Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a 2-day exam with 200 multiple-choice Multistate Bar Exam questions and essay questions that may include parts of the Multistate Essay Examination, Multistate Performance Test, and questions prepared by the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners.
MBE Subjects: Constitutional Law, Contracts/Sales, Criminal Law/Procedure, Evidence, Federal Civil Procedure, Real Property, Torts
Wisconsin Essay Subjects: Business Associations (Agency and Partnership, Corporations and Limited Liability Companies), Commercial Paper, Conflict of Laws, Family Law, Professional Responsibility, Property (Personal and Real), Sales, Taxation (Federal), Trusts and Estates (Decedents’ Estates, Trusts and Future Interests), and Article 9 (Secured Transactions) of the Uniform Commercial Code, WI Civil Procedure plus all MBE subjects
Multistate Performance Test: "Closed universe" practical questions using instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.
MPRE: Not required for admission to Wisconsin bar.
Scoring: The written portion is scaled to the MBE with the MBE weighted 50%. The written component of the exam may include performance on the MPT, the MEE, and/or locally-developed questions. The composition and weight of those subcomponents may vary by exam administration. A combined scaled score of 258 is required to pass
Filing Deadlines: The deadline to submit applications for the February 2020 Bar Exam is December 1st. The final deadline for submission is January 1st. The application dates for the July 2020 Bar Exam have not been released yet.
Fees: Bar exam application fee: $450. Late fee: $200.
Contact Information: 608.266.9760 // https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/offices/bbe.htm