Arizona

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Imported 2026-09-27 — not yet reviewed; confirm with the admitting authority.

How to apply

Application portalApply online

Character & fitnessApplication process managed by the jurisdiction's bar admission agency; many jurisdictions use NCBE's Character & Fitness application/investigation as part of the exam application (timing: filed together with or shortly after the bar exam application). Verify exact process/timing per jurisdiction at the agency_url.

Exam & score rules

Exam typeUBE; transitioning to NextGen UBE (first administration: July 2027)

UBE min score270

MPRE requiredyes (min: 85)

Education requirementABA-approved J.D. NOT strictly required. Alternatives permitted: Non-ABA-approved law school (Additional requirements: Bar admission in another state, specified number of years of practice)

Other required components

Local law componentNo separate written local-law exam; Arizona instead offers the Arizona Lawyer Apprentice Program (ALAP) as an alternative admission pathway (not an added component to the UBE).

Other pathsArizona Lawyer Apprentice Program (ALAP) — a structured supervised-practice/apprenticeship pathway to admission without sitting the UBE, established by AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2026-04; details at azcourts.gov/cld/Arizona-Lawyer-Apprentice-Program and azbaradmissions.org.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEyes, max score age 5 years

UBE transfer acceptedyes

Score age limit5 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes

Reciprocal onlyyes

Years of practice3 of past 5

AOM fee$2,000

Other requirementsMPRE (score 85) required; ABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees NOT eligible.

Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysno (does not post past MEE essay text itself; publishes an internal grading guide)

Years availableConfirm with the admitting authority.

Sample answersno

Exam typeUBE (Arizona-administered NCBE MEE/MPT/MBE; NextGen adoption per NCBE timeline)

Essay archive / sample answers

Found only a grading-process explainer ('Essay to Esquire') and exam-result/statistics PDFs on azcourts.gov and azbaradmissions.org; no page found publishing actual past MEE/MPT question text or applicant sample answers. Arizona uses standard NCBE MEE/MPT (copyrighted by NCBE) with no separate Arizona essay component identified.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $680 (plus C&F fee); attorney_applicant: $680 (plus C&F fee); repeater: $680; laptop_fee: $125; admission_on_motion_fee: $2,000

Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: Mar. 31; july_2026_late: April 30; february_2027_regular: Oct. 31; february_2027_late: Nov. 30

Next exam datesjuly_2026: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); february_2027: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); nextgen_first_administration: July 2027; legacy_ube_final_administration: February 2027

Official sources

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UBE; Arizona has announced NextGen UBE first administration for July 2027 (confirmed via NCBE ncbex.org/jurisdictions/AZ/chart/17); minimum passing NextGen score listed as TBA in NCBE data as of this pull (a search snippet elsewhere suggested 620, but that could not be verified against the primary NCBE chart page, so TBA is used here). | Caveats: NextGen minimum passing score for Arizona is TBA per NCBE as of this pull; a secondary search snippet mentioned 620 but this was not confirmed against the primary NCBE chart page.

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