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The Smart Guide to the South Carolina Bar Exam

A Guide to Mastering the South Carolina Bar Exam

South Carolina Bar Exam Format

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

South Carolina 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

South Carolina Bar Exam Dates

July 2026 exam: July 28-29, 2026

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

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

How to Prepare for
the South Carolina 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

South Carolina Supreme Court
Board of Law Examiners
1231 Gervais St.
P.O. Box 11330
Columbia, SC 29211

Website:      https://www.sccourts.org/
Phone:        (803) 734-1080
Fax:             (803) 734-0394

Frequency Charts

(FREE Charts & Statistics)

MBE Frequency Analysis

MEE Frequency Analysis

MPT Frequency Analysis

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Subjects Tested on South Carolina 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 South Carolina, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.

Jurisdiction-Specific Component

YES

Must complete online Course of Study on South Carolina Law prior to admission.

This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.