South Carolina
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 2017
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 266
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: May 2017
- Minimum Score: 266
- Maximum Score Age: 3 years, See Chart 5
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
- UBE Score Services
South Carolina 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: 77
- 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 South Carolina for filing instructions.
Bar Admission Agency
South Carolina Supreme Court
Board of Law Examiners
1231 Gervais St.
P.O. Box 11330
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 734-1080
Fax: (803) 734-0394
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