Admission by Transferred UBE Score

UBE Jurisdiction / Date of First UBE Administration / What is the Time Limit for Accepting a UBE Score? / What is the Minimum Passing UBE Score? / Is There a Jurisdiction-Specific Component Requirement Before Admission? / Minimum MPRE Score Required / Must Transferred UBE Scores Be Submitted Within Exam-Filing Deadlines? / Fees to Transfer UBE Score
Alabama
/ July 2011 / 25 months / 260 / Yes[i] / 75
/ No / $575 + NCBE report fee
Alaska
/ July 2014 / 5 years / 280 / No / 80 / No / $800
Arizona
/ July 2012 / 5 years / 273 / Yes[ii] / 85 / No / $675
Colorado
/ February 2012 / 3 years/
5 years / 276 / No / 85 / No / $810
Connecticut
/ February 2017 / 3 years / 266 / No / 80 / No / $1,800
D.C.
/ July 2016 / 5 years / 266 / No / 75 / No / $775
Idaho
/ February 2012 / 37 months / 280 / No / 85 / No / $600/$800
Iowa
/ February 2016 / 2 years/
5 years / 266 / No / 80 / No / $525
Kansas
/ February 2016 / 36 months / 266 / No / 80 / No / $1,250
Massachusetts
/ July 2018 / TBD / TBD / Yes[iii] / 85 / No / $815
Minnesota
/ February 2014 / 36 months / 260 / No / 85 / No / $950
Missouri
/ February 2011 / 24 months / 260 / Yes[iv] / 80 / No / $1,240
Montana
/ July 2013 / 3 years / 270 / Yes[v] / 80 / No / $150/$400
Nebraska
/ February 2013 / 5 years / 270 / No / 85 / No / $925
New Hampshire / February 2014 / 3 years/
5 years / 270 / No / 79 / No / $725
New Jersey
/ February 2017 / 36 months / 266 / No / 75 / No / $575
New Mexico
/ February 2016 / 36 months / 260 / Yes[vi] / 80 / No / $500/$1,000
New York
/ July 2016 / 3 years / 266 / Yes[vii] / 85 / No / $250/$750
North Dakota
/ February 2011 / 2 years / 260 / No / 85 / No / $400
South Carolina
/ February 2017 / 3 years / 266 / Yes[viii] / 77 / No / $1,500
Utah
/ February 2013 / 24 months /
5 years / 270 / No / 86 / No / $550/$850
Vermont
/ July 2016 / 3 years/
5 years / 270 / No / 80 / No / $600
Washington
/ July 2013 / 40 months / 270 / Yes[ix] / 85 / No / $585/$620
West Virginia
/ July 2017 / 36 months / 270 / No / 80 / No / $240 + NCBE report fee
Wyoming
/ July 2013 / 3 years / 270 / No / 85 / No / $600

See reverse side for footnoted information on jurisdiction-specific component requirements.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component Requirements

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[i]Alabama
Prior to admission, applicants seeking admission by examination or by UBE score transfer must take an online course on Alabama law.

[ii]Arizona
Prior to admission: Applicant must complete an online course on AZ law.
After admission: Completion of professionalism course within first year of admission.

[iii]Massachusetts

Massachusetts has announced it will begin administering the UBE in July, 2018. More information to come.

[iv]Missouri
Rules require an open-book, online test – the Missouri Educational Component Test (MECT) – for applicants to complete as a condition of licensure. Review materials are posted to assist applicants.

[v]Montana

Montana Law Seminar attendance is required prior to admission. The course is offered the day after the bar exam.

[vi]New Mexico

One-day, in-person course on New Mexico law is required prior to admission.

[vii]New York

Online course (NYLC) and online exam (NYLE) on New York law is required prior to admission for applicants seeking admission by examination or by UBE score transfer.

[viii]South Carolina

Essay questions on six areas of South Carolina state law.

[ix]Washington

Washington Law Component (WLC) is an open-book, timed, online, multiple-choice test with Washington-specific study materials available online to review prior to and during the test.