The Iowa Bar exam is UBE - with the only difference being that it has a 3rd day that comes before the 2 UBE Days. The first day is utilized as a mandatory orientation and application registration session, and then the following two days follow the traditional UBE format.

The Iowa bar is a 3-day exam; with the first day being utilized as a mandatory orientation. Day 2: AM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) PM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essays. Day 3: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).

Agency, Partnership, Corporations, Federal Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts, Wills, and Secured Transactions (UCC 9)

February 25, 26 and 27, 2019 July 29, 30 and 31, 2019

A Minimum UBE Scaled score of 266 is required. The MBE is weighted at 50%; with Essays weighted at 30% and the MPT's weighted at 20%.

A minimum passing scaled score is 80 or higher.

Applicants seeking to transfer a UBE score of 266 or above may file an application for admission by transferred UBE score. The transfer application fee is $900

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Iowa Bar Exam Information

About the Bar Exam

The Iowa Bar exam is UBE - with the only difference being that it has a 3rd day that comes before the 2 UBE Days. The first day is utilized as a mandatory orientation and application registration session, and then the following two days follow the traditional UBE format.
Contact Information

Iowa Judicial Branch Building
1111 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319

Phone: (515) 348-4670
Fax: (515) 348-4698
Bar Exam Format

The Iowa bar is a 3-day exam; with the first day being utilized as a mandatory orientation. Day 2: AM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) PM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essays. Day 3: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).
Subjects Tested

Agency, Partnership, Corporations, Federal Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Torts, Trusts, Wills, and Secured Transactions (UCC 9)
Bar Exam Dates
- February 25, 26 and 27, 2019
- July 29, 30 and 31, 2019
Grading

A Minimum UBE Scaled score of 266 is required. The MBE is weighted at 50%; with Essays weighted at 30% and the MPT's weighted at 20%.
MPRE

A minimum passing scaled score is 80 or higher.
Reciprocity

Applicants seeking to transfer a UBE score of 266 or above may file an application for admission by transferred UBE score. The transfer application fee is $900