Rule 14-711. Preparation, grading and scoring of the Bar Examination.

(a) Preparation of essay questions. Essay questions and model answers are selected from the MEE or prepared by members of the Bar Examiner Committee or outside sources. Members of the Bar Examiner Committee or the Bar Exam Administration Committee shall review essay questions and model answers.

(b) Preparation of the MPT questions. MPT questions and model answers are prepared by the NCBE and reviewed by members of the Bar Examiner Committee or Bar Exam Administration Committee.

(c) Grading the written component of the Bar Examination. Essay and MPT answers shall be uniformly graded on a scale from zero to five points. In order to assure maximum fairness and uniformity in grading, the Board or its designees shall prescribe procedures and standards for grading to be used by all graders. Each MPT question shall have twice the weight of an essay question. The essay and MPT scores added together constitute the raw written component score.

(d) Examination scoring and passing grade. The raw written component score is scaled to the MBE portion of the examination using the standard deviation method. The scaled MBE score and the scaled written component score are combined. An applicant who receives a combined score of 270 or above passes the Bar Examination.