Ohio Bar Exam (UBE) details
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Bar exam details

A typical Ohio Bar Exam is a 2-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE).

Day 1

  • Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test questions (MPT in the AM)
  • Six 30-minute Multistate Essay Exam questions (MEE in the PM)

Day 2

  • Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), a 200-question, multiple-choice exam (100 questions in the AM, 100 questions in the PM)

Subjects tested

MBE

  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts/Sales
  • Criminal Law/Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Federal Civil Procedure
  • Real Property
  • Torts

MEE

  • Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations; and Limited Liability Companies)
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Family Law
  • Trusts and Estates (Decedents' Estates; Trusts and Future Interests)
  • Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code
  • Plus all MBE subjects

MPT

  • “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.

MPRE

  • A scaled score of 85 is required for admission to the bar.

Click here to learn more about the MPRE.

Scoring

The MEE and MPT scores are scaled to the MBE.

  • MBE weighted 50%
  • MEE weighted 30%
  • MPT weighted 20%

A total scaled score of 270 or higher is required to pass the Ohio Bar Exam.

Reciprocity

Acceptance of MBE Score

  • Ohio does not accept an MBE score from an exam taken in another jurisdiction.

Admission on Motion

  • A member in good standing of another U.S. state or territory may be admitted on motion in Ohio if the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law for five of the ten years preceding application. Additional requirements apply.

Admission by UBE Score Transfer

  • Applicants who have obtained a scaled score of at least 270 on a Uniform Bar Exam taken in another jurisdiction within the preceding five years may apply for admission based on that score. Additional requirements apply.

Additional information

Ohio Law Component (OLC)

  • All applicants for admission by the Ohio Bar Exam or UBE score transfer will be required to take the Ohio Law Component and earn a passing score of at least 80% prior to admission.
  • The OLC is an online, open-book, 25-question exam prepared and maintained by the Board of Bar Examiners. The OLC subject outlines are on the Office of Bar Admissions website.

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