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North Dakota Bar Exam Info
North Dakota Bar Exam Information
North Dakota bar exam format, subjects, scoring, pass rates, dates, and bar review course options. Comprehensive resources to help pass the North Dakota Bar Exam.
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North Dakota Bar Exam Format
Overview
The North Dakota Bar Exam is administered over two days. The examiners have adopted the Uniform Bar Exam (“UBE”).
Day 1
The written portion of the exam is administered on the first day of the North Dakota bar exam. The written portion of the bar exam consists of the Multistate Performance Test (“MPT”) and the Multistate Essay Exam (“MEE”). You will have three hours to answer two MPT questions. You will have three hours to answer the six MEE questions.
Day 2
The Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”) is administered on the second day of the North Dakota bar exam. The MBE is a multiple-choice test containing 200 questions. The MBE is split into a morning and afternoon session. Each session consists of 100 questions. You have three hours to complete each session.
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Useful Links
- North Dakota Bar Review Course – AmeriBar has been helping students pass the North Dakota bar exam for over 15 years.
- NorthDakotaBarExam.com – Detailed Information and resources for North Dakota bar exam takers.
- MBEQuestionBank.com – Online question bank with over 2500 simulated MBE questions.
Exam Dates
- February 25-26, 2025
- July 29-30, 2025
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North Dakota Bar Admissions
North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners
Judicial Wing, 1st Floor
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
Judicial Wing, 1st Floor
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
North Dakota MPRE Score Requirement
North Dakota requires bar exam applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (“MPRE”). You must score 85 or higher on the MPRE in order to pass in North Dakota.
Scoring/Grading and Results
In order to pass the North Dakota bar exam, you must score at least 260. This equates to 130, based on the MBE’s 200-point scale. The scores of the exam sections are weighted as follows: MPT 20%, MEE 30%, and MBE 50%. North Dakota makes bar exam results available approximately seven weeks after the exam.
Reciprocity
Basically, North Dakota provides for admission to practice law there by motion if: 1) you have eligibility by either practicing of law in, or obtaining certain scores on the MPRE and the MBE or the UBE taken in, another jurisdiction; and 2) you fulfill all other applicable requirements.
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Jennifer
Regent Law School
Jennifer failed twice with Barbri. “I felt so prepared…for the exam. I never felt that way the first couple of times. I can’t say enough about how I felt after failing twice to come back and just nail it after six years of absence from the law.”
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North Dakota Bar Exam Subjects
North Dakota Essay Subjects
- Business Associations
- Conflict of Laws
- Family Law
- Trusts, Wills, and Estates
- UCC Article 2 – Secured Transactions
- All MBE Subjects
MBE Subjects
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts and Sales
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Evidence
- Property
- Torts
Heidi
Thomas Cooley Law School
Heidi, who failed twice with BarBri, describes how AmeriBar was instrumental in raising her score from 121 to 144.
North Dakota Bar Exam Statewide Pass Rates
Exam Date | First | Repeat | Total |
---|---|---|---|
July 2023 | 67% | 29% | 60% |
February 2023 | 69% | 43% | 54% |
July 2022 | 65% | 22% | 59% |
February 2022 | 85% | 50% | 68% |
July 2021 | 76% | 23% | 65% |
February 2021 | 64% | 33% | 55% |
July 2020 | 81% | 0% | 76% |
February 2020 | 40% | 73% | 63% |
July 2019 | 83% | 23% | 73% |
February 2019 | 65% | 35% | 49% |
July 2018 | 75% | 9% | 63% |
February 2018 | 83% | 31% | 45% |
July 2017 | 77% | 33% | 63% |
February 2017 | 56% | 26% | 39% |
July 2016 | 73% | 27% | 63% |
February 2016 | 71% | 26% | 47% |
AmeriBar has been helping students pass the North Dakota bar exam for over 20 years.