The exam lasts 2 days. Day 1 consists of 2 Multistate Performance Test questions and a six-question Multistate Essay Exam.  Click here to learn more about AmeriBar's DC Bar Review Course for the DC Bar Exam.  On day 2, the Multistate Bar Exam is administered.  Click here for more information about AmeriBar's Multistate Bar Review Course.

The MBE score is worth 50% and the MEE and MPT are worth 25% each.

In addition to successfully passing the DC Bar Exam, an applicant must attain a scaled score of 75 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam.    Click here for more information about AmeriBar's Free Online MPRE Review Course.  

Candidates for admission may be admitted without sitting for the exam if candidate received a scaled MBE score of 133 or higher on an exam upon which candidate  was admitted in another jurisdiction, achieved a scaled score of at least 75 on the MPRE, and has a JD from an ABA accredited law school.  If a candidate received a 133 on the MBE but was not admitted in that jurisdiction, candidate may waive in MBE score and take only the essay portions of the exam.  A candidate must then score a 133 on the essay portion to pass the exam.

1) Membership in good standing for 5 years prior to application from any state bar; OR

2) Membership in good standing in any state bar and a scaled score of 133 on the MBE and a scaled score of 75 on the MPRE and a JD from an ABA accredited law school; OR

3) An applicant can use a scaled MBE score of 133 or better in the past 25 months.  The applicant must then attain a 133 on the essay portion of the examination.

Contact the board of bar examiners for the most current information.