California Bar Examiners have specific criteria in scoring for the Bar Exam. There are two major portions of the exam. Each portion accounts for a certain percentage of the total score. Each portion also focuses on particular subjects that must be understood and addressed by the test-taker.

Scoring Criteria for California Bar Examiners

California Bar Examiners have divided scoring percentages into two major sections. The MBE section accounts for 35% of the total score. The Essay and Performance Problem portion accounts for 65% of the total score.

The two sections are taken over three days. The MBE section is taken on the second day and consists of 200 multiple choice questions. The second section consists of 6 essay questions and two performance problem questions. This portion is taken on the first and third day of the exam.

California Bar Examiners focus on specific subjects for each portion of the exam. The MBE section tests knowledge of Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. The essay subjects are Civil Procedure, Corporations, Community Property, Professional Responsibility, Remedies, Trusts, Wills and successions, and the 6 MBE subjects as well. Full understanding of each of these subjects is necessary to pass the Bar Exam.