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North Dakota Bar Exam Information

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ABOUT THE BAR EXAM

Format

Tuesday:
• MPT
• MEE: 6 questions each designed to be answered in 30 minutes.

Wednesday:
• MBE: 200 multiple choice questions

Subjects
  • Agency and Partnership
  • Commercial Paper
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Corporations
  • Decedents' Estates
  • Family Law
  • Federal Civil Procedure
  • Sales
  • Secured Transactions
  • Trusts and Future Interests
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Evidence
  • Real Property
  • Torts

Grading

A score of 260 or above is necessary to pass the exam.

The MPT is worth 20%
The MEE is worth 30%
The MBE is worth 50%

The raw MPT and MEE scores are converted to MBE scale using standard deviation method.

GENERAL BAR EXAM INFORMATION

Contact Information

State Bar Board
1st Floor, Judicial Wing
Dept. 180, 600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
(701) 328-4201

http://www.ndcourts.com/court/committees/barbd/information.revised2.htm

Bar Exam Dates & Locations

Last Tuesday and Wednesday in July and February if offered (at least 10 applicants are needed for the February exam to be offered).

Bismarck

 
ND Bar Review Snapshot
Format—Tuesday: MPT and MEE 6—questions each designed to be answered in 30 minutes. Wednesday: MBE—200 multiple choice questions .
Dates and Locations
Last Tuesday and Wednesday in July and February if offered (at least 10 applicants are needed for the February exam to be offered)in Bismarck.