The Smart Guide to the Ohio Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Ohio Bar Exam
Ohio Bar Exam Format
Ohio is a Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) jurisdiction. All UBE jurisdictions use the same 3 sections:
Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
Multistate Essay Exam (MEE)
Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
2 writing assignments
Ohio Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*The Ohio Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Ohio Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.
Contact Info
Office of Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 S. Front St., 5th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-3431
Website: https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/
Phone: (614) 387-9340
Fax: (614) 387-9349
Frequency Charts
(FREE Charts & Statistics)
Click the links above for FREE Frequency Charts covering each section of the bar exam.
Subjects Tested on Ohio 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 Ohio, the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
Online, open-book, multiple-choice exam and outlines covering relevant Ohio-specific components. Both those sitting in Ohio and those transferring in a UBE score are required to complete the Ohio Law Component.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
