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 Jun 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
Minnesota Judicial Center
25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 110
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: (651) 297-1857
Fax: (651) 297-1196
Email: ble@mbcle.state.mn.us
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