Minnesota
The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. Links are provided to specific charts in the Guide; each chart is followed by jurisdiction-specific supplemental remarks. Please consult both the chart and its remarks for complete information. (Information last updated Feb 01, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: February 2014
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 260
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: February 2013
- Minimum Score: 260
- Maximum Score Age: 36 months
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
- UBE Score Services
Minnesota Bar Exam Components
- The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
- The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
- The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No
MPRE Requirements
- MPRE Required: Yes
- MPRE Minimum Passing Score: 85
- MPRE Score Time Parameters: See Chart 6
- MPRE Score Services
Character and Fitness Investigations
This jurisdiction does not use NCBE's character and fitness services; please contact Minnesota for filing instructions.
Bar Admission Agency
Minnesota State Board of Law Examiners
180 E. 5th St., #950
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 297-1857
Fax: (651) 297-1196
Email: ble@mbcle.state.mn.us
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