Establishing the Minimum Acceptable Score for the Arizona Uniform Bar Examination and the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination - Administrative Order - No. 2023-159

Sep 21, 2026

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Administrative Order No. 2023-159 of the Arizona Supreme Court sets the minimum acceptable scores for applicants taking the Arizona Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) and for those transferring UBE scores from other jurisdictions. Effective beginning with the July 2023 test administration, applicants must meet a minimum UBE score of 270 for subsequent administrations. The order also establishes transfer and three-year bar examination lookback requirements, and sets an MPRE minimum score of 85. Publication requirements apply via the Court’s Attorney Admissions Website.

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Administrative Order

Minimum UBE score requirements

Score transfer and admission on motion

MPRE minimum score and publication

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA In the Matter of: ) ) ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM ) Administrative Order ACCEPTABLE SCORE FOR THE ) No. 2023- 159 ARIZONA UNIFORM BAR ) EXAMINATION AND THE ) MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL ) RESPONSIBILITY EXAMINATION )____________________________________) Pursuant to Rule 35(b)(3), Arizona Rules of the Supreme Court, the Court must establish the minimum acceptable score for applicants taking the uniform bar examination in Arizona, or for applicants seeking to transfer a uniform bar examination score from another jurisdiction. Rule 35(b)(7) also requires the Court to establish the minimum acceptable score for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. Therefore, pursuant to Article 6, Section 3, of the Arizona Constitution, and Supreme Court Rule 35, IT IS ORDERED that applicants will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Arizona Uniform Bar Examination (“UBE”) by achieving a minimum score of 270 effective beginning with the July 2023 test administration and for all subsequent administrations until further Order of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that applicants for Uniform Bar Examination score transfer must have achieved a minimum score of 273 prior to the July 2023 test administration or must have achieved a minimum score of 270 effective beginning with the July 2023 test administration and for all subsequent administrations until further Order of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that applicants for admission on motion in connection with the three-year bar examination lookback provision in Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 34(f)(4) must have achieved a minimum score of 273 prior to the July 2023 test administration or must have achieved a minimum score of 270 effective beginning with the July 2023 test administration and for all subsequent administrations until further Order of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED confirming that Arizona applicants must achieve a minimum score of 85 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (“MPRE”) until further Order of this Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the minimum score requirements be posted by the Court’s Certification and Licensing Division on the Attorney Admissions Website. Dated this 4th day of October, 2023. FOR THE COURT: ROBERT BRUTINEL Chief Justice

FAQs

What minimum UBE score does the order require for Arizona applicants beginning with July 2023?

Applicants are deemed to satisfy Arizona UBE requirements by achieving a minimum score of 270 effective beginning with the July 2023 test administration and for all subsequent administrations until further Order.

What minimum score is required for Uniform Bar Examination score transfers from another jurisdiction?

Score transfer applicants must have achieved a minimum score of 273 prior to the July 2023 test administration, or must have achieved a minimum score of 270 effective beginning with the July 2023 test administration and for all subsequent administrations until further Order.

What minimum MPRE score does the order require?

Applicants must achieve a minimum score of 85 on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) until further Order of the Court.

Sep 21, 2026

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