The Smart Guide to the Michigan Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Michigan Bar Exam
Michigan Bar Exam Sections
Michigan 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 Practice Test (MPT)
2 writing assignments
Michigan Bar Exam Dates
Feb. 2023 exam: February 21-22, 2023
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
*The Michigan Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Michigan Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the Michigan bar exam.
Contact Info
Michigan Board of Law Examiners
P.O. Box 30052
Lansing, MI 48909-7552
Phone: (517) 373-4453
Fax: (517) 373-5038
Email: BLE-Info@courts.mi.gov
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
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Subjects Tested on Michigan Bar Exam
MEE Essay Subjects
- Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
- Civil Procedure
- Conflict of Laws
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Family Law
- Real Property
- Secured Transactions
- Torts
- Trusts & Future Interests
- Wills & Estates
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Evidence
- Real property
- Torts
Minimum Passing Score
For Michigan, the UBE minimum passing score is 268.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
YES
Michigan will require all examinees and UBE score transfer applicants to successfully complete the Michigan Law Basics online training requirement prior to licensure.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
