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UBE Score Portability Cheat Sheet
Mar 01, 2023

Based on the ABA's Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements, 2019.

Prepared March 2018 on behalf of the NALP JD Career Advisors Section-Bar Exam Resources Group (Chair, Leslie Becker Wilson, University of Massachusetts School of Law; Alison Ash-Card, Wake Forest University School of Law; Mary Walsh Fitzpatrick, Albany Law School; Tonya Gaskins, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law; Sarah Polly, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; Laurie Powers, Gonzaga University School of Law; Heather Spielmaker, West Virginia University School of Law; and Tony Waller, University of Georgia School of Law) and presented April 2018 at the NALP Annual Educational Conference panel ‘The UBE Effect: Preparing Our Grads for Successful Out of State Job Searches’ by Leslie Becker Wilson, University of Massachusetts School of Law.

State requirements are subject to change; always check with the board of bar examiners in the state in which you plan to seek admission to the bar.

You may also be interested in looking at our tables of MPRE Scores Required by Each State and State Character & Fitness Requirements.

AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyMassachusettsMarylandMaineMinnesotaMichiganMissouriMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontWashingtonWest VirginiaWyoming
UBE State (Chart 5)
Minimum UBE Score (Chart 5)280260270273276266266266272, or 280 (if earned before Feb. 2017 UBE Exam Date)266264266266270266276260268260266270260270270266260266270264274272276266270270270266270270270270266
Typical Application Fee for Admission by Transferring UBE Score (Chart 5)$800$875 *$1500$675$810$750$418 *$900$600$1250$250$1250$875$815$750$900 *$950$400$1240$155 *$1275$400 *$925$725$675$500$250 *$750$650$750$650$975$1000$625 *$300$500$1100 *$525$585 *$750 *$600 *$1100
Alternative Application Fee for Admission by Transferring UBE Score (Chart 5)$800 *$410 *$1500 *$1000 *$750 *$1175 *$1475 *$1750 *$850 *$620 *
State-Specific Component Required by Transfer Jurisdiction Prior to Admission (Chart 5)false *true *falsetrue *falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsetruetrue *true *falsefalsetruetrue *true *true *falsefalsefalsefalsetrue *true *true *falsefalsefalsefalsetrue *true *truefalsetrue *falsetrue *falsefalsetrue
Earliest UBE Test Date (Chart 5)7/1/20147/1/20112/1/20207/1/20122/1/20122/1/20177/1/20162/1/20162/1/20127/1/20197/1/20212/1/20162/1/20217/1/20187/1/20197/1/20172/1/20142/1/20232/1/20117/1/20132/1/20192/1/20112/1/20132/1/20142/1/20172/1/20167/1/20167/1/20207/1/20217/1/20177/1/20222/1/20192/1/20172/1/20192/1/20212/1/20137/1/20177/1/20167/1/20137/1/20177/1/20137/1/2017
Typical Maximum Age of UBE Score (Chart 5)5 years25 months3 years5 years3 years *3 years5 years2 years *37 months4 years5 years36 months5 years36 months3 years3 years36 months3 years5 years3 years3 years2 years3 years3 years *36 months36 months3 years5 years3 years36 months30 months2 years3 years3 years *5 years24 months *3 years3 years *40 months3 years3 years3 years
Maximum Age measured from (Chart 5)

before admission application date

after UBE exam dateprior to taking oath in ArizonaBefore admission application dateafter UBE exam dateMarch 1st (for applicants using Feb. UBE exam scores) or Aug 1st (for applicants using July UBE exam scores)after date of UBE exam second daybefore admission application dateafter UBE exam dateafter UBE exam score release datebefore admission motion filing dateafter UBE exam dateafter UBE exam second dayTBDbefore admission application date or demonstrate that applicant has been actively practicing for 2 of the 3 years immediately prior to applyingbefore admission application dateMarch 1st (for applicants using Feb. UBE exam scores) or Aug 1st (for applicants using July UBE exam scores)after release of UBE exam scores in Tennesseebefore admission application datebefore admission application datebefore admission application date
Allows for Concurrent Application for Admission by Transferring UBE Score (Chart 5)NoNoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNoYesYesNoYesYesTBDYesNoNoNoNoNoTBDYesYesYesNoNoNoYes
MPRE Timeliness Requirements, if any (Chart 6)

Not more than 8 years prior to admission application date

Not more than 25 months prior to passing UBE scored was earnedWithin 2 years before successful bar exam or within 5 years of UBE passing score earnedNot more than 2 years prior to filing application, but MPRE need not be completed prior to filing an applicationWithin 4 years before or within 1 year after admission application dateNo time limitWithin 3 years of MPRE exam datePrior to transferring UBE scores to Idaho or within next two scheduled MPRE exam dates after transferring UBE scoresNo time limitAn official score report with a passing score must be received by the Clerk of Appellate Courts by Jan. 15 for the February bar exam or June 15 for the July bar examAny time prior to admission application dateNot more than 3 years prior to filing Notice of Intent to Take UBE in Maryland; no time limit for experienced out-of-state attorneysWithin 15 years prior to admission application dateNo time limitWithin 1 year after date of written notice of having passed the bar examWithin 3 years of MPRE exam dateWithin 24 months prior to or within 12 months after passing bar exam dateWithin 5 years prior to admission application date. If MPRE taken after admission application date, then a score of 85 or higher must be earned within 2 years of application date.Within 5 years after release of passing scoreNo time limitNo time limitWithin the time starting 5 years before admission application submission date and ending 1 year after bar passage notification dateWithin the time starting 3 years before and ending 3 years after the passing UBE exam dateNo time limitWithin 36 months prior to admission application date or have practiced law for at least 12 months in a jurisdiction where the MPRE is required for admissionWithin 5 years prior to admission application dateWithin 3 years of admission application dateWithin 2 years of the successful MPRE exam dateTBDNo time limitNot more than 3 yearsWithin the time starting 3 years before initial UBE exam date and ending 1 year after UBE pass notification dateWithin the time starting 3 years before and ending 40 months after successful UBEWithin 25 months of successful bar exam date or of admission application dateNo time limit
Exam Grading Timing Feb (Chart 10)10-12 weeks9 weeks5 weeks9 weeks9 weeks10 weeks9-10 weeks7 weeks6 weeksTBD8-9 weeks6 weeks9 weeks8 weeks8-9 weeks7-9 weeks6 weeksMay 15th7 weeks7-8 weeks4 weeks7 weeks6-7 weeks10 weeksMay6-8 weeks9 weeks9 weeks7 weeks7 weeks5 weeks10 weeks8 weeks6 weeks10 weeks8 weeks12-14 weeks8-10 weeks6 weeks7 weeks6-8 weeks12-14 weeks
Exam Grading Timing July (Chart 10)10-12 weeks9 weeks5 week9 weeks9 weeks9 weeks9-10 weeks7 weeks6 weeks7 weeks8-9 weeks6 weeks9 weeks12 weeks13-14 weeks7-9 weeks10 weeksNovember 15th7 weeks7-8 weeks4 weeks7 weeks6-7 weeks10 weeksNov6-8 weeks12 weeks12 weeks7 weeks7 weeks9 weeks10 weeks12 weeks9 weeks14 weeks8 weeks12-14 weeks8-10 weeks6 weeks7 weeks6-8 weeks12-14 weeks