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 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
South Carolina Bar Exam Dates
July 2023 exam: July 25-26, 2023
Feb. 2024 exam: Feb. 27-28, 2024
*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)
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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
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Subjects Tested on South Carolina 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 South Carolina, the UBE minimum passing score is 266.
Jurisdiction-Specific Component
Must complete online Course of Study on South Carolina Law prior to admission.
This jurisdiction-specific component is given separately from the bar exam.
