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The Smart Guide to the Colorado Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Colorado Bar Exam
Colorado Bar Exam Format
Colorado is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
200 multiple choice
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
6 essays
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
2 writing assignments
Colorado Bar Exam Dates
July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026
Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027
*The Colorado Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Colorado Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Admissions
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
1300 Broadway, St. 520
Denver, CO 80203
Website: Click here
Phone: (303) 928-7770
Fax: (303) 501-1147
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on Colorado Bar Exam
MEE Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real Property
- Torts
Note: Starting with the July 2026 exam, the following subjects are no longer tested on the MEE: Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Secured Transactions, Trusts & Future Interests, and Wills & Estates.
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
For Colorado, the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
The 270 minimum passing UBE score is effective with the February 2023 exam administration, replacing a score of 276. Applicants transferring a UBE score earned prior to the February 2023 exam administration must have earned a minimum score of 276.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
NO