Kansas has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). It is a 2-day exam, and takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Multistate Essay Exam and the Multistate Performance Tests are administered on Tuesday; the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.

The Kansas Bar Exam is a 2-day exam. Day 1: AM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essays. PM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) Day 2: 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 26 and 27, 2019 July 30 and 31, 2019

The Kansas Bar Exam will require a minimum scaled combined score of 266 points out of 400 points to pass. The MBE is weighted at 50% of the score, the Essays are weighted at 30%, and the MPTs are weighted at 20%.

A minimum passing scaled score is 80 or higher.

Any Multistate Bar Examination score achieved in another jurisdiction in a concurrent examination or in a prior examination conducted within thirteen (13) months of the current examination, provided the applicant successfully passed the entire bar examination in the other jurisdiction in one sitting and achieved a minimum scaled score of 125 on the Multistate Bar Examination. Applicants transferring a Multistate Bar Examination score to Kansas will not receive a Uniform Bar Examination score. See Rule 709(m)

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Kansas Bar Exam Information

About the Bar Exam

Kansas has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). It is a 2-day exam, and takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Multistate Essay Exam and the Multistate Performance Tests are administered on Tuesday; the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.
Contact Information

Kansas Board of Law Examiners
Kansas Judicial Center
301 SW 10th Avenue, Room 374
Topeka Kansas 66612-1507
Telephone: 785.296.8410
Email: admissions@kscourts.org
Bar Exam Format
The Kansas Bar Exam is a 2-day exam.
- Day 1: AM: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essays. PM: Two Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs)
- Day 2: 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 26 and 27, 2019
- July 30 and 31, 2019
Grading

The Kansas Bar Exam will require a minimum scaled combined score of 266 points out of 400 points to pass. The MBE is weighted at 50% of the score, the Essays are weighted at 30%, and the MPTs are weighted at 20%.
MPRE

A minimum passing scaled score is 80 or higher.
Reciprocity

Any Multistate Bar Examination score achieved in another jurisdiction in a concurrent examination or in a prior examination conducted within thirteen (13) months of the current examination, provided the applicant successfully passed the entire bar examination in the other jurisdiction in one sitting and achieved a minimum scaled score of 125 on the Multistate Bar Examination. Applicants transferring a Multistate Bar Examination score to Kansas will not receive a Uniform Bar Examination score. See Rule 709(m)