CHAPTER 73. STANDARDS FOR
PASSING BAR EXAMINATION

Rule

101.    Standards for passing the bar examination.
102.    Additional requirements.

Rule 101. Standards for passing the bar examination.

 Commencing with the Pennsylvania Bar Examination to be administered in February of 1997, and until further Order of this Court, a successful candidate for admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in addition to the other examination requirements approved by prior Orders of the Court which are not superseded hereby, must:

   1. attain a scaled score of 130 or higher on the Multistate Bar Examination;

   2. attain a scaled score of 135 or higher on the essay portion of the bar examination; and

   3. attain a scaled score of 270 on the combined scores of the Multistate Bar Examination and the essay portion of the bar examination.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 101 adopted December 30, 1993, effective December 30, 1993, 24 Pa.B. 333; amended February 4, 1997, effective February 4, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 797. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (186631).

Rule 102. Additional requirements.

 Commencing with the Pennsylvania Bar Examination to be administered in February of 1998, and until further Order of this Court, a successful candidate for admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must, in addition to the other examination requirements approved by Order of this Court, attain a scaled score of 75 or higher on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 102 adopted January 31, 1997, effective January 31, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 797.

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