Looking for information about the July 2004 bar exam? Check under your state's entry (see alphabetical links in left column). And as results become available for the February 2004 exam, law.com will post links here.
PLEASE NOTE: This information, gathered from a variety of sources, is meant to be a general starting point for our readers. Please check with the governing body of your state's bar exam for definitive information on applications, deadlines, etc.
States from Alabama through Georgia
Alabama
| Contact Information: |
Alabama State Bar Admissions
(334) 269-1515
www.alabar.org |
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 26-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: February 1, 2004; no late filing
Location: Montgomery
February 2004 Results: http://www.alabar.org/public/admissions.cfm
Fees: $400 Alabama residents; $600 non-residents and admittees of other states' bars
Format: MEE/Alabama Essay questions, Multistate Performance Test, Multistate Bar Exam
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2002 |
Summer 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
Summer 2003 |
| All Takers |
39% |
60% |
41% |
69.5% |
| First Time Takers |
86% |
74% |
62% |
83% |
|
Alaska
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 3 (June 15, 2004 with late fees)
Location: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan
February 2004 Results: http://www.alaskabar.org/index.cfm?ID=5239
Fees: $800
Format: Nine essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test problems,
Multistate Bar Exam
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2001 |
Summer 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
Summer 2003 |
| All Takers |
51% |
57% |
51% |
70% |
| First Time Takers |
61% |
65% |
81% |
59% |
|
Arizona
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: February 1, or 40 days prior to exam with late fee
Location: Tucson
February 2004 Results: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/admis/
Fees: $300
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2001 |
Summer 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
Summer 2003 |
| All Takers |
75% |
73% |
58% |
72% |
| First Time Takers |
n/a |
n/a |
65% |
n/a |
|
Arkansas
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 1, 2004
Location: Little Rock
February 2004 Results: http://courts.state.ar.us/exams/2004_feb_results.htm
Fees: $325
Format: 3 Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, two Multistate Performance
Test (MPT) problems, Multistate Bar Exam (MBE), 4 essay questions
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2001 |
Summer 2001 |
Summer 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
| All Takers |
70% |
76% |
75% |
64% |
| First Time Takers |
73% |
85% |
83% |
n/a |
|
California
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 1, 2004; June 15 with late fee
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego
February 2004 Results: http://www.calbar.ca.gov
Fees: $428 and up
Format: Six essay exams, two performance exams, Multistate Bar Exam
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2002 |
Summer 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
Summer 2003 |
| All Takers |
50.6% |
50% |
37.3% |
49.4% |
| First Time Takers |
35.3% |
63.6% |
50.1% |
63.5% |
|
Colorado
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 1, 2004 (or May 31 with late fee)
Location: Denver
February 2004 Results: http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/ble/ble_home.htm
Fees:$475-$500
Format: Nine essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
| Pass Rates: |
Summer 2001 |
Winter 2002 |
Summer 2002 |
Summer 2003 |
| All Takers |
75% |
63% |
75% |
73% |
| First Time Takers |
n/a |
74% |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Connecticut
| Contact Information: |
Bar Examining Committee
(860) 756-7901
www.ctbar.org |
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 28-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 31, 2004
Location: Hartford
February 2004 Results: http://www.ctbar.org/
Fees:$375
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2000 |
Winter 2001 |
Summer 2001 |
Summer 2002 |
| All Takers |
n/a |
68% |
78% |
76% |
| First Time Takers |
n/a |
56% |
n/a |
83% |
|
Delaware
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 26-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: March 15, 2004 (or April 15 with higher fee)
Location: Wilmington
July 2004 Results
Posted here when available
Delaware does not administer a February Bar Exam
Fees: $500
Format: Eight essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2000 |
Summer 2000 |
Summer 2001 |
Summer 2002 |
| All Takers |
n/a |
63% |
65% |
62% |
| First Time Takers |
n/a |
69% |
n/a |
69% |
|
Florida
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 1, 2004 (after which late fees apply)
Location: Tampa
February 2004 Results: http://www.flcourts.org/
Fees: $875-$2500
Format: Three essay questions, 100 multiple choice questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2000 |
Summer 2000 |
Winter 2002 |
Summer 2002 |
| All Takers |
62% |
73% |
64% |
70% |
| First Time Takers |
71% |
79% |
75% |
78% |
|
Georgia
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: June 4, 2004
Location: Atlanta
February 2004 Results: http://www.gabaradmissions.org/
Fees: $300 and up
Format: Four essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)
| Pass Rates: |
Winter 2002 |
Summer 2002 |
Winter 2003 |
Summer 2003 |
| All Takers |
55.1% |
77.5% |
74.8% |
75.7% |
| First Time Takers |
74.5% |
84.5% |
59.4% |
85.1% |
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