The Tennessee Bar Exam is for candidates seeking admission to practice law in Tennessee. This page brings together free practice sets, worked answer explanations, and verified information about exam arrangements and admission requirements. Use it to identify material that needs more study and organize your preparation. Practice Test Geeks uses AI tools to write its content; the questions here are practice material, not real exam questions.
The TN Bar takes about 12 hours and costs $725[1][2] (Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (TNBLE), under the Tennessee Supreme Court, verified Oct 26, 2026).
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According to Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (TNBLE), under the Tennessee Supreme Court, “You must achieve a score of 270 or higher on the Uniform Bar Exam to pass the exam or transfer a UBE score to Tennessee.”[3]
The Tennessee Board of Law Examiners (TNBLE), under the Tennessee Supreme Court, administers the Tennessee Bar Exam. The passing UBE score is 270 out of 400. Passing the exam is not the only admission requirement: the verified requirements also include an MPRE score of 82 or higher earned within 2 years, the Tennessee Law Course, and Character & Fitness.
The exam is in person and lasts 12 hours over 2 days, with four 3-hour sessions. You must bring your own laptop and use ExamSoft for the MPT and MEE. The MBE uses a paper Scantron answer sheet. These different formats matter when planning practice: prepare to type constructed responses and record multiple-choice answers on paper.
The application fee is $725, including re-examination. Final application deadlines are December 1 for the February exam and May 1 for the July exam, at 11:59:59 PM CT. There is no grace period or extension; missing the deadline means withdrawal and ineligibility to sit.
After 5 or more Tennessee bar exam or UBE failures across UBE jurisdictions, a petition is required before another attempt or score transfer to Tennessee. Regrades are not available. Exam scores remain valid for 3 years from Tennessee grade release. Consult TNBLE’s Resources page, fee schedule, and examination instructions for the official requirements that apply to your application.
Prepare for the TN Bar - Tennessee Bar Exam exam with our free practice test modules. Each quiz covers key topics to help you pass on your first try.
These are practice questions written for this site, not questions from the real exam. Each explanation shows why the right answer is right and why the others are wrong.
Question: What type of questions does the Torts section of the MBE primarily focus on?
Answer: C. Civil wrongs and liability for harm caused by negligence, intentional acts, or strict liability
Explanation:
C is correct. Torts concerns civil wrongs and liability for harm, including claims based on negligence, intentional acts, and strict liability. That is the subject described in the answer. A points to property law, which concerns rights in property rather than the general basis of tort liability. B points to contract law and the enforcement of agreements. D points to family law disputes rather than tort claims. Remember the distinction: identify the legal duty and the alleged wrong before choosing a subject category. This question checks subject recognition rather than application of a particular tort rule. The existing explanation about parol evidence does not explain this answer and should be replaced.
Question: A Tennessee Circuit Court judgment may be appealed to which court?
Answer: B. Tennessee Court of Appeals
Explanation:
B is correct if the question means a civil judgment. The Tennessee Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for appeals from Tennessee Circuit Court civil judgments. A names the Tennessee Supreme Court, rather than the intermediate appellate court described by that route. C names the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, which concerns criminal appeals and highlights a problem with the wording: the question should specify a civil judgment. D is wrong because a federal district court is not the appellate court for this state-court civil appeal. Remember: identify whether the case is civil or criminal before selecting the appellate court. As written, the question is too broad to support B without that qualification.
Question: Tennessee's exclusionary rule for illegally obtained evidence is grounded in both the Fourth Amendment and:
Answer: B. Article I, Section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution
Explanation:
B is correct. Article I, Section 7 of the Tennessee Constitution supplies an independent state constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures alongside the Fourth Amendment. A names a statutory provision rather than the state constitutional protection asked for here. C names Tennessee Rule of Evidence 403, which addresses exclusion based on concerns such as unfair prejudice rather than the constitutional legality of a search or seizure. D does not identify the relevant constitutional provision. Remember: distinguish constitutional restrictions on obtaining evidence from evidentiary rules governing its admission. State constitutional protection may be broader than federal protection; that does not mean every disputed search automatically requires exclusion.
Begin with TNBLE’s Resources page and the instructions for your examination. Put the application deadline, laptop requirements, and admission tasks into your preparation checklist. Keep those administrative tasks alongside your study work so that practice does not displace application preparation.
Use the Start Practice Test set to find questions you cannot explain. For each missed answer, write the rule you relied on, why it failed, and what would change your choice. Check explanations against your study materials, especially when an explanation seems unrelated or a question leaves out a necessary qualification.
Continue with the Multistate Bar Examination, Essay Examination, and Performance Test sets. Pair question practice with typed response practice and paper answer marking to reflect the verified delivery formats.
Use the Tennessee-specific sets as supplemental study. Their titles are not a verified official exam outline. Confirm relevance with official material before deciding how much attention to give them, and revisit errors until you can explain the answer without relying on recognition.
The February exam is scheduled for February 23–24, 2027, in Nashville at The Fairgrounds Exposition Center. The July exam is scheduled for July 27–28, 2027, in Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. TNBLE lists the Knoxville Convention Center, Great Hall and Conference Center in Memphis, and The Fairgrounds Expo Center in Nashville as the July locations.
The final deadline is December 1 for the February exam and May 1 for the July exam. Applications close at 11:59:59 PM CT. TNBLE provides no grace period or extension: an application that misses the deadline will be withdrawn, and the applicant will not be eligible to sit for the exam.
You need a UBE score of 270 or higher out of 400 to pass the exam or transfer a UBE score to Tennessee. Admission also requires an MPRE score of 82 or higher earned within 2 years, the Tennessee Law Course, and Character & Fitness. Passing the bar exam alone does not satisfy those additional requirements.
The exam application fee is $725 for an initial application or re-examination. After 5 or more failures of the Tennessee bar exam or the UBE in any UBE jurisdiction, a petition is required before you can sit again or transfer a UBE score to Tennessee. TNBLE does not offer regrades.
February 2027 results are scheduled for release on April 9, 2027, by 2:00 p.m. CT, subject to change. Exam scores are valid for 3 years from the Tennessee grade-release date. The release schedule comes from TNBLE’s February examination instructions; the validity period appears on its Resources page.
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