The Smart Guide to the Minnesota Bar Exam

A Guide to Mastering the Minnesota Bar Exam

Minnesota Bar Exam Format

Minnesota Bar Exam Sections - MBE 200 Multiple Choice, MPT 2 Writing Assignments, MEE 6 Essays

Minnesota is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:

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Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

200 multiple choice
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Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)

6 essays
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Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

2 writing assignments

Minnesota Bar Exam Dates

July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026

Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027

*The Minnesota Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.

How to Prepare for
the Minnesota Bar Exam

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Contact Info

Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners
180 E. 5th St., #950
St. Paul, MN 55101

Website:      https://www.ble.mn.gov
Phone:        (651) 297-1857
Fax:             (651) 297-1196
Email:         ble@mbcle.state.mn.us

Frequency Charts

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Subjects Tested on Minnesota Bar Exam

MEE Essay Subjects

  1. Business Associations (Agency, Partnerships, Corporations, LLC’s)
  2. Civil Procedure
  3. Constitutional Law
  4. Contracts
  5. Criminal Law & Procedure
  6. Evidence
  7. Real Property
  8. 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

  1. Civil Procedure
  2. Constitutional Law
  3. Contracts
  4. Criminal Law & Procedure
  5. Evidence
  6. Real property
  7. Torts

Minimum Passing Score

For Minnesota, the UBE minimum passing score is 260.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component

NO