Kentucky
The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements. 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. (Information last updated Feb 01, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: February 2021
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 266
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: February 2021
- Minimum Score: 266
- Maximum Score Age: 5 years
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes
- UBE Score Services
Kentucky 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: 80
- 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 Kentucky for filing instructions.
Bar Admission Agency
Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions
1510 Newtown Pike, Ste. 156
Lexington, KY 40511-1255
Phone: (859) 246-2381
Fax: (859) 246-2385
Email: info@kyoba.org
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