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

How to apply

Admitting agencyMissouri Board of Law Examiners
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 2026)
UBE min score610
MPRE requiredyes (min: 80)
Education requirementABA-approved J.D. NOT strictly required. Alternatives permitted: Non-ABA-approved out-of-state law school (Additional requirements: Specified number of hours at ABA-approved law school, bar admission in another state, specified number of years of practice) Foreign-law graduates may be eligible (see jurisdiction rules).

Other required components

Local law componentMissouri Educational Competency Test (MECT) — an added, mandatory open-book Missouri-specific competency test required per Rule 8.08(c), completed before/around the exam application.
Other pathsNo diploma privilege identified.

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 practicenot individually confirmed at chart-14 detail
AOM feenot confirmed
Other requirementsMPRE (80) required; ABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees ARE eligible.
Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essayspartial (historic essays posted 2005-2008 by a third party; current Board directs to NCBE for MEE/MPT)
Years availableMissouri Board of Law Examiners page ('About the Bar Exam') tells applicants to buy past MEE/MPT questions from NCBE directly; historic (2006-2008) AM/PM essay + MPT sets are mirrored on passthebar.com
Sample answersno
Exam typeUBE
Terms of usemble.org: 'You can order past exam questions written by the National Conference of Bar Examiners online at www.ncbex2.org/study-aids/' — i.e., official position is to purchase from NCBE, not a free public archive
Essay archive / sample answers

Missouri Board of Law Examiners' current guidance directs examinees to NCBE's paid study-aids store rather than hosting its own free archive; older essay/MPT sets are only available via unofficial third-party mirrors.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $560 – $1,400; attorney_applicant: $560 – $1,400; repeater: $560 – $850; laptop_fee: $125; admission_on_motion_fee: $1,500
Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: March 2; july_2026_late: April 1 / May 1; february_2027_regular: Oct. 1; february_2027_late: Nov. 1 / Dec. 1
Next exam datesjuly_2026: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); february_2027: Scheduled (standard UBE/local administration); nextgen_first_administration: July 2026; legacy_ube_final_administration: February 2026

Possible multi-bar pathways

Researched examples that name Missouri. Discovery content only — not eligibility approval.

MBE score transfer (non-UBE states) — VA, FL, MI(reciprocal-only), WV, WI, others

A distinct, less-known portability path: several non-UBE (or partially-UBE) jurisdictions authorize NCBE to transfer a candidate's raw MBE (Multistate Bar Exam) scaled score — separate from the UBE's combined score — to another jurisdiction that accepts transferred MBE scores, letting a candidate skip re-taking the MBE portion of a second state's own exam.

NextGen UBE transition — early adopters (Summer/Fall 2026 cluster)

These jurisdictions are the FIRST to administer the NextGen UBE, in July 2026, at passing scores of 616 (CT/ID/MD) or 610 (MO) or 615/620 (OR) — and all begin ACCEPTING transferred NextGen UBE scores starting July 2026 as well, making them a fast early cluster for candidates who sit the new exam first.

Official sources

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6 Source 7 Source 8 Source 9
NextGen UBE, first administration July 2026 (min score 610); legacy UBE final administration February 2026.

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