Colorado
The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements ("Guide"). Links are provided to specific charts in the Guide; each chart is followed by jurisdiction-specific supplemental remarks. Please consult both the chart and its remarks for complete information. NOTE: The Guide is updated on an annual basis, while the website is updated throughout the year. The website supersedes the Guide where the two differ. (Website jurisdiction information last updated Nov 25, 2019.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: February 2012
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 276
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: November 2011
- Minimum Score: 276
- Maximum Score Age: 3 years/5 years , See Chart 5
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
- UBE Score Services
Colorado Bar Exam Components
- The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
- The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
- The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No
MPRE Requirements
- MPRE Required: Yes
- MPRE Minimum Passing Score: 85
- MPRE Score Time Parameters: See Chart 6
- MPRE Score Services
Character and Fitness Investigations
This jurisdiction does not use NCBE's character and fitness services; please contact Colorado for filing instructions.
Bar Admission Agency
Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Admissions
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
1300 Broadway, St. 520
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 928-7770
Fax: (303) 501-1147
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