Texas Bar Exam (UBE) Details

You may have already created your ATLAS Account during your 1L year when you completed your Declaration of Intent to Study Law. You’ll need to access your online ATLAS Account to apply for the Texas Bar Exam or to submit any other application.  

Create or access your ATLAS Account here: ble.texas.gov/registration

All law students are required to create an NCBE Account that comes with a unique NCBE Number for identification purposes. You will need this number to be able to take the MPRE (see below) and the MBE (Multistate Bar Exam), which are developed by the NCBE (National Conference of Bar Examiners). The MBE is administered on day two of the Uniform Bar Exam.

Most students create an NCBE account when registering for the MPRE. Register with the NCBE at: https://auth.ncbex.org/account/create.

We recommend taking the MPRE any time during 2L year or as early in your 3L year as possible. A scaled score of 85 on the MPRE is required for admission to the Texas bar. Scores are scaled and range from 50 to 150. A raw score of approximately 32 correct out of 50 usually converts to a scaled score of 85. Your passing MPRE score report must be submitted to the Texas Board of Law Examiners (TBLE) through the NCBE website.  

The MPRE is a two-hour, 60-question, multiple-choice exam developed by the NCBE and administered in the spring, summer, and fall. When registering for the MPRE, students can select one of two dates offered at a time (see chart below) on a first come, first served basis.

MPRE Dates (Registration Deadline / *Accommodation Registration Deadline):

• March 24 or 25, 2026 (January 22, 2025 / *November 20, 2025)
• August 11 or 12, 2026 (June 11, 2026 / *April 23, 2026)
• November 12 or 13, 2026 (September 17, 2026 / *July 30, 2026)

Registration for 2026 exams will open on December 16, 2025. The 2026 exam fee is $185.

The online, on-demand BARBRI MPRE Review course allows you to watch specific lecture segments that correspond with a particular topic module. The course is accompanied by an outline book (hard copy and/or digital), lecture handout, multiple practice exams, and BARBRI’s exclusive multiple-choice questions. You can register for the free BARBRI MPRE Review Course here: barbri.com/mpre

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Apply online for the Texas Bar Exam and pay your filing fee. Remember that to apply, you must have a personal ATLAS account. For more filing detail, see TBLE website at: ble.texas.gov/deadlines

February 2026

• Application Dates: June 30–September 1, 2025
• Late Filing Dates: September 2–November 1, 2025
• Final Filing Dates: November 2-December 1, 2025

July 2026

• Application Dates: December 4, 2025–February 1, 2026
• Late Filing Dates: February 2–April 1, 2026
• Final Filing Dates: April 2–May 1, 2026

Be sure to review all applications and applicable forms at: ble.texas.gov/information-and-applications

For more information and exam details, download the free BARBRI Bar Exam Digest at: www.barbri.com/bar-exam-digest

You are allowed to use a laptop for the Texas Bar Exam essay questions. When you apply for the bar exam, be sure to indicate that you are applying to use a laptop. You will then be sent an email a few weeks before the exam to register your laptop and pay the $80 software fee. There is an additional $75 late fee for a one-week extension. If you miss the deadline, you will have to handwrite your essays.

Once you register and pay, you’ll need to download the Exam360 software, complete the trial exam, and upload your trial exam answers.

Find more details on laptop specifications, fees, and registration at: ble.texas.gov/laptop-application

Texas uses the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) and requires a passing score of 270 out of a total of 400 points.  

UBE scores are based on:  

• 20% – Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions on day one (morning session)  
• 30% – Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions on day one (afternoon session)  
• 50% – 200-question, multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) on day two (morning and afternoon sessions)

MPT format: “Closed universe” practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes, and other reference material supplied by examiners

MEE essay subjects: Business Associations (Agency and Partnership; Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Conflict of Laws*, Family Law*, Trusts and Estates (Decedents’ Estates; Trusts and Future Interests)*, Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code* plus all MBE subjects *Effective with the July 2026 bar exam, the following subjects will no longer be tested on the MEE: Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Trusts and Estates, and Secured Transactions.

MBE subjects tested: Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/Procedure, Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure, Real Property, Torts

Helpful tip: Remember to bring an extension cord in case your laptop charger does not reach the provided outlet. 

Once your Declaration of Intention to Study Law is filed, you can submit your bar exam Character and Fitness information. TBLE investigates all applicants on behalf of the Supreme Court of Texas.

You will be asked to disclose details about your academic, work and financial history, as well as any criminal record and civil proceedings. Candor is key. You will also need to include references, your final law school transcripts, driving record, birth certificate, passport and fingerprints.

Find additional character and fitness details at: ble.texas.gov/character-and-fitness

Go here for fingerprinting information: ble.texas.gov/fingerprint-information. 

All Texas applicants who pass the bar must take the Texas Law Component. This is satisfied by completing the Texas Law Course (TLC), which is a series of videos and “hurdle” questions. The TLC is done online and requires approximately 12 hours of work. Applicants may complete the TLC up to one year before taking a bar exam and up to two years after passing a bar exam in Texas.

The Texas Law Course is available through the State Bar of Texas–TexasBarCLE. There is no cost for the course, but you’ll need to register as a user of TexasBarCLE before you can register for the Texas Law Course. Go to: texasbarcle.com/TBLE

In addition, please note that by order of the Supreme Court of Texas, all newly licensed attorneys must complete the Justice James A. Baker Guide to Ethics and Professionalism in Texas no later than 12 months after being licensed. For more information, contact the Texas Center for Legal Ethics.