Office of Academic Success and Bar Support
From the day you first consider Chase for your legal education until the day you pass the bar examination, the Office of Academic Success and Bar Preparation offers support, advice, materials, and a full-time, experienced legal educator. The goal of the Office of Academic Success and Bar Preparation is to help every student succeed in law school, on the bar examination, and in the transition to law practice. The office is located in Nunn Hall room 529.
Innovative Programs and Services
- Effective Legal Analysis classes to help improve exam results
- Programs on how to conduct research, review exams, and improve exam performance
- Individual academic counseling and examination reviews
- Bar examination preparation course
- Finish Line Fund: helping graduates with expenses during bar exam study
About the Bar Exam & MPRE
Over the next several years, the bar exam will change for most US states, territories, and the District of Columbia. In most jurisdictions, the current bar exam is known as the Uniform Bar Examination (aka the “legacy UBE”). The new bar exam is called the NextGen UBE. In addition, almost every US jurisdiction requires its applicants to pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE).
This page provides information about the MPRE and the legacy-NextGen transition for students and alumni who intend to sit for the bar exam between July 2026 and February 2028. Regardless of if which exam you will take, we encourage you to meet with our school’s Academic Success team for additional information and guidance.
In Kentucky:
- Final administration of the legacy UBE: February 2027
- First administration of the NextGen UBE: July 2027
In Ohio:
- Final administration of the legacy UBE: February 2028
- First administration of the NextGen UBE: July 2028
During the UBE transition period, examinees will have a choice: Whether to sit for the legacy UBE or the NextGen UBE. Both exams provide portable bar exam scores, meaning that a qualifying UBE score earned in one UBE jurisdiction may be used to apply for admission to other UBE jurisdictions. To find out if the jurisdiction in which you wish to be licensed administers and/or accepts scores earned through the UBE, visit https://www.ncbex.org/jurisdictions.