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All data provided below are subject to change by a decision at any
time by the South Dakota bar examiners. When any
changes are made, they will be posted on this site.
The South
Dakota Bar Exam is a two-day exam -- Tuesday and Wednesday -- with the essays and performance questions on Tuesday and
the multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam on Wednesday.
First
Day (Tuesday):
Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions
For details on the MPT, click
here.
Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions
For details on the MEE, click
here.
Second
Day (Wednesday) morning session:
3 hours
Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
100 Multiple-Choice questions.
Second Day (Wednesday) afternoon session:
3 hours
Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)
100 Multiple-Choice questions.
The South Dakota Board of Board Examiners MAY accept an MBE scaled score of
at least 130, if the MBE was taken within 25 months prior to the next scheduled
South Dakota exam
and if the applicant passed the bar exam in the other jurisdiction.
For further details on the MBE, click
here.
Subjects Tested on the South Dakota Bar Exam:
MBE Subjects
Constitutional Law
Contracts/Sales
Criminal Law/Procedure
Evidence
Real Property
Torts
MEE
Agency
Commercial Paper
Conflict of Laws
Corporations
Family Law
Federal Civil Procedure
Partnerships
Sales
Secured Transactions
Wills, Trusts & Future Interests
Grading of the South Dakota Bar Exam:
South Dakota
averages your scores on the Essay and MBE days.
South Dakota generally releases the results in six-to-eight weeks after
the bar exam.
*MPRE -- South Dakota requires a scaled score of 75 on the MPRE,
and accepts a previous MPRE score if taken within 25 months by an
Applicant "admitted
in that jurisdiction."
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