Michigan’s Bar Exam Goes to UBE for July 2022 and the MBE & UBE Testing Institute is Here to Help

 Michigan Supreme Court is moving to implement the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) for Michigan bar exam applicants, effective for the July 2022 administration. The announcement was contained in a December 4 news release. Michigan will become the 40th jurisdiction to administer the Uniform Bar Examination. 

The UBE consists of three components:  the Multistate Bar Exam (a day of 200 multiple-choice questions on seven subjects to test subject-matter knowledge), the Multistate Essay Exam (six 30-minute essay questions on any of twelve listed subjects, emphasizing written analysis), and the Multistate Performance Exam (two 90-minute writing assignments that test lawyering skills). The UBE is uniformly administered and graded. It results in a portable score that can be transferred to other UBE jurisdictions.

Michigan has administered the MBE  but has not administered the MPT or MEE essays.  Michigan essays have been 20 minute essays in contrast to he UBE 30 minute essays.  Michigan currently lists 16 subjects, in contrast to the UBE’s 12 subjects.

Students at Michigan law schools who are open to practicing in other UBE jurisdictions will welcome the score-portability feature. Applicants can take the bar exam with the knowledge that they can transfer their score to almost anywhere a job offer might take them and a failing score can be transferred to jurisdictions with a lower passing score.

The Supreme Court has not announced what the passing score will be. The UBE has a maximum of 400 points. Other jurisdictions have set their passing scores between 260 (5 jurisdictions) and 280 (1 jurisdiction). The most common is 270 (14 jurisdictions). Neighboring Illinois’s is 266; Ohio’s is 270. Indiana is going with 264.

Also still to be revealed is whether a separate test or course on local law will be required. Currently, somewhat less than half of UBE jurisdictions have added a separate jurisdiction-specific test, course or combination of the two. 

If you have failed the bar exam or are a foreign educated student, the MBE & UBE Testing Institute will help you. We have developed our virtual  programs for all students who will take the February or July bar exam. We are a one-on-one tutoring program that is remotely based, by telephone, by facetime, by Skype. We can help all repeat takers and foreign educated lawyers pass the bar exam.

The MBE & UBE Testing Institute has an extensive 3 volume book set for Florida, California and the UBE. This 3 volume set was written by attorneys and law professors who are experts in law and the bar exam.

The MBE & UBE Testing Institute knows that taking the bar exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating experience. The MBE & UBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and confident through interaction with an MBE & UBE Testing Institute’s online bar tutor and tutoring.

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