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Bar Examination Passing Standards
Applicants must attain a minimum scaled score of 272 on the combined
scores of the MBE and the PT/Essay portions of the bar examination to
successfully pass the bar examination. The six answers to the essay
examination and the PT (valued at 1.5 times an essay question) will be
graded, totaled and scaled to the MBE. The combined PT/Essay scores will be
weighted at 55%, and the MBE score will be weighted at 45% of the total
scaled score. The scaled scores of the PT/Essay and MBE will then be
combined to determine whether a scaled score of 272 or higher has been
attained. The PT/Essay answers are graded by the examiners and readers, all
of whom are licensed Pennsylvania attorneys. The examiners and readers are
hired by the board, and report to the Executive Director and the Supervising
Law Examiner. Each examiner has two readers who assist in the grading of
that examiner’s essay question. The identity of the examiners and readers
is confidential to protect the integrity of the bar examination process. |
