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The New York Bar Exam is a two-day exam
-- Tuesday and Wednesday
-- with the New York essays and MPT on Tuesday and the multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam on Wednesday.

First Day (Tuesday) morning session:
* 3 hours, 15 minutes
* Three Essay Questions
* 50 New York Multiple-Choice (NYMC) questions

First Day (Tuesday) afternoon session:
* 3 hours
* One Multistate Performance Test (MPT)
*Two Essay Questions

Second Day (Wednesday) morning session:
* 3 hours
* Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
* 100 Multiple-Choice questions.

Second Day (Wednesday) afternoon session:
* Three hours
* Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
* 100 Multiple-Choice questions.

Grading of the New York Bar Exam: The New York essays, the New York multiple-choice, the performance test, and the MBE are each graded separately. The raw score for each of the four parts is then scaled, by converting each raw score to a 0-1,000 grid (thus equating the scoring of each part).

Admission on Motion:

New York State permits admission on motion, without examination, for applicants who have practiced for five of the preceding seven years, are admitted to practice in at least one reciprocal jurisdiction, and have graduated from an American Bar Association approved law school. The first step in applying for admission is to obtain a Certificate of Legal Education from our Board. The fee for such certification is $400. New York has reciprocity with the following states:

Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming