Minnesota 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 and the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.

The Minnesota 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).

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

The Minnesota Bar will require a minimum scaled score of 260 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%.

The minimum passing scaled score is 85 or higher.

An applicant may be eligible for admission without examination under Rule 4A(4) if the applicant has received a scaled score of 260 or higher earned in another jurisdiction on the UBE and the score is certified as a UBE score by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The applicant shall submit evidence of the score and a complete application for admission to the Board within 36 months of the date of the qualifying examination being used as the basis for the admission.

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Minnesota Bar Exam Information

About the Bar Exam

Minnesota 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 and the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.
Contact Information

Website: https://www.ble.state.mn.us/
Phone: (651) 297-1857 | Fax: (651) 297-1196.
Address: Minnesota Board of Law Examiners
180 East 5th Street, Suite 950
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Email: ble@mbcle.state.mn.us
Bar Exam Format
The Minnesota 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
The Minnesota Bar Exam will be administered on:
- February 26 and 27, 2019
- July 30 and 31, 2019
Grading

The Minnesota Bar will require a minimum scaled score of 260 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 minimum passing scaled score is 85 or higher.
Reciprocity

An applicant may be eligible for admission without examination under Rule 4A(4) if the applicant has received a scaled score of 260 or higher earned in another jurisdiction on the UBE and the score is certified as a UBE score by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. The applicant shall submit evidence of the score and a complete application for admission to the Board within 36 months of the date of the qualifying examination being used as the basis for the admission.