Texas Bar Examination
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| Texas Bar Examination | |
| Administered by | Texas Board of Law Examiners |
|---|---|
| ABA-Approved Law School J.D. Required | No |
| Graduate of foreign law school eligible to take the bar examination | Yes |
| Winter Testing: | February |
| Summer Testing: | July |
| Requires Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)? | No |
| Additional Components required prior to admission | Online course |
| Maximum Age of Transferred UBE Score | 2 years24.0 months <br />/5 years60.0 months <br /> |
| Requires Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)? | Yes |
| Accepts Multistate Bar Examination Transfers? | |
| Requires Multistate Essay Examination (MEE)? | No |
| Requires Multistate Performance Test (MPT)? | Yes |
| Requires Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE)? | Yes |
| MPRE Minimum Passing Score | 85 |
| Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam Components | Procedure and Evidence Questions (20 short answer questions each for civil and criminal) and Texas Essay Questions (12 questions). (Until February 2021, when Texas adopts UBE administration.) |
| Maximum Exam Attempts | 5 |
| First-Time Taker Pass Rate | 71% |
| Repeat Taker Pass Rate | 31% |
| Annual Test Takers Quantity | 4068 |
| Website | www.ble.texas.gov |
| NCBE profile | link |
