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The Smart Guide to the Pennsylvania Bar Exam
A Guide to Mastering the Pennsylvania Bar Exam
Pennsylvania Bar Exam Format
Pennsylvania 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
Pennsylvania Bar Exam Dates
July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026
Feb. 2027 exam: Feb. 23-24, 2027
*The Pennsylvania Bar Exam takes place on the last Tuesday & Wednesday of February and July.
How to Prepare for
the Pennsylvania Bar Exam
(FREE Study Guides)
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Contact Info
Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
601 Commonwealth Ave., Ste. 3600
P.O. Box 62535
Harrisburg, PA 17106-2535
Website: https://www.pabarexam.org/
Phone: (717) 231-3350
Fax: (717) 231-3351
Frequency Charts
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Subjects Tested on Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania , the UBE minimum passing score is 270.
Pennsylvania changed its passing score from 272 to 270 effective with the February 2024 exam administration and it applies to UBE score transfers as well. For administrations prior to February 2024, the minimum passing score remains 272.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
NO