This is a general timeline for those taking the July bar exam. For those taking the February bar exam, all of these tasks should be completed a semester earlier.

                   Time                                                                Task

  • Summer after 2L year (some deadlines are as early as a year before the exam)
  • Review the application requirements for the state in which you plan to practice
  •  2L or 3L year, after taking Ethics and Professionalism class
  • 3L year
  • Late fall semester of 3L year
  •  Review the application for admission to practice law to determine what information you will need
  • Spring semester of 3L year
  •  Submit a complete application for admission to practice law in the state of your choosing
  • Spring semester of 3L year
  •  Work with a Financial Aid Counselor to include the cost of the bar exam in cost of attendance
  • Spring semester of 3L year or the summer after graduation
  •  Summer after graduation
  •  Study!!!
  •  Late July
  •  Take the bar exam (dates set by state bar examiners)