging parts of the exam. Meet with a Director of Legal Education to learn about the Illinois Bar Exam and bar prep process, take a diagnostic to refine your study plan, and work 1-on-1 with your own tutor. Add MBE Jumpstart during checkout.
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After you pass the Illinois Bar Exam on your first attempt, mark the occasion with a $500 Amazon gift card, on us. Your achievement deserves to be celebrated, and this is our way of thanking you for trusting Kaplan with your Illinois Bar Exam prep. Terms apply.
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Proven Results
Over the past five years, 90% of our students passed the UBE on their first attempt. Count on passing the bar when you complete Kaplan’s assigned practice.
Exam-Like Prep
Get as close to the bar exam as possible before test day. Study with 5,000+ exam-like MBE™ questions and learn from lawyers who know what it takes to pass.
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Prepare to pass with the latest in bar prep technology, which combines learning science and AI to ensure your prep is customized, efficient and effective.
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Celebrate after you pass the bar exam on your first attempt with your Exam Excellence Award: a $500 Amazon gift card on us. We’re confident you’ll succeed. Terms apply.
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Illinois Bar Exam Information
About the Bar Exam
Illinois has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE®). It is a two-day exam, and takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Multistate Essay Exam (MEE®) and the Multistate Performance Tests (MPT®s) are administered on Tuesday; the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE®) is administered on Wednesday. Note that Illinois has transitioned to the UBE with the July 2019 administration.
Contact Information
Illinois Board of Bar Examiners
625 South College Street
Springfield, Illinois 62704
Telephone: (217) 522-5917
Fax Numbers: (217) 522-3728 and (217) 522-9327
Bar Exam Format
The Illinois Bar Exam is a two-day exam.
- Day 1: AM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPT®s) PM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE®) essays.
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE®).
Subjects Tested
Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests), and Uniform Commercial Code (Secured Transactions).
Bar Exam Dates
- 2024: July 30-31,
- 2025: February 25-26, and July 29-30
Grading
A total UBE®scaled score of 266 or higher is needed to pass. The MBE®is weighted at 50% of the score, the Essays are weighted at 30%, and the MPT®s are weighted at 20%.
MPRE®
- The Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar requires a MPRE® score of 80 or more. It is not required that an applicant take the MPRE® before taking the bar exam, however before admission to the bar an applicant must have received a passing score.
Reciprocity
Applications for those pursuing Illinois admission based on a transferred UBE® score of 266 ot higher in another UBE® jurisdiction will be accepted starting in January 1, 2019. Illinois accepts MBE® scores of 141 or higher transferred from other jurisdictions provided the following requirements are met:
- The transferred MBE® score must have been attained in an exam administered within 13 months preceding the exam for which you have applied
- Applicant must have passed the entire exam within the 13 months preceding the exam for which you have applied
- Applicant cannot have previously failed the Illinois bar exam
- Score transfer must be received by set forth deadline for the exam for which you have applied
Illinois does not allow concurrent testing with other jurisdictions. UBE® applicants must take all portions of the examination (MPT®, MEE® and MBE®) in the same UBE® jurisdiction and in the same exam administration to earn a portable UBE® score. A passing score on the Illinois bar exam is valid in Illinois for four years.
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