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The South Carolina Bar Exam is a three-day exam -- Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday -- with the essay questions on Monday and Tuesday, and the multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam on Wednesday.

First and Second Days (Monday & Tuesday):
* South Carolina Essay Questions, testing six areas of law (The specific subject areas vary from exam to exam).

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

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

If you take two bar exams at the same time (local in South Carolina on Monday and Tuesday, local in the other jurisdiction on Thursday, MBE in either state on Wednesday), South Carolina will accept the score of the MBE taken in either state.

Note: All South Carolina applicants are required to complete an approved "Bridge the Gap Program" before admission to the South Carolina bar

Grading of the South Carolina Bar Exam: You must receive a scaled score of at least 110 on the MBE for your essays to be graded. Your MBE counts for one of seven parts of the exam. The minimum passing score on the essay is 70. Your essays count for six of the seven parts of the exam. The minimum passing score on the MBE is 125 scaled. You must pass six of the seven parts to pass the South Carolina Bar Exam.

South Carolina generally releases the results of the Summer exam in late October, and the results of the Winter exam in late April.

*MPRE: If you get a passing score on the MPRE before filing for the bar exam, the score must be within four years of the date of application.

Admission on Motion: (i.e., without having to sit for the bar exam)

South Carolina does NOT permit admission on motion. In order to become a member of the South Carolina bar, you must take and pass the South Carolina bar exam.

However, South Carolina sometimes makes exceptions for law professors. South Carolina also allows for applicants for limited certificates to practice law.