The Smart Guide to the California Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the CA Bar Exam
CA Bar Exam Format

Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
California Essays
California Performance Test
CA Bar Exam Dates
July 2024 exam: July 30-31, 2024
*The California Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
Click the links above for FREE Frequency Charts covering each section of the California bar exam.
Contact Info
State Bar of California
Office of Admissions
180 Howard Street
254 Washington Avenue Extension
San Francisco, CA 94105
Website: https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Admissions
Phone: (415) 538-2376
Fax: (415) 538-2304
How to Prepare for
the California Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Part 2: Smart Guide to CA Essays
(coming July 2024)
Part 3: Smart Guide to CA Performance Test (coming July 2024)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the California bar exam.
Subjects Tested on CA Bar Exam
California Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s, Sole Proprietorships, Joint Ventures)
- Civil Procedure
- Community Property
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
- Real Property
- Remedies
- Torts
- Trusts
- Wills & Succession
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam
CA Bar Exam Schedule
(for February 2024 In-Person Exam)
California administers its 2-day bar exam twice per year on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July.
On Tuesday, the California written components are administered, which includes 5 essays and 1 performance test.
On Wednesday, the MBE multiple choice questions are administered.
Pass Rate – CA Bar Exam
*Results for the February California bar exam are usually released in mid-May, and results for the July exam are released in mid-November.