Rule - The Bar Examination - Regulations of Board of Law Examiners1. The bar examination is the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) prepared by the National Conference of Bar Examiner, which consists of six Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) tasks, and the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). 2. The bar examination is administered on the last consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday in February and July. The MEE and MPT are administered on Tuesday and the MBE is administered on Wednesday. 3. The bar examination questions are graded according to the law of general application and not the law of any specific state. 4. Raw scores earned in the MEE and MPT portions of the examination are combined and scaled to the MBE to calculate scaled essay scores. MBE scores are weighted 50%, MEE scores are weighted 30%, and MPT scores are weighted 20% in calculating scaled total scores, which are expressed on a 400-point scale. An applicant's scaled total score is the sum of the applicant's scaled MBE score and scaled essay score. A scaled total score of at least 260 is required to pass the bar examination. 5. The results of the bar examination will be published and disseminated at such dates and times as this Court shall set. 6. No regrading or rescoring of any part of the essay portion of the examination will be provided. No appeal or review of exam scores or results is allowed. 7. In determining whether an applicant passes the bar examination, the board shall accept the applicant's scaled score on the MBE taken in another jurisdiction and transferred to Missouri only if: (a) The applicant has not previously failed the bar examination in Missouri; (b) The score was attained in an examination administered within the 19 months immediately preceding the date of the examination to be taken in Missouri; and(c) The applicant passed the entire bar examination in one administration in the transferring jurisdiction. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the transferring jurisdiction has certified the applicant's MBE score to the board by July 1 for a July examination and by February 1 for a February examination. If the transferred MBE score is not timely certified, the applicant may be required to sit for both days of the examination in Missouri.
An applicant is allowed to utilize a transferred MBE score and sit for only the essay portion of the bar examination in Missouri one time. If such applicant does not achieve a passing score in the applicant's first attempt, the applicant must sit for both days of the examination in any subsequent attempts. In determining whether an applicant has achieved a passing score, the applicant's transferred scaled MBE score and the applicant's scaled essay score combined must yield a scaled total score of at least 260.
If an applicant elects to utilize a transferred MBE and sit for only the essay portion of the bar examination in Missouri, the score the applicant receives will not qualify as a "Uniform Bar Examination" score.
8. Scores of an applicant on the bar examination will not be disclosed to the public, except that the board is authorized to: (a) Make public statistical results of the examination; and (b) Disclose to the law school from which an applicant graduated the applicant's grades, provided the applicant has signed a release form authorizing the board to do so; (c) Disclose to the law school from which an applicant graduated the applicant's pass/fail status; and(d) Certify, upon an applicant's request, an applicant's scaled MBE score to other jurisdictions in which the applicant seeks admission. 9. Enrollment ceremonies for successful applicants will be held in Jefferson City at such locations, dates and times as this Court shall set. 10. Testing accommodations will be provided for applicants demonstrating a disability to the extent such accommodations are reasonable, consistent with the nature and purpose of the examination, and necessitated by the applicant's disability. Applicants needing accommodations shall file a petition for testing accommodations in such form as prescribed by the board. A fully completed petition for testing accommodations, including all required supporting documentation, shall be submitted with the application for bar examination in accordance with the filing deadlines set out in Rule 8.07 and subject to the corresponding prescribed fee. Mo. R. Gov. Bar Jud. The Bar Examination - Regulations of Board of Law Examiners
As amended Oct. 11, 1965, Sept. 8, 1969, May 10, 1971, June 27, 1980, eff. 8/1/1980, 1/1/1983, 3/25/1986, 9/22/1986, Dec. 12, 1989, eff. 4/1/1990, Jan. 9, 1990, eff. 4/1/1991, 8/9/1993, Oct. 16, 1995, eff. 3/1/1996, Feb. 25, 1997, eff. 3/1/1997, Aug. 29, 1997, eff. 9/1/1997, Oct. 15, 1998, eff. 11/1/1998, June 27, 2000, eff. 7/1/2000, July 3, 2001, eff. 8/1/2001, Sept. 3, 2003, eff. 10/1/2003. As amended Jan. 27, 2004, eff. 2/1/2004. Amended March 7, 2005, eff. 7/1/2005. Amended Jan. 26, 2009, eff. 7/1/2009. Amended April 8, 2010, eff. 7/1/2010. Amended August 16, 2011, eff. 9/1/2011.