Ohio
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 Apr 28, 2023.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: February 2021
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 270
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes See Chart 5
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: 24th April 2020
- Minimum Score: 270
- Maximum Score Age: 5 years
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: Yes
- UBE Score Services
Ohio 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
NCBE provides character and fitness services for the following applicant types in Ohio:
- Law Student Registrant
- First Bar Admission (Examinee)
- Attorney
- Foreign-Educated/Foreign-Licensed
Bar Admission Agency
Office of Bar Admissions
Supreme Court of Ohio
65 S. Front St., 5th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-3431
Phone: (614) 387-9340
Fax: (614) 387-9349
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