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Bar Exam Preparation Materials

This guide outlines bar exam preparation materials available to NCCU law students.

North Carolina Exam Dates

“The North Carolina written bar examination is given twice a year, in February and in July, on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of the month.” (See http://www.ncble.org/, top menu bar, page marked "Bar Examination", then "Examination Dates & Locations").

Application deadlines are generally:

February Bar Exam:
1st Tuesday in October
February Bar Exam (late): 
1st Tuesday in November
July Bar Exam:
1st Tuesday in January
July Bar Exam (late):
1st Tuesday in March
July Bar Exam:
1st Tuesday in May (only if filed for February of same year)

North Carolina Materials

To be admitted to the North Carolina Bar, applicants must successfully complete the bar application, achieve a passing score of 80 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE), and then finally, on exam day, achieve a passing score of 270 out of a possible 400 points on the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). The UBE is three components: 1) the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE); 2) the Multistate Essay Examination (MEE) exam; and 3) the Multistate Performance Test (MPT).

 

North Carolina State-Specific Component- NO LONGER REQUIRED