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Pennsylvania Bar Exam Information
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About the Bar Exam
The Pennsylvania Bar Exam is a two-day exam. It takes place on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. The Pennsylvania essays and Performance Test take place on Tuesday and the MBE® (Multistate Bar Exam) takes place on Wednesday.
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Contact Information
Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
601 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 3600
P.O. Box 62535
Harrisburg, PA 17106-2535
Phone: (717) 231-3350
Fax: (717) 231-3351
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Bar Exam Format
The Pennsylvania Bar Exam is a two-day exam.
- Day 1: AM: One Performance Test and two Pennsylvania essays; PM: Four Pennsylvania essays.
- Day 2: 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE®).
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Subjects Tested
Business Organizations (including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies and professional corporations), Civil Procedure (Pennsylvania and Federal), Conflict of Laws, Contracts, Criminal Law (including related Pennsylvania and federal constitutional issues and DUI), Employment Discrimination (limited to Title VII, ADA and ADEA), Evidence (Pennsylvania and Federal), Family Law, Federal Constitutional Law, Federal Income Tax (personal only and limited to taxable and non-taxable income, deductions, proprietorships and capital transactions), Professional Responsibility, Real Property, Torts, U.C.C. Article II - Sales, Wills, Trusts and Decedents' Estates (including related fiduciary responsibilities).
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Bar Exam Dates
- February 25-26, 2020
- July 28-29, 2020
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Grading
The Pennsylvania Bar Exam requires a minimum scaled combined score of 272 points. The MBE® is weighted at 45%, the essays at 44%, and the PT at 11%.
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MPRE®
A minimum passing scaled score is 75 or higher.
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Reciprocity
Applicants must meet the requirements set forth in Rule 204 to qualify. For a list of states or jurisdictions that have reciprocity with Pennsylvania please visit the link here.
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