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The Smart Guide to the Rhode Island Bar Exam

A Guide to Mastering the Rhode Island Bar Exam

Rhode Island Bar Exam Format

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

Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island Bar Exam Dates

July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026

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

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

How to Prepare for
the Rhode Island Bar Exam

(FREE Study Guides)

Part 1: Smart Guide to MBE

Part 2: Smart Guide to MEE

Part 3: Smart Guide to MPT

Click the links above for FREE study guides covering each section of the bar exam.

Contact Info

Rhode Island Supreme Court
Board of Bar Examiners
Frank Licht Judicial Complex
250 Benefit St.
Providence, RI 02903

Website:      Click here
Phone:        (401) 222-4233
Fax:             (401) 222-3599
Email:         ribarexam@courts.ri.gov

Frequency Charts

(FREE Charts & Statistics)

MBE Frequency Analysis

MEE Frequency Analysis

MPT Frequency Analysis

Click the links above for FREE Frequency Charts covering each section of the bar exam.

Subjects Tested on Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, the UBE minimum passing score is 270.

*Note: On March 25, 2021, the Rhode Island Supreme Court issued an order reducing the minimum passing scores required for admission to the Rhode Island Bar, effective with the February 2021 exam administration. The minimum score needed for admission on examination was reduced from 276 to 270.

To view the Supreme Court Order dated March 25, 2021 changing the minimum passing score required for admission to the Rhode Island bar, click here.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component

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