The Maryland Bar Exam is a 2-day exam. It takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of Februruary and July. The Maryland essays and MPT are administered on Tuesday and the Multistate Bar Exam takes place on Wednesday. Note that Maryland has announced that it will transition to the Uniform Bar Exam soon.

The Maryland Bar Exam is a 2-day exam. Day 1: AM 1 Performance Test and 3 Maryland essays PM: 7 Maryland essays Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).

Real Property, Torts, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Maryland Civil Procedure, Contracts, Maryland Criminal Law, Maryland Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Constitutional Law, Corporations, Agency, Commercial Paper (UCC 3), Secured Transactions (UCC 9), Partnership, and Sales and Sales Financing (UCC 2)

The Maryland Bar Exam will be administered on: February 26 and 27, 2019 July 30 and 31, 2019

A minimum scaled score of 406 or higher is required to pass the Maryland Bar Exam. The MBE is weighted at 33% of the score, the Maryland essays and MPT are weighted at 67% of the score.

Maryland does not require an MPRE score.

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Maryland Bar Exam Information

About the Bar Exam

The Maryland Bar Exam is a 2-day exam. It takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of Februruary and July. The Maryland essays and MPT are administered on Tuesday and the Multistate Bar Exam takes place on Wednesday. Note that Maryland has announced that it will transition to the Uniform Bar Exam soon.
Contact Information

Website: https://mdcourts.gov/ble/generalbarexam
State Board of Law Examiners
2011-F COMMERCE PARK DRIVE ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401
PHONE 410-260-3640
SBLE@MDCOURTS.GOV
Bar Exam Format
The Maryland Bar Exam is a 2-day exam.
- Day 1: AM 1 Performance Test and 3 Maryland essays PM: 7 Maryland essays
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE).
Subjects Tested

Real Property, Torts, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Maryland Civil Procedure, Contracts, Maryland Criminal Law, Maryland Criminal Procedure, Family Law, Constitutional Law, Corporations, Agency, Commercial Paper (UCC 3), Secured Transactions (UCC 9), Partnership, and Sales and Sales Financing (UCC 2)
Bar Exam Dates
The Maryland Bar Exam will be administered on:
- February 26 and 27, 2019
- July 30 and 31, 2019
Grading

A minimum scaled score of 406 or higher is required to pass the Maryland Bar Exam. The MBE is weighted at 33% of the score, the Maryland essays and MPT are weighted at 67% of the score.
MPRE

Maryland does not require an MPRE score.