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The California Bar Exam is a three-day exam -- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Essay and performance questions occur on Tuesday and Thursday and the multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam on Wednesday.

First Day (Tuesday) morning session:
* Three hours
* Three California Essay Questions

First Day (Tuesday) afternoon session:
* Three hours
* One California Performance Test problem

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

Second Day (Wednesday) afternoon session:
* Three hours * Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
* 100 Multiple-Choice questions. California requires that you sit for the MBE as part of the California bar exam. California does NOT accept your score from an MBE taken in another jurisdiction.

Third Day (Thursday) morning session:
* Three hours
* Three California Essay Questions

Third Day (Thursday) afternoon session:
* Three hours
* One California Performance Test problem

Grading of the California Bar Exam: Your score on the MBE accounts for 35% of your total score. Your score on the essay questions and performance tests accounts for 65% of your total score. California generally releases the results of the Summer exam in about 16-18 weeks and the results of the Winter exam in about 12-14 weeks.

Admission on Motion: California does NOT permit admission on motion. To be admitted to the California bar, you must take and pass the California bar exam. However, if you have been licensed to practice law in another jurisdiction for at least four years you may be able to take the Attorney Exam, instead of the full California Bar Exam. The Attorney Exam is comprised of the California essay and performance test (rather than multiple-choice, like the MBE).