Kansas
Admission Process
- Admitting Entity
- Kansas Supreme Court
- Entity Managing Admissions Process
- Phone Number
- 785-296-8410
- Email Address
- Admission by Exam
- Yes
- Admission by Score Transfer
- Yes
- Admission by Motion
- Yes
- Diploma Privilege
No
Education Requirements
- Application Materials
No
- Prelegal Education Requirements
Yes, must have a baccalaureate degree
- Legal Education Requirements
Must have a JD from an ABA-approved Law School.
- Mandatory Law Student Bar Card Registration in Jurisdiction
- No
- Mandatory Student Registration Requirements (if applicable)
N/A
- Mandatory Student Registration Fee (if applicable)
- N/A
Bar Exam
- Universal Bar Exam
- Yes. Kansas intends to first administer the NextGen bar exam in July 2028.
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component
- No
- Multistate Bar Exam
- Yes
- Multistate Essay Exam
- Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam
- No
- Multistate Performance Test
- Yes
- Attempt Limit on Bar Exam
- 4
- Minimum Passing Bar Exam Score
- 266
- Fee(s)
$700; late applications accepted with a $200 late fee through April 1 for the July exam and through November 1 for the February exam
- Laptops Allowed/Required
- Yes for day one, if you opt in to use it to answer essay questions
- Laptop Fee
- No fee mentioned
- Courtesy Seating Availability
- No
Transfer Score
- Transferred Scores Accepted
- Yes
- UBE Score Required for Transfer
- No. MBE also accepted for transfer
- Score Transfer Time Limit
- 5 years
- Score Transfer Fee
- $1,250
Mpre
- Passing MPRE Score Required
- Yes
- Minimum Passing MPRE Score
- 80
- Time Limit on MPRE Score
- Not mentioned. However, the Attorney Admissions office must receive the official score no later than January 15 for the February examination and June 15 for the July examination.
- MPRE Fee
- $160
- MPRE Application Name and Gender Identification Requirements
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.”
- MPRE Testing Day 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.
Testing Day Procedures
- Bar Exam Testing Day Procedures
Examinees receive instructions 30 days prior to the exam and are invited to a zoom meeting one week prior to the exam. Specific information is not available online.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Restroom Rules
Administrative staff did not provide an answer on bathroom usage. However, staff noted that examinees can reach out to the office with questions or concerns.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Security Measures
Administrative staff did not provide an answer on security measures. However, staff noted that examinees can reach out to the office with questions or concerns.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Identification Documents
Administrative staff indicated that applicants need a state issued ID or passport. The applicant should discuss any specific concerns directly with the office.
- Bar Exam Testing Day Seating Assignment
There are assigned seats. Information on system used for assigning seats is not available.