The Smart Guide to the North Dakota Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the North Dakota Bar Exam
North Dakota Bar Exam Format
North Dakota 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
North Dakota Bar Exam Dates
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
July 2024 exam: July 30-31, 2024
*The North Dakota Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the North Dakota Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners
Judicial Wing, 1st Fl.
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
Website: Click here
Phone: (701) 328-4201
Fax: (701) 328-4480
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on North Dakota 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 North Dakota, the UBE minimum passing score is 260.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
NO
