Rhode Island Officially Adopts the Uniform Bar Exam

Rhode Island Officially Adopts the Uniform Bar Exam

The Rhode Island Supreme Court announced on June 7 that it is officially adopting the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). Rhode Island became the last state in New England to adopt the UBE officially.  It has been considering adoption of the UBE in recent years to make score transfers from adjacent state easier. Relevant portions of the announcement for those taking the Rhode Island bar exam or hoping to transfer their score have been copied below.

Rhode Island Officially Adopts the Uniform Bar Exam

The first UBE administration will be in February 2019. The format of the Rhode Island bar examination will consist of two MPT tasks, six MEE questions, and the MBE. Rhode Island will not require a jurisdiction-specific component.

The minimum total scaled score required to pass the Rhode Island bar examination will be 276 on a 400-point scale. Rhode Island will start accepting UBE score transfers after the February 2019 UBE administration. The maximum score age considered for transfer will be 2 years.

The new daily schedule for standard test takers will be as follows:

Tuesday:  MPT (two tasks, 3 hours), MEE (six essays, 3 hours)

Wednesday: MBE AM (100 questions, 3 hours), MBE PM (100 questions, 3 hours)

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