Rule 14-711. Grading and passing the
Bar Examination.
(a) Grading the
Written Component of the Bar Examination. MEE 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.
(b) Scoring the
Written Component of the Bar Examination. The MEE and MPT scores added together
constitute the raw Written Component score. The raw Written Component score is
scaled to the MBE portion of the examination using the standard deviation
method.
(c) Weighting of exam
components. The MBE score is weighted 50%, the MEE score is weighted 30% and
the MPT score is weighted 20% in calculating the Applicant’s total score.
(d) Passing grade.
The Applicant’s total score is the sum of the scaled MBE score and the scaled
Written Component score. The total score is based on a 400-point scale. A total
score of 270 or above is required to pass the Bar Examination.
(e) Bar Examination
results are final. Bar Examination answers will not be reread, reevaluated or
regraded by the Bar or its designees.
(f) Number of
attempts. An Applicant who has failed to earn a score equivalent to a
UBE score of 270 or above after six examinations taken in this or any other jurisdiction
of a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia shall not be permitted
to sit for the Bar Examination nor be admitted by transferred UBE score in this
state except upon permission of the Admissions Committee for good cause shown. A petition providing clear and
convincing evidence of good cause must be filed with the Deputy General Counsel
by the retake deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.
Effective September
1, 2020.