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The Tennessee Bar Exam is a two-day exam -- Wednesday and Thursday -- with the multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam on Wednesday and essays on Thursday.

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

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

If you take two bar exams at the same time (e.g., local in the other jurisdiction on Tuesday, local in Tennessee on Thursday, MBE in either state on Wednesday), Tennessee will accept the score of the MBE taken in either state. If you decide to take the MBE in the other state, you must make a written request for permission by Tennessee.

Tennessee will not accept an MBE score from any time other than a concurrent administration.

Second Day (Thursday) :
* 12 Essay Questions

Grading of the Tennessee Bar Exam: If your MBE scaled score is 125-129, you must pass 9 of the 12 essays. If your MBE scaled score is 130-134, you must pass 8 of the 12 essays. If your MBE scaled score is 135 or higher, you must pass 7 of the 12 essays.

Tennessee generally releases the results of the Summer exam in mid-October and the results of the Winter exam in mid-April.

*MPRE -- You must receive a scaled score of at least 75 on an MPRE taken within two years of sitting for the Tennessee Bar Exam.

Admission on Motion:
1. You must be a graduate of an ABA-accredited law school.
2. You must have taken and passed an "equivalent" bar exam in another jurisdiction.
3. You must be admitted to the bar of another jurisdiction and must have practiced law for at least five years.
4. You must have a present intent to practice law in Tennessee.