Jurisdiction Bar Exam Prep Guides
UBE Jurisdictions · MBE-Only Jurisdictions · Other U.S. Jurisdictions
Jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction, comprehensive guides to the bar exam.
*Updated August 2024
Jurisdictions that have Adopted the Entire Uniform Bar Exam (UBE)
40+ states and other U.S. jurisdictions have adopted the UBE. Indiana, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania are some of the most recent additions. Could California be next? Maybe after the train wreck the California State Bar had in 2019. . .
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- D.C.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Virgin Islands
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Non-UBE Jurisdictions that have Adopted the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
Every single state and other U.S. jurisdiction that administers a bar exam incorporates the MBE, with the exception of California*, Louisiana, and Puerto Rico.
- California* (employs MBE-like multiple-choice exam)
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- *Hawaii
- *Mississippi
- Nevada
- *South Dakota
- Virginia
- *Wisconsin
- *Guam
- *Northern Mariana Islands
- *Palau
*These jurisdictions are not considered UBE jurisdictions, because part of their bar exam is jurisdiction specific. However, they do test all parts of the UBE (the MBE, MEE, and MPT) on their bar.
Other Jurisdictions
- Louisiana
- American Samoa (no bar exam administered)
- Puerto Rico