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

How to apply

Admitting agencyOklahoma Board of Bar Examiners Oklahoma Bar Center
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: TBA
MPRE requiredRequired, minimum score 80
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 (3 of past 5 years, 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: 3 years
UBE transfer acceptedyes
Score age limit3 years

Admission on motion

Allows AOMyes
Reciprocal onlyyes
Years of practice3 of past 5 (NCBE print-page also shows '5 of past 7' in a duplicated field - jurisdiction-specific remarks apply)
AOM fee$2,000 (plus C&F fee)
Other requirementsMPRE required; ABA-approved JD required; diploma-privilege admittees ARE eligible; Attorneys' Exam also offered (fee $1,250).
Official AOM source

Essays & sample answers

Publishes past essaysunclear — 'Download Exam Materials' section exists but specific archived years/questions not confirmed
Years availableConfirm with the admitting authority.
Sample answersno clear evidence found
Exam typeUBE (adopted July 2014; historically 16 Oklahoma essay questions)
Essay archive / sample answers

Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners site has a 'Download Exam Materials' link but the underlying archive contents/years were not confirmed via direct crawl in this session.

Fees & deadlines

Feesfirst_time_applicant: $650 (plus C&F fee); attorney_applicant: $1,250 (plus C&F fee); repeater: $650 (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: $125
Application deadlinesjuly_2026_regular: Feb. 1; july_2026_late: March 1 / April 1; february_2027_regular: Sept. 3; february_2027_late: Oct. 1 / 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 Oklahoma. 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.

Arkansas' explicit reciprocal list (partial capture)

Arkansas' Board of Law Examiners maintains and publishes a formal 'Recognized Reciprocal Jurisdictions' list; being admitted in one of these lets an attorney apply for Arkansas AOM (3 of past 5 years practice).

Attorneys' Examinations as a quasi-portability shortcut (CA, RI, OK, ID)

Several non-AOM or limited-AOM states instead offer a shortened 'Attorneys' Examination' (essays + performance test only, no MCQ) to already-licensed, experienced attorneys — not true reciprocity, but a faster/cheaper alternative to a full first-time bar exam. This is the practical workaround candidates use when a state (like CA) has zero reciprocity.

Official sources

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3
NextGen UBE first administration announced for July 2027; Legacy UBE final administration February 2027.

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