Oklahoma Bar Exam Information

Dates, Cost & Location

Oklahoma’s rich legal history includes notable cases like Ex parte Joins (1903), Sharp v. Murphy (2020), and McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020), where Native Americans fought for their right to be treated as equal citizens of the United States. If you have a desire to fight for what you believe in by practicing law, you should consider taking the bar exam in 2026. Like all other American jurisdictions, Oklahoma offers the bar exam twice a year: once in February and once in July. The February 2026 version will be administered from February 24–25, 2026, and the July version will take place from July 28–29, 2026. While the deadline to apply for the February exam has already lapsed, you can still apply for the July exam.

Taking the bar exam is expensive, so remember to save up some money to pay the application fee. The amount of money that you’ll have to pay depends on when you apply and whether you’ve registered for the exam before. Here’s a quick rundown:
-- If you’re not currently a law student, the application fee is $1,150. However, if you’re a law student in your second year of law school, you’ll pay only $125 so long as you apply by October 15 of your 2L year. You’ll pay $500 if you apply after October 15.
-- If you want to use your laptop, you must pay a laptop fee of $125.
Oklahoma uses the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE). On the first day of the exam, you’ll answer six thirty-minute Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) essay questions during the three-hour morning session. After a break for lunch, you’ll return to answer two ninety-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) essay questions during the three-hour afternoon session. On the second day, you’ll spend six hours answering two hundred multiple-choice questions on the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE). You’ll have a break for lunch in between the two sessions of the MBE.
In July 2027, Oklahoma will start using the NextGen version of the UBE. The NextGen bar exam is designed to prioritize real-world lawyering skills, not just the subjects you studied in law school. The NextGen exam won’t test the following subjects: Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Secured Transactions, and Trusts & Estates. The NextGen exam will include more questions about practical legal work, such as dispute resolution and navigating client relationships.

What subjects will you be tested on?
The MEE may test Business Associations (including Agency, Partnerships, and Corporations), Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Contracts and Sales, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Family Law, Real Property, Secured Transactions (including Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code), Torts, and Wills & Estates. Not all of these subjects will necessarily be tested on exam day, as the UBE tends not to use every subject on every exam. But because there’s also no guarantee of which subjects will be tested and which ones won’t, we recommend studying all of the above subjects so you’re fully prepared to pass the bar.
For the MPT, instead of being tested on your knowledge of a particular area of law, you’ll be asked to demonstrate your ability to write a clear and convincing argument in a memorandum or legal brief. The relevant laws that apply to the question will be given to you in the prompt. With that being said, it’s still helpful to review the MEE and MBE subjects when preparing for the MPT, although you should prioritize your writing skills.
The MBE will test you on Constitutional Law, Contracts and Sales, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure, Real Property, and Torts.

What’s the minimum score for the MPRE?
To pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) in Oklahoma, you must receive a scaled score of at least 80.

How is the exam scored?
The MPT, MEE, and MBE are combined into a single scaled score. The MBE is worth 50% of the total score, while the MPT is worth 20% and the MEE is worth 30%. To pass, you must achieve a combined scaled score of 260 out of 400.

When are the results released?
You should expect to receive your results two months after the exam administration, but there’s no guarantee of the exact date on which you’ll get your score.

Can I transfer my MBE scores from another jurisdiction?
Yes.

What about reciprocity across states?
Out-of-state lawyers may apply for admission to the Oklahoma Bar on motion, provided that they graduated from an ABA-accredited law school, have practiced law for five out of the past seven years, have passed the UBE, and are in good standing in their other jurisdictions.