Minnesota
Overview
- Admitting Entity (Supreme Court, Mandatory Bar, etc.)
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- Entity Managing Admissions Process
Minnesota Board of Law Examiners
- [State] Application Materials
- Are law students required to register with jurisdiction while in law school?
- No
- If UBE, is there a Jurisdiction Component?
- No
- Multistate Bar Exam?
- Yes
- Multistate Essay Exam?
- Yes
- Is exam jurisdiction-drafted?
- No
- Multistate Performance Test?
- Yes
- Does the jurisdiction provide information on day of testing procedures?
Yes
- What are the restroom use rules of the admitting entity?
An applicant must give test materials to head proctor when going to the restroom.
General
- Phone Number
- 651- 297-1857
- Email Address
- Diploma Privilege
No
- Prelegal education requirements
No; however see options under legal education requirements
- Legal education requirements
3 routes:
(a) Graduation with a J.D. or LL.B. degree from a law school that is provisionally or fully approved by the American Bar Association;
(b) (i) a bachelor’s degree from an institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or foreign equivalent;
(ii) a J.D. degree or equivalent from a law school attended following completion of undergraduate studies;
(iii) the applicant has been licensed to practice law in any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia in 60 of the previous 84 months; and
(iv) the applicant has been engaged, as principal occupation, in the practice of law for 60 of the previous 84 months in one or more of the activities listed in Rule 7A(1)(c); or
(c) the applicant has been licensed to practice law in any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia for at least 10 years.- Registration requirements, if applicable.
N/A
- Registration fee, if applicable.
- N/A
- Limit on attempts?
- No limit
- Fee(s)
$600 for first-time and repeat applicants; $1,150 for attorneys taking the exam
- Are laptops allowed/required?
- Allowed
- Laptop fee?
- $100
- Is courtesy seating allowed?
- No
- Transfer fee?
- $30 for an UBE Score Transcript through the NCBE
- Day-of Testing Procedures
An applicant testing at a Pearson VUE testing center must present a government-issued primary ID and a secondary ID. The primary ID must include a first and last name, recent recognizable photo, and signature. The secondary ID must include at least a first and last name and signature or first and last name and recent recognizable photo. The first and last name used to register must match exactly both IDs presented on test day. Any name corrections must be submitted through the NCBE Account Dashboard at least 48 hours before the first day of the test administration. Before entering the test room, Pearson VUE will collect a digital photograph and digital signature to verify identity. The applicant must consent to the NCBE Candidate Rules Agreement, which in part requires that if the applicant uses the restroom during testing, they must use “the restroom that is closest to the testing room” and pat themselves down (arms, legs, waistline) when leaving and re-entering the testing room. Applicants must also pat themselves down before entering the test room for the first time.
- What security measures can applicants expect? Metal detectors? Bag search?
Permitted items are carried in a clear plastic bag.
Eligibility
- Admission by Exam
- Yes
- Admission by Transfer
- Yes
- Admission by Motion
- Yes
- UBE Exam?
- Yes; Minnesota intends to administer the NextGen bar exam in July 2027.
- Minimum passing score?
- 260
- Can exam score be transferred?
- Yes
- Can only UBE scores be transferred?
- No
- Is there a time limit for accepting transferred scores?
- MBE: within 36 months for a scaled score of 145 or higher on MBE (1) taken as a part of and at the same time as the essay or other part of a written bar examination given by another jurisdiction where applicant was subsequently admitted in that jurisdiction.UBE Score: within 36 month for a scaled score of 260 or higher earned in another jurisdiction on the UBE.
- Is MPRE required?
- Yes
- Minimum passing score
- 85
- Is there a time period in which the MPRE score must be earned?
- No
- MPRE fee
- $160 to take MPRA + $30 to send score to Minnesota
Requirements
- Application Name and Gender Identification
The MPRE application requires the first and last name to match exactly as listed on valid government-issued photo identification. If the applicant indicates they have been known by a different name, they must list the first name and last name or surname and does not have the option to explain the reason for the name change. The demographic information section asks, “[w]which of the following questions best represents your gender identity?” and provides the following options: “man,” “woman,” “non-binary,” “gender not listed here (please specify),” and “I prefer not to have my response used for research purposes.”
- What identifying documents do applicants need on test days and what name is required to be on that ID (as related to the name on the application for admission)?
Government issued photo ID
- Is there assigned seating? If so, how do applicants identify their seat (i.e. name, application number, etc.) If it is by name, which name will be listed?
There is assigned seating based on applicant number provided on admission ticket.