Georgia
Overview
- Admitting Entity (Supreme Court, Mandatory Bar, etc.)
- Georgia Supreme Court
- Entity Managing Admissions Process
- [State] Application Materials
- Are law students required to register with jurisdiction while in law school?
- No, but encouraged to file the fitness application in advance.
- If UBE, is there a Jurisdiction Component?
- N/A
- Multistate Bar Exam?
- Yes
- Multistate Essay Exam?
- No
- Is exam jurisdiction-drafted?
- Yes
- Multistate Performance Test?
- Yes
- Does the jurisdiction provide information on day of testing procedures?
Limited information is available.
- What are the restroom use rules of the admitting entity?
No rules specified
General
- Phone Number
- 404-656-3490
- Email Address
- Diploma Privilege
No
- Prelegal education requirements
No
- Legal education requirements
Except for lawyers with an approved LLM, applicants must have a JD from an ABA-approved law school.
- Registration requirements, if applicable.
Must file an Application for Certification of Fitness and a Bar Exam Application.
- Registration fee, if applicable.
- $450 for fitness application if filed before graduation, bar exam application fee is $400 if filed by a current law student. NCBE fee is $107.
- Limit on attempts?
- No limit
- Fee(s)
$450 for fitness application filed before graduation, $400 if filed by a current law student. NCBE fee is $107.
- Are laptops allowed/required?
- Allowed if registered by the deadline.
- Laptop fee?
- None
- Is courtesy seating allowed?
- Unable to verify
- Transfer fee?
- N/A
- 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?
No measures specified. Applicants must use transparent bag with personal items, such as wallet, cash, credit card, parking claim ticket, keys, personal hygiene items (including feminine hygiene items), and medications.
Eligibility
- Admission by Exam
- Yes
- Admission by Transfer
- No
- Admission by Motion
- Yes, for certain jurisdictions
- UBE Exam?
- No; however, Georgia intends to first administer the NextGen bar exam in July 2028.
- Minimum passing score?
- 270
- Can exam score be transferred?
- No
- Can only UBE scores be transferred?
- N/A
- Is there a time limit for accepting transferred scores?
- N/A
- Is MPRE required?
- Yes
- Minimum passing score
- 75
- Is there a time period in which the MPRE score must be earned?
- No, but certificate of eligibility will not issue without passing MPRE score.
- MPRE fee
- $160
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)?
You must place an official photo ID (driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued photo ID) on your table during each exam session. The name on the ID must match the name on your application.
- 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?
All seats are preassigned with a name card at each seat.