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

How to apply

Admitting agencyNorth Dakota State Board of Law Examiners
Application portalApply online
Character & fitnessNCBE conducts investigations for some application types. MPRE/character timing: character & fitness application should be filed with the bar exam application by the jurisdiction's filing deadline; most jurisdictions require the NCBE Character and Fitness Application to be submitted online via ncbex.org regardless of whether NCBE conducts the investigation.

Exam & score rules

Exam typeUBE (legacy); NextGen UBE first administration July 2027
UBE min scoreLegacy UBE: 260; NextGen UBE: 610
MPRE requiredRequired, minimum score 85
Education requirementABA-approved JD required: Yes; Foreign-educated graduates eligible: No

Other required components

Local law componentNo separate jurisdiction-specific law component required per NCBE data
Other pathsAdmission on motion (4 of past 5 years, non-reciprocity-based) available; diploma-privilege admittees eligible for admission on motion.

Transfer options

Accepts transferred UBEYes (accepts legacy UBE: Yes; NextGen UBE: Yes); max score age: 2 years / 5 years
UBE transfer acceptedyes
Score age limit2 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes
Reciprocal onlyno
Years of practice4 of past 5
AOM fee$400 (plus C&F fee)
Other requirementsABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees ARE eligible.
Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysno dedicated public archive found
Years availableConfirm with the admitting authority.
Sample answersno
Exam typeUBE
Essay archive / sample answers

ND Courts FAQ PDF describes exam logistics (Examplify software, MPT/MEE booklet format) but no past-question or sample-answer archive found on ndcourts.gov.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $200 (plus C&F fee); attorney_applicant: $200 (plus C&F fee); repeater: $200 (plus C&F fee); late_fee_note: Late fees reflected in the higher figure(s) shown for the filing-deadline fields above where jurisdiction publishes a two-tier fee; laptop_fee: $110
Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: March 15; july_2026_late: May 1; february_2027_regular: Oct. 1; february_2027_late: Nov. 1
Next exam datesUBE jurisdictions administer the exam on the NCBE-set dates, generally the last Tue/Wed of Feb and July; New York has confirmed July 28-29, 2026 for the July 2026 administration. Confirm exact per-jurisdiction dates on the agency site; NCBE filing-deadline data above is confirmed for July 2026 / February 2027.

Possible multi-bar pathways

Researched examples that name North Dakota. 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.

Official sources

Source 1 Source 2
NextGen UBE first administration announced for July 2027; Legacy UBE final administration February 2027.

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