Bar Admission Timeline

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.

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  • 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
  • Ìý2L or 3L year, after taking Ethics and Professionalism class
  • Take the .
    • Find out and as soon as you can, as seats in Boulder and Denver fill up quickly
    • Use your notes from Ethics class and prep materials available through and to prepare for the MPRE
  • 3L year
  • ÌýChoose aÌýÌýand negotiate the best price
  • Late fall semester of 3L year
  • ÌýReview the application for admission to practice law to determine what information you will need
  • Spring semester of 3L year
  • ÌýSubmit a complete application for admission to practice law in the state of your choosing
    • Colorado has an April 1stÌýdeadline for the July bar exam
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  • Spring semester of 3L year
  • ÌýWork 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
  • ÌýTake theÌý
  • ÌýSummer after graduation
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  • ÌýLate July
  • ÌýTake the bar exam (dates set by state bar examiners)