The South Carolina bar exam is a three-day exam.  Traditionally, on days one and two, six two-hour essay question sets testing South Carolina law are administered.  On day three, the Multistate Bar Exam is administered. Click here for more information about AmeriBar's South Carolina Bar Review Course and how it can help you pass the South Carolina bar exam.

The MBE counts for one of seven portions of the bar exam in South Carolina with the six essays making up the remainder.  An applicant must pass six of the seven portions.  125 is the minimum passing score for the MBE. To pass an essay section, the applicant must achieve a score of seventy.  If an applicant receives a scaled score of 110 or less on the Multistate Bar Examination, he or she will fail the South Carolina Bar Exam without any grading of the essay questions. 

The following subjects may be tested on the South Carolina Essay Section of the bar exam:

Business Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Domestic Relations, Equity, Insurance, Legal Writing & Research, Trial Advocacy, Wills, Trusts & Estates

In addition to passing the South Carolina bar exam, an applicant must attain a score of 77 on the MPRE.  Click here for more information about AmeriBar's Free Online MPRE Review Course and how it can help you get licensed in South Carolina.

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South Carolina only accepts scores form concurrent exams.  Otherwise, you will have the take the Multistate Bar Exam in South Carolina.

South Carolina generally permits no reciprocity, but professors at the University of South Carolina may apply without examination.  You should contact the South Carolina Bar Examiners  at (803) 734-1080 if you have any questions.

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