Oregon 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 (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) are administered on Tuesday; the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.

The Oregon 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 Mulistate 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 26-27, 2019 July 30-31, 2019 February 25-26, 2020 July 28-29, 2020

The Oregon Bar Exam requires a minimum scaled combined score of 274 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 85 or higher.

Effective August 1, 2018, the requirement that an applicant must have passed a bar exam in a jurisdiction that has reciprocity with the Oregon State Bar has been replaced with the requirement that the reciprocal applicant has passed a bar exam in another United States jurisdiction. The new version of the Reciprocal Application rules can be found here: https://www.osbar.org/admissions

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Oregon Bar Exam Information

About the Bar Exam

Oregon 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 (MEE) and the Multistate Performance Tests (MPTs) are administered on Tuesday; the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) is administered on Wednesday.
Contact Information

Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners
16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd.
Tigard, OR 97281-1935
Phone: (503) 431-6310
Website: https://www.osbar.org/index.html
Bar Exam Format
The Oregon 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 Mulistate 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 26-27, 2019
- July 30-31, 2019
- February 25-26, 2020
- July 28-29, 2020
Grading

The Oregon Bar Exam requires a minimum scaled combined score of 274 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 85 or higher.
Reciprocity

Effective August 1, 2018, the requirement that an applicant must have passed a bar exam in a jurisdiction that has reciprocity with the Oregon State Bar has been replaced with the requirement that the reciprocal applicant has passed a bar exam in another United States jurisdiction. The new version of the Reciprocal Application rules can be found here: https://www.osbar.org/admissions

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